Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Big Rock, Illinois
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School in Big Rock, Illinois enrolled 216 students in 2024-25 with 21.4 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 42% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 33%
152 students in 2022-23, 149 students in 2023-24, 216 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.2 to 21.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 152 | 16.2 | 9.4 |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 17.0 | 8.8 |
| 2024-25 | 216 | 21.4 | 10.1 |
10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School enrolled 165 students and reported no counselor; it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.2% of students were White, 9.7% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.2%
- Hispanic9.7%
- Two or more races2.8%
- Black1.9%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 40% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
- Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.4 miles away: 822 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
- Plano Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 358 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
- Compare Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School with Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429 spends per student$19,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,141
- The largest public schools in IllinoisHinckley-Big Rock Middle School is the number 537 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#537 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.10.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School
How many students attend Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School?
216 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 152 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Big Rock, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School?
10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School a Title I school?
Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hinckley-Big Rock Middle School in?
Hinckley Big Rock CUSD 429, NCES district ID 1719260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171926002211 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.