Hinkley High School (4024)
1250 CHAMBERS ROAD
AURORA, CO 80011
1,352
Total Students Served
Grade 9 - Grade 12
School District:
Adams-Arapahoe 28J (0180)
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About Hinkley High School (4024)
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Hinkley High School
2024-2025
William C. Hinkley High School (HHS) serves approximately 1500 students in the 9th through 12th grades of diverse educational and socio-economic backgrounds. HHS students' ethnic makeup is approximately 75% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% White, 3.5% Asian, 2.5% Multi-Ethnic, 2.5% Hawaiian, and 1% American Indian. HHS also has native English speakers and students who are Mulit-Language Learners (ELLs): 51% are non-MLLs, 49% are MLLs. Our students are also socio-economically diverse, with 87% of students…
qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Our special populations include 5% identified as gifted and 13% percent of our students identified as having an individualized education plan. Programming: HHS currently operates on a traditional 7-period school day. Three academic opportunities anchor the learning experiences of students: (1) the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, which includes a Middle Years Program (MYP), a Diploma Program (DP), and a Career Program (CP); (2) Project Lead the Way (PLTW) pathways, which include a bio-medical science pathway, an engineering pathway, and Pathways to Teaching; and (3) Concurrent Enrollment courses, with the option to earn an Associate's Degree. Our ELL students receive scheduling interventions based on their level of English Language proficiency (ELD 1, 2, 3, and Hybrid leading to regular education; Sheltered classes are available in Non-Language Arts core classes), and school-wide literacy is supported with professional development and student learning outcome goals focused on literacy. For 2032-2024, the school's 90-Day Plan has three strategies: (1) Backward planning through rigorous assessment continuum (2) Implementation of collaborative, high-quality professional learning communities focused on the PDSA cycle to improve student achievement (3) Implementing systems and structures that are focused on general school engagement and a positive school culture. Personnel: HHS has approximately 80 teachers, 1 principal, 4 assistant principals, 3 instructional support TOSAs for CLDE, 1 Teacher Partner, 3 student engagement advocates, 1 dean, 6 counselors, 1 Athletic Director/Assistant Principal, 1 credit recovery educational assistant, 1 Capstone TOSA, 1 IB DP/CP/MYP coordinator, 1 Nurse, and various special service providers. There are also Department Chairpersons, Professional Learning Team (PLT) Leaders, Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) Members, a Building Accountability Council (BAC), a PBIS Committee, an IB/PLTW/CE Committee, and a Restorative Justice Team. The Department Chairpersons, PLT Leaders, and ILT Members share instructional leadership roles focused on backward planning processes, data-driven instructional protocols, and high-performing teams. The PLTs meet twice a week, and the ILT (PLT and other instructional leaders) meet once per month, as does the BAC. The BAC works collaboratively with the principal and with a solutions-focused lens to create a productive and healthy and productive building environment. The school was restructured into grade-level academy models and also implement Early Warning Indicator meetings to implement interventions with students. Partnerships and Grants: Colorado Uplift Community College of Aurora Gear Up International Baccalaureate Project Lead the Way UCD Urban Education Program Pathways to Teaching (UCD) Young Aspiring Americans for Social-Political Activism (YAASPA) CDE EASI Grant 9th grade success grant UIP Development Process: The UIP was collaboratively developed while analyzing and synthesizing several key documents and data sources: Our 90-day plan, the 2022 and 2023 SPF, PSAT and SAT data, CMAS science data, ACCESS data, and the Climate survey. All teachers had an opportunity to provide input into the UIP during an all staff professional development day and other key stakeholders were involved at parent meetings. The process used for Data Analysis: Data analysis included an array of sources, including PSAT, SAT, ACCESS, behavior, attendance, on-track, and the climate survey. Review of the data by various teams early in the fall semester, and will continue throughout the year. SPF Summary: Two years of Accountability Pause (2021-2022) was authorized by the Colorado legislature. Hinkley High School went from Priority Improvement in 2018 to Turnaround Status in 2019. This rating was lowered due to the percentage of students who were assessed, and there are also opportunities to improve academic achievement, academic growth, and post-secondary and workforce readiness. In 2022 Hinkley was in Priority Improvement with 39.8 points due to the transitional framework and in 2023 in Turnaround with 40.3 points due to the low participation.
Final 2025 Performance Rating
Average SAT & PSAT Scores
SAT Grade 11:
811PSAT Grade 10:
792PSAT Grade 9:
679School Year: 2024-2025
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