Hicks Elementary School

Set in Conyers, Georgia, Hicks Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school, part of Rockdale County. It works with 878 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 605 students.

Rockdale County comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 15,342 students; Hicks Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hicks Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 58% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Hicks Elementary School reports 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Hicks Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Around the school, Rockdale County reports that median household income runs about $77,247, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockdale County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,355 students), Hicks Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rockdale County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hicks Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

Hicks Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hicks Elementary School has declined 13%, going from 1,014 students in 2018 to 878 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Hicks Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.