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Hinkley High School

Public Grades 9-12

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Hinkley High School is a large public high school in Aurora Joint District No. 28 serving 1,527 students in grades 9–12, located in a high-poverty area where 87.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom decile of Colorado high schools, though its most recent ranking of 310th out of 338 schools (8th percentile) shows modest improvement from the prior year.

For parents, there are several encouraging signs. Hinkley's graduation rate has improved steadily from 69.5% in 2021–2022 to 79.3% in 2024–2025, now above the district average of 77.0% and well above nearby Gateway High School's 65.4%. Math achievement is a notable bright spot: SAT Math proficiency jumped from just 4% in 2023–2024 to 22% in 2025–2026, outperforming the district average and several neighboring schools. The school also shows relatively stronger academic outcomes for its English Language Learner and African American students, whose state percentiles are well above the school's overall standing.

However, challenges remain significant. Chronic absenteeism affects 53.9% of students, nearly double the state rate of 28.4%, and reading proficiency sits at just 26% on the SAT. The student–teacher ratio of 21.8 suggests large class sizes. The most striking comparison is with William Smith High School, located just 1.38 miles away with a similar poverty rate: William Smith posts dramatically lower absenteeism (16.6% vs. 53.9%) and higher reading scores, though Hinkley actually outperforms it in math. This suggests that with targeted support, particularly around attendance and literacy, Hinkley has meaningful room to grow.

1,527

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,963

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Chambers Road
Aurora, CO 80011-7117

(303) 340-1500

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

African American:

11.5%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (79% vs 86%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

Colorado avg48%

310^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

106^th of 115Aurora Joint District No. 28 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	310 of 338	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	304 of 328	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	210 of 210	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	353 of 411	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	328 of 388	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	234 of 256	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	213 of 255	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	267 of 292	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	300 of 369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	276 of 349	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	263 of 334	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.6	267 of 337	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.6	266 of 327	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.1	255 of 310	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	254 of 301	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	248 of 298	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	248 of 286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	250 of 280	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.9	250 of 279	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	24 of 31	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.1	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	27 of 29	6.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	3.0	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.1	42 of 43	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	43 of 45	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	34 of 36	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	222 of 245	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	230 of 247	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	241 of 257	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	243 of 254	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	213 of 257	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.3	139 of 143	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	125 of 136	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	133 of 140	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	107 of 118	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	167 of 197	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	169 of 187	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	183 of 199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	186 of 198	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	149 of 205	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	166 of 181	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	180 of 208	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	202 of 211	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	189 of 200	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	133 of 203	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	167 of 188	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	222 of 243	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	230 of 246	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	242 of 256	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	239 of 252	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	207 of 253	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	220 of 240	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing27%-38 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Science9%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, January 12, 2015

It was a great school, when I attended .. Wold was a dick/bully. but the teachers were great, guidance counselor Shar Burg, Mark boxrude where a big pert in my life. and respected! .. remember knowledge is the only thing you can take with you when you die, So spread it around.. Jay Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Hinkley has had its ups and downs over the years, when I attended Hinkley in 1999-2003, it was at its peak. From what I've been told, Hinkley has just gone down hill from there, I would send my kids to the south Aurora schools if I had to live in Aurora. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)		CMAS Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	10.5	310^th of 338 public high schools	8.3%		9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%	6	27.0	14.0	30.0	19.0	26.0	22.0							8.8	$17,963
William Smith High School	Public	9-12	400 Airport Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-8715	410	24	17.0	81.5%	42 (10.2%)	25 (6.1%)	318 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	21.3	269^th of 338 public high schools	20.4%		18.9	272^nd of 328 public high schools	17.1%	3	61.0	16.0	57.0	28.0	32.0	11.0							6.7	$18,535
Gateway High School	Public	9-12	1300 South Sable Blvd	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 755-7160	1,748	83	20.9	83.1%	141 (8.1%)	322 (18.4%)	1,111 (63.6%)	73 (4.2%)	18 (1.0%)	17 (1.0%)	66 (3.8%)	8	316^th of 338 public high schools	6.5%		6.2	319^th of 328 public high schools	2.7%	3	26.0	12.0	30.0	14.0	27.0	13.0							11.4	$17,986
Montbello Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	4501 Airport Way	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7200	158	9	17.4	74.1%	7 (4.4%)	27 (17.1%)	107 (67.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)														$20,332
Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 S Abilene St.	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 572-5040	567	23	24.1	77.1%	69 (12.2%)	73 (12.9%)	375 (66.1%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.9%)	10.4	311^th of 338 public high schools	8.0%		10.9	301^st of 328 public high schools	8.2%	10	40.0	13.0	40.0	27.0	22.0	4.0							6.3	$12,118
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	927	46	20.1	94.1%	26 (2.8%)	124 (13.4%)	685 (73.9%)	59 (6.4%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15 (1.6%)	6.4	325^th of 338 public high schools	3.8%		6.9	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%	13	29.0	15.0	33.0		26.0		9.4	7.3	6.3	7.7	5.5	3.0	7.3	$18,492
New Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2091 North Dayton Street	Aurora	80010	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-7880	96	7	13.2	100.0%	6 (6.3%)	9 (9.4%)	78 (81.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)														$31,382
Northeast Early College	Public	9-12	11200 E 45th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2450	507	33	15.5	85.8%	13 (2.6%)	57 (11.2%)	403 (79.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	7.1	320^th of 338 public high schools	5.3%		10.5	302^nd of 328 public high schools	7.9%	18	32.0	13.0	34.0	18.0	22.0	7.0							4.9	$19,207
New America School - Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	9125 E Seventh Place Building	Denver	80230	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-9854	82	5	16.7	92.7%	1 (1.2%)	8 (9.8%)	62 (75.6%)	9 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)														$19,130
Montbello High School	Public	9-12	5000 Crown Blvd	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5900	1,112	72	15.5	86.9%	16 (1.4%)	170 (15.3%)	824 (74.1%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.4%)	26 (2.3%)	15.3	296^th of 338 public high schools	12.4%		13.3	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%	4	39.0	22.0	46.0	22.0	29.0	16.0							20.5	$18,605

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinkley High School

What is the racial makeup of Hinkley High School?

Students at Hinkley High School are 76% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Hinkley High School?

Hinkley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Altura Elementary School
Elementary : Elkhart Elementary School
Elementary : Laredo Elementary School
Elementary : Park Lane Elementary School
Middle : East Middle School
Middle : North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus

How many students attend Hinkley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,527 students attended Hinkley High School.

What district is Hinkley High School in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

Is Hinkley High School a good school?

Hinkley High School ranks in the bottom 8.3% of Colorado high schools.

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