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What's the one class at Hickman Charter every student should take?
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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN COMMUNITY CHARTER·NCES 061716005507
Hickman Charter
13306 Fourth St., Hickman, CA 95323 · (209) 874-9070 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
267 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 98% larger than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -14.6pp since 2014
Math
25.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -19.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 34.7% | 29.4% | 25.2% |
| Math | 9.2% | 16.4% | 32.1% | 42.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 26.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.5% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.2% | 41.1% |
| 2018-19 | 59.8% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 58.1% | 43.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.5% | 44.2% |
| 2015-16 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hickman Charter
Hickman Charter's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Charter this school | 647 | 41.3% | 35.5% |
| Shasta Elementary Chico | 621 | 45.7% | 51.4% |
| Lake Elementary Oceanside | 696 | 36.2% | 51.7% |
| Cummings Valley Elementary Tehachapi | 560 | 39.6% | 51.7% |
| Browns Valley Elementary Napa | 651 | 37.8% | 50.9% |
| Township Elementary Simi Valley | 521 | 43.2% | 49.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hickman Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #2,902 of 5,151 | #39 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #3,699 of 5,172 ▲ 101 | #59 of 100 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #2,415 of 5,172 ▼ 103 | #26 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.3pp | #370 of 5,116 | #5 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #1,041 of 5,915 | #21 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,209 of 5,352 | #84 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #2,176 of 5,354 | #32 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #4,280 of 5,625 | #98 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #340 of 1,139 | #7 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
647
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 647 | 26.2 | 24.7:1 | 41% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 24.4 | 23.7:1 | 42% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 23.4 | 23.2:1 | 33% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 25% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 25.8 | 21.7:1 | 35% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 27 | 21.1:1 | 30% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | N/A | N/A | 25% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | 21 | 33.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickman Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (559 to 647); teachers up 2% (25.8 to 26.2).
About Hickman Charter
Hickman Charter is an elementary school in Hickman, California, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 647 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in California is about 465 students, so this school is 39% above average.
The 3 schools in Hickman Community Charter enroll 1,096 students altogether, Hickman Charter among them.
By race and ethnicity, Hickman Charter is 59% White. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 43% White share among all Stanislaus County residents. By the diversity index, Hickman Charter comes in at 57%.
The school reports 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County.
allk12 grades Hickman Charter a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hickman Charter posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 55.4%, so the school is 19.8 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Stanislaus County has these Census figures: median household income is about $81,468, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Stanislaus County number 190 and enroll about 106,477.
The nearest public school is Hickman Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hickman Charter ranks 6th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area. As a charter school, Hickman Charter is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (643) to 2024-25 (647). The school's ratio fell from 25.7:1 to 24.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hickman Community Charter
- Hickman ElementaryElementary · 308 students
- Hickman MiddleMiddle · 141 students
Other schools in Hickman
- Hickman ElementaryElementary · 308 students
- Hickman MiddleMiddle · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Hickman Elementary0.0 mi · 308
- Hickman Middle0.0 mi · 141
- Connecting Waters Charter1.5 mi · 776
- Waterford Junior1.6 mi · 260
- Sentinel High1.8 mi · 14
- Waterford High1.8 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Hickman CharterHow many students attend Hickman Charter?
Hickman Charter enrolls approximately 647 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Hickman Charter serve?
Hickman Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickman Charter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickman Charter is approximately 24.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hickman Charter?
Student demographics at Hickman Charter are roughly 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hickman Charter in?
Hickman Charter is part of Hickman Community Charter.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.