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Enrollment
1,078
Elementary
DISTRICT 791 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSCEOLA·NCES 120147002448
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2355 OLD HICKORY TREE RD, SAINT CLOUD, FL 34772 · (407) 891-3120 · Osceola County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,078 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.7:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
514 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 149 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 172 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 174 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 190 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (190).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
58.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 61.6% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
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 HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 1,078 | 47.7% | 58.4% |
| PELICAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 963 | 49.7% | 55.6% |
| DIPLOMAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,066 | 51.8% | 66.5% |
| MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SAINT CLOUD | 921 | 49.8% | 53.6% |
| SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAPE CORAL | 1,141 | 52.4% | 51.8% |
| RIVER HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALVA | 913 | 50.2% | 46.6% |
Matched among Florida 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 HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Osceola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #948 of 2,136 | #8 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #1,167 of 2,149 ▼ 286 | #9 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #945 of 2,149 ▼ 21 | #10 of 45 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,078 | #146 of 2,267 | #10 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,682 of 2,077 | #31 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #869 of 2,108 | #8 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,367 of 2,188 | #36 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #201 of 621 | #4 of 12 |
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
1,078
+499 (+86%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,078 | 60 | 18.0:1 | 48% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 59 | 16.7:1 | 48% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 48% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 44% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 33% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 57% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 48% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 887 | 47 | 18.9:1 | 34% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Florida, under OSCEOLA. It enrolls 1,078 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 78% above the average of about 604 students for elementary schools in Florida.
In OSCEOLA, 83 schools enroll a combined 75,388 students.
The largest group at HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 49%. The remaining students are 39% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
With 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 48% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would be expected to post about 57.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Osceola County show that the median household earns about $72,637 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Osceola County, 88 public schools serve about 74,164 students.
About 0.8 miles separate HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 579 students in 2020-21 and 1,078 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.1:1 to 18.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Osceola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
427,415
Census ACS
Median income
$72,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
74,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OSCEOLA
- TOHOPEKALIGA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,929 students
- CELEBRATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,681 students
- HARMONY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,673 students
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,596 students
- POINCIANA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,573 students
- OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,345 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- NEPTUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,052 students
- NARCOOSSEE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,042 students
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 921 students
- NARCOOSSEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 839 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 752 students
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUDElementary · 550 students
Nearby schools
- CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD0.8 mi · 550
- MICHIGAN AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 921
- ST. CLOUD MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,213
- OSCEOLA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE (SECONDARY)1.4 mi · 148
- ST. CLOUD HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 2,596
- MATER ACADEMY AT ST CLOUD1.8 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,078 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 39% White, 49% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OSCEOLA.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.