Enrollment
216
Middle
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINCKLEY BIG ROCK CUSD 429·NCES 171926002211
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
47W984 Route 30, Big Rock, IL 60511 · (630) 556-4190 · Kane County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
56 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 59 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 22% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School→Hinckley-Big Rock High School
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
67.9%
IL avg 51.0% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.8% | 22.4% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School this school | 216 | 25.9% | 49.7% |
| Matherville Intermediate School Matherville | 182 | 30.8% | 39.2% |
| Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek | 217 | 29.0% | 58.4% |
| Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford | 181 | 29.8% | 52.7% |
| Rockridge Jr High School Taylor Ridge | 234 | 21.8% | 45.4% |
| Winnebago Middle School Winnebago | 296 | 31.4% | 44.3% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #202 of 578 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #415 of 640 ▼ 57 | #15 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #209 of 640 ▼ 145 | #8 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #540 of 691 | #25 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #41 of 558 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #430 of 560 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #484 of 581 | #17 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
216
+53 (+33%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 216 | 21.5 | 10.1:1 | 26% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 17 | 8.8:1 | 30% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 16.2 | 9.4:1 | 30% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 15.1 | 10.5:1 | 19% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 34% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 24% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (159 to 216); teachers up 42% (15.1 to 21.5).
About Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
As a low-enrollment middle school, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School serves students in Big Rock, Illinois. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 216 students on the rolls. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 53% below that mark.
The 3 schools in Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 enroll 730 students altogether, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School among them.
The share of students at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School who are White is 85%. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 58% of Kane County residents are White. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School are from different groups.
With 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, 26% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kane County report 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Illinois public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School is 6.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 49.7%. Predicted: 56.5%.
The county, Kane County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $103,163 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, Kane County has 167 public schools.
A public school about 4.4 miles away, Hinckley-Big Rock High School, is the closest to Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 42.1% proficiency; Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School posts 49.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School enrolled 163 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 216.
This page is set up for the Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429
- Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Hinckley-Big Rock High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Hinckley-Big Rock High School4.4 mi · 217
- Kaneland Harter Middle School4.4 mi · 822
- Kaneland John Shields Elementary School5.2 mi · 421
- Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School5.3 mi · 297
- P H Miller Elementary School6.5 mi · 438
- Plano High School6.8 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Hinckley-Big Rock Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School?
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School serve?
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School is approximately 10.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School?
At Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School public or private?
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.