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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 554 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180027001675
Hickory Elementary School
907 S Avon Avenue, Avon, IN 46123 · (317) 544-6300 · Hendricks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Indiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
326 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (120).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
69.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Elementary School
Hickory Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Elementary School this school | 589 | 55.3% | 56.8% |
| Sycamore Elementary School Avon | 512 | 55.7% | 65.2% |
| Maple Elementary School Avon | 784 | 57.4% | 52.6% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School Mishawaka | 512 | 61.3% | 43.0% |
| Cedar Elementary School Avon | 638 | 54.4% | 62.2% |
| Arlington Elementary School Fort Wayne | 418 | 55.0% | 36.1% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Hendricks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #200 of 983 | #19 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #128 of 986 | #12 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #211 of 986 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #196 of 1,079 | #6 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #362 of 991 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #45 of 996 | #1 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #475 of 1,058 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #148 of 353 | #6 of 11 |
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
589
+117 (+25%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 589 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 55% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 42.3 | 14.0:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 40.1 | 14.1:1 | 45% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 25 | 21.0:1 | 27% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 27% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 22 | 21.7:1 | 22% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Elementary School.
About Hickory Elementary School
Hickory Elementary School is an elementary school in Avon, Indiana, reachable at (317) 544-6300. The school had 589 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Indiana) has about 436 students.
The district for Hickory Elementary School is Avon Community School Corp, with 12 schools and 10,742 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Hickory Elementary School, at 37%. Enrollment also includes 34% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Hendricks County, the White share is about 78%. Hickory Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Hickory Elementary School was 14.4:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 55%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Hendricks County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Hickory Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hickory Elementary School is in the top 10% of Indiana schools: 56.8% actual against 36.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Hendricks County show that the median household income is $101,144, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 47 public schools in Hendricks County, enrolling about 33,487 students in all.
Cedar Elementary School is the public school closest to Hickory Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hickory Elementary School at 4th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 25% enrollment rise, from 472 in 2020-21 to 589 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hickory Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hendricks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,344
Census ACS
Median income
$101,144
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
33,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avon Community School Corp
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 3,523 students
- Avon Middle School NorthMiddle · 929 students
- Avon Intermediate School EastMiddle · 837 students
- Avon Middle School SouthMiddle · 821 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Avon Intermediate School WestMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Avon
- Avon High SchoolHigh · 3,523 students
- Avon Middle School NorthMiddle · 929 students
- Avon Intermediate School EastMiddle · 837 students
- Avon Middle School SouthMiddle · 821 students
- Maple Elementary SchoolElementary · 784 students
- Avon Intermediate School WestMiddle · 755 students
Other Hickory Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hickory Elementary. Hickory Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Hickory ElementaryTorrance, CA · 847 students
- Hickory ElementaryChesapeake, VA · 695 students
- Hickory ElementaryBel Air, MD · 635 students
- Hickory ElementaryWilliamsport, MD · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Elementary School0.2 mi · 638
- Avon Intermediate School West0.8 mi · 755
- Pine Tree Elementary School0.8 mi · 450
- Avon Intermediate School East0.8 mi · 837
- White Oak Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 210
- Maple Elementary School0.8 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Elementary SchoolHow large is Hickory Elementary School?
Hickory Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hickory Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hickory Elementary School have?
Hickory Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Hickory Elementary School?
Hickory Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 34% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hickory Elementary School public or private?
Hickory Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Avon Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.