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Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

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Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School ranks 763 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

763^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 348 students in grades PK-5 in Hinckley, Illinois. The school is part of the Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 district, which is ranked 391 out of 811 districts in the state.

While the school previously ranked as high as 129 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017, its statewide ranking has since declined to 763 out of 2,056 schools in 2024-2025. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is mixed, with English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates above the state average in 2024-2025, but an overall declining trend in recent years. Concerning issues include a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, which rose from 13.6% in 2022-2023 to 25.4% in 2024-2025, as well as disparities in performance between different student groups, with white students and special education students performing relatively poorly compared to their peers.

In comparison to nearby schools, Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School performs better than some, such as Cortland Elementary School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Kaneland John Shields Elementary School and schools in the Sandwich CUSD 430 district. Addressing the school's challenges, including declining academic performance, equity issues, and high chronic absenteeism, should be a top priority for the school and district to ensure all students have the opportunity to succeed.

297

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,696

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W Lincoln Hwy
Hinckley, IL 60520-9002

(815) 286-3400

District: Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429

Students who attend Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
High:	Hinckley-Big Rock High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 41st percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 63rd (2025) from a 41st-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Illinois median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg49%

Illinois avg46%

763^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

391^st of 811Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	763 of 2056	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1019 of 2067	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1046 of 2077	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1229 of 2082	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	931 of 1948	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	538 of 2086	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	374 of 2037	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	91.7	129 of 2044	93.7%	★★★★★
2016	78.1	400 of 2046	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	456 of 2052	77.8%	★★★★☆
2014	82.6	331 of 2093	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	85.0	279 of 2167	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	356 of 2166	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	245 of 2147	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	341 of 2139	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	504 of 2120	76.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.4	361 of 2092	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	571 of 2095	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	479 of 2086	77.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.4	328 of 2022	83.8%	★★★★☆
2004	60.5	985 of 2030	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.2	693 of 2020	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	493 of 1942	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	902 of 1942	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1032 of 1957	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1178 of 1970	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	954 of 1680	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.7	465 of 2019	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	360 of 1964	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	400 of 1800	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	613 of 1793	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	764 of 1808	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1146 of 1763	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	948 of 1514	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	940 of 1947	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	1102 of 1959	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	931 of 1984	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	1088 of 1977	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	798 of 1707	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	611 of 2019	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	339 of 1972	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	775 of 1195	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	693 of 1113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	832 of 1389	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1044 of 1392	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1021 of 1419	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1233 of 1425	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	993 of 1308	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	651 of 1462	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	457 of 1463	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Mathematics52%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	600 W Lincoln Hwy	Hinckley	60520	DeKalb County	Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 286-3400	297	25	11.9	27.3%	240 (80.8%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (13.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	62.1	763^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.9%		46	1019^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.7%	256		62.7	44.9		54.0	66.7	36.7		52.0	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.8	91.2	91.8	10.5	$16,696	$739	$15,958
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1201 Castle St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 786-8811	221	12	17.9	37.1%	178 (80.5%)	1 (0.5%)	39 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)		62.2			62.2	68.9			68.9	96.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4		$17,340	$662	$16,678
W W Woodbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	322 E 3rd St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 786-6316	170	9	18.2	47.6%	120 (70.6%)	1 (0.6%)	42 (24.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)		43.5			43.5	58.7			58.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5		$16,213	$662	$15,551
P H Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	904 N Lew St	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-8504	438	30	14.5	55.9%	158 (36.1%)	21 (4.8%)	239 (54.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)										96.3	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.3	96.3	96.3		$17,642	$274	$17,368
Herman E Dummer	Public	4-5	422 S Wells St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 786-8498	275	19	14.8	49.1%	215 (78.2%)	2 (0.7%)	49 (17.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	68.9	623^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	69.7%		63.2	672^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	67.5%	49	45.1		67.2	59.0	63.1		61.3	35.8	48.7	96.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.4	98.8		$16,086	$662	$15,424
Lynn G Haskin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	720 S Wells St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 786-8812	226	17	13.2	46.0%	168 (74.3%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (22.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)		73.2			73.2	82.9			82.9	95.3	96.4	96.4	96.4	93.5	95.7	95.7	29.6	$12,791	$685	$12,106
Cortland Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 E Lexington Ave	Cortland	60112	DeKalb County	DeKalb CUSD 428	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 754-2360	523	40	13.0	62.1%	195 (37.3%)	61 (11.7%)	221 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	23.6	1588^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.8%		20.5	1667^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.4%	79	30.3	29.3	24.4	33.3	28.9	24.0	19.5	25.3	22.8	97.3	97.7	97.7	97.7		96.5	96.1		$20,673	$1,871	$18,802
James R Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	320 S Maple St	Somonauk	60552	DeKalb County	Somonauk CUSD 432	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 498-2338	298	29	10.4	39.6%	246 (82.6%)	2 (0.7%)	43 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	57.5	862^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	58.1%		34.1	1286^th of 2067 public elementary schools	37.8%	424		69.6	39.3		52.3	60.9	31.1		43.9	80.5	82.8	82.8	82.8	78.5	82.1	80.8	7.0	$18,067	$810	$17,257
Centennial Elementary School	Public	2-3	800 S West St	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-3234	351	28	12.4	53.8%	115 (32.8%)	35 (10.0%)	187 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)		37.4			37.0	29.1			28.7	98.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.3		$17,576	$309	$17,266
Kaneland John Shields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 S Main St	Sugar Grove	60554	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 466-8500	421	33	12.7		328 (77.9%)	6 (1.4%)	60 (14.3%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	68.1	643^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.7%		52.5	876^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.6%	233	52.2	58.2	58.8	76.5	64.5	49.3	41.2	42.6	44.3	96.8	96.5	96.5	96.5	99.0	96.5	96.8		$18,188	$200	$17,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School

How many students attend Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School.

What district is Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School in?

Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429

Is Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School a good school?

Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School ranks 763^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School?

Students at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
High : Hinckley-Big Rock High School

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