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Hinckley Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Hinckley Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Hinckley, Ohio. With 389 students, the school consistently ranks among the best in the state, outpacing both the Highland Local and Brunswick City school districts on academic metrics.

Hinckley Elementary School's exceptional academic performance is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, 98.5% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, and 95.6% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts. These scores significantly outpace the state and district averages. The school also maintains low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 4.8% to 10.4% in recent years, which are significantly lower than the state average.

Hinckley Elementary School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and special education students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 45th out of 1,452 Ohio elementary schools for female students and 15th out of 935 Ohio elementary schools for special education students. This consistent high achievement, coupled with the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $10,169, makes Hinckley Elementary School a standout educational institution in the region.

384

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,762

Per pupil spending ?

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1157 Ridge Rd
Hinckley, OH 44233-9484

(330) 239-1901

District: Highland Local

Students who attend Hinckley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Middle School
High:	Highland High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (95% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Ohio elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg92%

Ohio avg64%

12^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Highland Local

18^th of 828Highland Local among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	12 of 1558	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	6 of 1577	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	18 of 1596	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	32 of 1588	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	23 of 1610	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	49 of 1676	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	97 of 1636	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	78.6	324 of 1651	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	320 of 1678	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	283 of 1684	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.9	223 of 1687	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	389 of 1701	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	73.2	482 of 1709	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	285 of 1686	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	225 of 1662	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	77.0	297 of 1610	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	170 of 1582	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	149 of 1609	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	75.1	336 of 1504	77.7%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	182 of 1501	87.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	330 of 1471	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	57.1	359 of 1021	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	45 of 1452	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	40 of 1483	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	15 of 1488	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	13 of 1467	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	8 of 1502	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	71 of 1518	95.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.0	534 of 1465	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	92.9	4 of 1498	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	74 of 1518	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	45 of 1499	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	102 of 1535	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	111 of 1536	92.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	15 of 935	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	15 of 1175	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	10 of 1215	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	19 of 1242	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	22 of 1249	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	48 of 1271	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	118 of 1309	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2023)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2018)80th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2018)65th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)64th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts97%+33 vs state

Mathematics95%+31 vs state

Science94%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Hinckley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1157 Ridge Rd	Hinckley	44233	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 239-1901	384	20	19.2	12.2%	346 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	93.3	12^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.2%		94	6^th of 1577 public elementary schools	99.6%	6	94.1	100.0	98.5	85.3	98.5	95.5	95.6	$12,762
Hinckley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1586 Center Rd	Hinckley	44233	Medina County	Hinckley Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 505-1558	60	5	12.0	38.3%	38 (63.3%)	6 (10.0%)	9 (15.0%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)								(n/a)		100.0			100.0			$14,952
Crestview Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 W 130th St	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 273-0482	430	25	17.2	19.5%	379 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	86.6	127^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.4	133^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	91.6%	6	83.6	90.5	92.0	84.7	83.7	86.5	82.2	$12,695
Huntington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1931 Huntington Cir	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0484	508	31	16.3	35.8%	442 (87.0%)	9 (1.8%)	25 (4.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	75	435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	72.1%		71.3	511^th of 1577 public elementary schools	67.6%	76	77.5	68.6	90.4	68.9	70.0	82.9	76.4	$12,893
Chapman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13883 Drake Rd	Strongsville	44136	Cuyahoga County	Strongsville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 572-7140	446	23	19.4	24.9%	353 (79.1%)	20 (4.5%)	30 (6.7%)	24 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	77.5	376^th of 1558 public elementary schools	75.9%		84.7	195^th of 1577 public elementary schools	87.6%	181	83.6	74.1	85.5	65.5	74.1	82.6	80.0	$11,921
Walter Kidder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Grafton Rd	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0485	480	31	15.4	20.8%	417 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	71.7	495^th of 1558 public elementary schools	68.2%		67.3	600^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.0%	105	68.2	88.0	76.7	55.2	82.4	76.7	69.7	$10,746
North Royalton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16400 State Rd	North Royalton	44133	Cuyahoga County	North Royalton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 582-9060	1,519	68	22.3	29.9%	1,225 (80.6%)	40 (2.6%)	89 (5.9%)	84 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.2%)	82.4	243^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	84.4%		86.4	134^th of 1577 public elementary schools	91.5%	109		88.3	89.5		76.6	77.3		$11,567
Brunswick Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3845 Magnolia Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0486	362	23	15.7	31.8%	297 (82.0%)	8 (2.2%)	24 (6.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	84.1	188^th of 1558 public elementary schools	87.9%		76.3	402^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	74.5%	214	89.5	89.8	85.2	76.8	80.6	77.4	86.0	$12,984
Applewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3891 Applewood Dr	Brunswick	44212	Medina County	Brunswick City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 273-0481	475	28	16.9	39.6%	388 (81.7%)	35 (7.4%)	15 (3.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	72.5	482^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	69.1%		67.8	590^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.6%	108	80.0	73.6	75.9	70.0	70.3	70.9	78.6	$13,018
Granger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1724 Wilbur Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 239-1901	512	27	18.9	11.1%	447 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.3%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	91.1	42^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	97.3%		90.2	52^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	96.7%	10	91.4	88.6	94.1	90.1	91.4	92.6	93.8	$12,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinckley Elementary School

How many students attend Hinckley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Hinckley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hinckley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hinckley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highland Middle School
High : Highland High School

Is Hinckley Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Hinckley Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools.

What district is Hinckley Elementary School in?

Highland Local

What is the racial makeup of Hinckley Elementary School?

Students at Hinckley Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

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