Hinkley High School
About This School
Public School | Grades 9-12 | Aurora Joint District NO. 28 of the Counties of Adams and A
Hinkley High School is located in Aurora, CO and is one of 10 high schools in Aurora Joint District No. 28 Of The Counties Of Adams And A. It is a public school that serves 2080 students in grades 9-12.
Hinkley High School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Colorado in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Hinkley High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Hinkley High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Colorado average is 17 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Hinkley High School's students and teachers. more
Hinkley High School did not make AYP in 2011. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Colorado in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Hinkley High School's test results to learn more about school performance.
In 2011, Hinkley High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Colorado average is 17 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Hinkley High School's students and teachers. more
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1250 Chambers Rd, Aurora, CO 80011
(303) 340-1500
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Hinkley High School is perhaps one of the worst high schools I have ever attended. The school envisions itself as one day reaching and having the title of 'being World Class', but I honestly doubt this will ever happen. The 'Homecoming' for this school is pitiful and probably meaningless, it lacks school spirit in general (besides those who just enjoy to dress up for the heck of homecoming days and goof around). Most of the students who attend there, have negative feelings and hatred for the school. At this point you ask why such a big, good-looking school that appears to have good educational benefits and offers might be hated so badly, well...the school is based on an elementary-based level. In simple explanation, there are not very much privileges and the school grounds feel like the equivalent of being inside a prison or jail. You will find security guards surrounding almost every exit and of course inside the building, tardy carts that are 'supposed to decrease ditching classes and being on time' but don't. (personally, I think the amount of ditching has increased since with every quarter of school they offer over 5 freebies to be late.) The time the bells are supposed to ring are not exact, they don't ring at the right times (sometimes.) and it can cause you to either be late, confused, or wait more than you have to. For example, the bell has to ring at 9:20, but it rings on 9:17, congratulations! You are now late and you are pushed and yelled at by either the security guards or teachers on patrol to get a tardy pass. (Yes, you will be yelled at very loudly, after a while, you just get used to it.) Most of the staff are reasonable and friendly, but some of them have either worked for so long that they have gained an annoyance of students that they are too harsh or strict. How can we forget about that lovely new rule about I.D's? Yep, if you forget your I.D 3 times, they will charge you an extra $5.00 fee and issue you a detention, it doesn't matter if you you have one at home, if your dog ate at this time, or your mother was in a rush to go off to work etc... you WILL pay $5.00. Yep, $5.00 dollar fee...there goes 5 dollars you will never see again and 5 dollars you could have used for something useful, (especially if you are tight on money nowadays.) Next we have principle's pass! I suppose you can say this has a bit of privileges allowed, but not really. Here we go, if you get great grades, shazam! You just got yourself a principle's pass and here's the only thing good for it. You can ACTUALLY go home on one of YOUR OFF PERIODS! Gosh! What do you know? If you you have one you are allowed to leave campus when you don't have a class at that time. (If you don't, well then you are condemned to stay trapped inside the school until lunch or your next class. This is about an hour and a half of either wandering around, hoping something interesting happens, or wasting your time sleeping, hiding in the bathroom, or just staying at the library and doing nothing.) I think they need better reward systems, such as Honor roll or being able to have lots more benefits than just one and I find it really unfair, because people who don't have a principal's pass go off campus anyways. A few years back, the school used to let upper class men (Juniors and Seniors) leave off campus, now it is a closed campus (unless you have a P.P), yes, even the upper class men, no longer have the privileges they thought they would have. The privileges they looked so much to when they were about to turn into upper class men, it's very disappointing. The school is also infamous for it's times when it appeared on the news and not for good things either. A simple google search can verify that. My friend from Thornton High School tells me his mother actually used Hinkley as a threat. "If you don't get your act up or misbehave, I'm sending you to Hinkley!" If you are looking for a school that has great educational offers and benefits, a nice, free, and fun environment, that teaches your students that working pays off and has it's little rewards, has great homecomings, and doesn't have limited rewards/benefits, etc. You are better off sending your student to some other high school: EagleCrest, Rangeview, Central...any other high school than this one. If your student has behavioral issues or needs to get 'his act cleaned up' or if you even want him/her to realize what a great school he was attending before he started going to this one, send him here. As I have said before, your student is better going off to another school. (unless you have no other choice...I'm terribly sorry.) I myself have only been two years at this school (Sophomore + Junior) and I have got to say one thing: I've tried to find reasons to love the school and try to look at the bright side of things and I simply cannot. If there is anything good that can ever come out of this school it's the few good friends you make. I don't plan on graduating from such a school, I am too ashamed and embarrassed to say, "I graduated from Hinkley High School." I plan to go back to a better high school I attended my freshmen year, for my senior year. I hope this has helped at least one parent/student curious about the school.
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Students
Enrollment (2011)
Total: 2080
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Student Economic Level (2011)
In 2011, Hinkley High School had 68% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Colorado had 40% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.Student Ethnicity (2011)
Hispanic
58%
Black
18%
White
16%
Asian/Pacific Islander
5%
Two or More Races
2%
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Aurora Joint District NO. 28 of the Counties of Adams and A District Spending
$8,150Per Pupil
The Aurora Joint District NO. 28 of the Counties of Adams and A spends $8,150 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 37% on support services, 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Aurora Joint District NO. 28 of the Counties of Adams and A District
22:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
In 2011, Hinkley High School had 22 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Colorado average is 17 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
Compare to other schools in Aurora Joint District NO. 28 of the Counties of Adams and ATest Scores
About the CSAP
What is it?
The Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.
Which Grades and Subjects?
Students in grades 3 through 10 are assessed in reading, math, and writing. Students in grades 5, 8, and 10 are assessed in science.
How is it Scored?
Students are scored at four levels: unsatisfactory, partially proficient, proficient, and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
About the ACT
What is it?
The ACT is a national college admissions test used to assess student performance in high school curriculum areas.
Which Grades and Subjects?
The ACT Composite score is an average of English, math, reading, and science scores. The scores reported are for 12th grade students who have taken the test in grades 10, 11 or 12.
How is it Scored?
ACT scores range from a low score of 1 to a high score of 36.
About the CELA
What is it?
The CELA is used to measure a student's mastery of the state's content standards in English proficiency for English language learners.
Which Grades and Subjects?
All K-12 students who have been identified as having a language background other than English in the state of Colorado participate in a statewide assessment in the areas of English proficiency in reading, writing, speaking, listening and comprehension.
How is it Scored?
Students are scored at five levels: beginner, early intermediate, intermediate, proficient, and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
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TestRating
3 out of 10
The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Colorado, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2011 Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) Results for all subjects tested.
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