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Hinckley Elementary

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Hinckley Elementary ranks 620 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

620^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Hinckley Elementary is a PK–6 school serving about 395 students in the small east-central Minnesota town of Hinckley, part of the Hinckley-Finlayson School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 620th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools (29th percentile, 1 star), placing it in the bottom third of the state. Its history shows gradual improvement: it sat at the 13th–17th percentile from 2015–16 through 2018–19, moved into the low 20s through 2023–24, and reached the 31st percentile in 2024–25 before slipping back to 29th.

On 2025–2026 state tests, 39.9% of Hinckley students were proficient in math, 35.3% in reading, and 15.2% in science — ahead of its district in math and reading but below the state in all three, with the largest gaps in reading and science. Among nearby schools, Mora Elementary School is the regional standout (80th percentile, 4 stars; math 60.8%, reading 61.8%, science 33.3%), and Finlayson Elementary, in the same district, also outperforms Hinckley despite enrolling only 58 students. Pine City Elementary and East Central Elementary rank slightly higher overall, though Hinckley's math is nearly identical to East Central's and its science is higher. Context matters here: 63.29% of Hinckley students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, the highest rate among these comparison schools, while its student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is the second-lowest.

Looking at trends, math has climbed steadily (26.74% to 39.9%), reading has barely moved (31.78% to 35.3%), and science dropped sharply from 36.36% to 15.2%, though the science test changed labels during that period. Grade-level results show 3rd and 4th grade math near or above the state, then falling to 38.3% in 5th grade and 20% in 6th grade, with reading below the state in every grade. Low-income and special education students rank above the school's overall percentile. The biggest things for parents to watch: reading in all grades, 6th-grade math, and science.

395

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,344

Per pupil spending ?

63.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

111 Blair Ave S
Hinckley, MN 55037-8331

(320) 384-6443

District: Hinckley-Finlayson School District

Students who attend Hinckley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Two or more races:

15.2%

American Indian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg31%

Minnesota avg43%

620^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Hinckley-Finlayson School District

302^nd of 458Hinckley-Finlayson School District among Minnesota districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	620 of 869	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	605 of 872	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	684 of 881	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	685 of 845	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	678 of 858	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	678 of 869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	726 of 870	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	722 of 847	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	705 of 853	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	738 of 848	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	724 of 840	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.0	667 of 826	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.6	721 of 824	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.4	606 of 820	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	662 of 814	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	619 of 803	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	667 of 781	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	641 of 777	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	656 of 756	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	598 of 685	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	560 of 676	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	18.1	599 of 674	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	611 of 790	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	579 of 799	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	661 of 809	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	666 of 787	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	633 of 799	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	630 of 783	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	621 of 787	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	662 of 774	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	472 of 764	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	486 of 764	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	579 of 793	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	567 of 774	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	440 of 663	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	447 of 683	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	590 of 740	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	632 of 728	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	541 of 807	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	566 of 812	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	613 of 826	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	626 of 799	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	646 of 808	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	628 of 784	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	694 of 798	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	669 of 779	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2021	12.5	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	23 of 42	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	355 of 579	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	386 of 562	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	495 of 572	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	446 of 524	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	419 of 500	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	316 of 417	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	437 of 515	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	457 of 463	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	659 of 710	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	634 of 714	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	710 of 730	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	690 of 712	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	699 of 725	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	661 of 710	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	710 of 722	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	708 of 712	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2026)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math40%-5 vs state

Reading35%-13 vs state

Science15%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Hinckley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	111 Blair Ave S	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 384-6443	395	34	11.4	63.3%	249 (63.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (5.8%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (15.2%)	33.1	620^th of 869 public elementary schools	28.7%		34	605^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.6%	15	34.9	37.2	38.3	32.3	35.3	15.2	15.2	50.8	55.8	38.3	20.0	39.9	$10,344
East Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 245-6013	391	28	14.0	49.4%	296 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	36.9	586^th of 869 public elementary schools	32.6%		47.4	500^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.7%	86	20.4	35.8	55.0	50.0	39.8	7.5	7.5	36.7	56.6	32.5	31.5	39.8	$12,261
East Central Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6013	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Finlayson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2159 Hwy 18	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 233-7611	58	6	10.1	51.7%	47 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	59.6	350^th of 869 public elementary schools	59.7%					(n/a)			40.0		39.3	30.0	30.0			60.0		57.1	$12,831
Pine City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 6th Ave SW	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 629-4212	863	58	15.0	43.2%	743 (86.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.4%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.4%)	42.4	543^rd of 869 public elementary schools	37.5%		42.8	541^st of 872 public elementary schools	38.0%	2	33.9	28.4	55.4	45.4	40.8	24.3	24.3	47.0	45.7	41.1	33.8	41.6	$11,089
Mora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 9th St N	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 679-6200	862	57	15.1	43.6%	745 (86.4%)	10 (1.2%)	39 (4.5%)	14 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.7%)	77.4	175^th of 869 public elementary schools	79.9%		77.8	168^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.7%	7	65.3	56.1	73.6	50.0	61.8	33.3	33.3	73.6	61.7	52.9	51.8	60.8	$10,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinckley Elementary

What district is Hinckley Elementary in?

Hinckley-Finlayson School District

Is Hinckley Elementary a good school?

Hinckley Elementary ranks 620^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hinckley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Hinckley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hinckley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hinckley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Hinckley Elementary?

Students at Hinckley Elementary are 63% White, 15% Two or more races, 13% American Indian, 6% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresSep 30, 2026

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