HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 2355 OLD HICKORY TREE RD, in SAINT CLOUD, Florida, HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a well-populated K-5 school that instructs 1,078 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within OSCEOLA. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 78% larger than typical.

OSCEOLA runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 75,388 students. HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 39% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 58.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Osceola County) records that median household income runs about $72,637, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Osceola County (combined enrollment of about 74,164 students).

The closest other public school is CREATIVE INSPIRATION JOURNEY SCHOOL OF ST CLOUD, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HICKORY TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 19%, going from 903 students in 2018 to 1,078 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 61% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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