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Enrollment
878
Elementary
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKDALE COUNTY·NCES 130441001582
Hicks Elementary School
1300 Pine Log Rd NE, Conyers, GA 30012 · (770) 483-4410 · Rockdale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
837 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 127 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
22.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.5pp since 2021
Math
25.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 23 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 Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.7% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 23.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Hicks Elementary School
Hicks Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Elementary School this school | 878 | 95.3% | 27.6% |
| Powder Springs Elementary School Powder Springs | 805 | 94.8% | 32.3% |
| S.L. Mason Elementary School Valdosta | 881 | 98.0% | 22.5% |
| Sumter County Primary School Americus | 724 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Campbell Elementary School Fairburn | 730 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| South Salem Elementary School Covington | 855 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Hicks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Rockdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #864 of 1,208 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #942 of 1,215 ▼ 12 | #5 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #937 of 1,215 ▼ 190 | #9 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #365 of 1,183 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #158 of 1,324 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #1,087 of 1,301 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #858 of 1,301 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.3% | #516 of 1,312 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #421 of 854 | #7 of 10 |
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
878
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 878 | 58.7 | 15.0:1 | 95% (837) |
| 2023-24 | 947 | 66.9 | 14.2:1 | 86% (810) |
| 2022-23 | 1,025 | 69.5 | 14.8:1 | 78% (802) |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 65 | 14.2:1 | 67% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 1,014 | 67 | 15.1:1 | 80% (808) |
| 2015-16 | 1,016 | 69 | 14.7:1 | 83% (840) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 81% (698) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 58% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hicks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,014 to 878); teachers down 12% (67 to 58.7).
About Hicks Elementary School
Conyers, Georgia, is home to Hicks Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 878 students. Against the 605-student average for elementary schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 45% higher.
Rockdale County oversees Hicks Elementary School and 17 other schools, with 15,342 students in total.
At Hicks Elementary School, Black students make up 71% of the student body. The school is also 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. That is higher than the 58% Black share among all Rockdale County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 95%.
Hicks Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 27.6%, compared with a predicted 28.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rockdale County, the median household income is $77,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hicks Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Rockdale County High School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Hicks Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hicks Elementary School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 878, a 5% decrease from 922 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hicks Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rockdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,281
Census ACS
Median income
$77,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
15,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockdale County
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General Ray Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 874 students
Other schools in Conyers
- Rockdale County High SchoolHigh · 2,336 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,118 students
- Conyers Middle SchoolMiddle · 943 students
- Edwards Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
Other Hicks Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Hicks Elementary. Hicks Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Hicks Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 645 students
- Hicks Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Rockdale County High School0.2 mi · 2,336
- Conyers Middle School1.2 mi · 943
- Pine Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 679
- Flat Shoals Elementary School2.4 mi · 639
- Hightower Trail Elementary School3.0 mi · 500
- Rockdale RYDC3.3 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Hicks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hicks Elementary School?
Hicks Elementary School enrolls approximately 878 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hicks Elementary School serve?
Hicks Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hicks Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Hicks Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hicks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hicks Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 19% Hispanic, 71% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hicks Elementary School?
Hicks Elementary School is overseen by Rockdale County in Rockdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.