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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN COUNTY·NCES 210279000593
Hickman County Elementary School
416 McMorris St, Clinton, KY 42031 · (270) 653-4067 · Hickman County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
276 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
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 | 70 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 50% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hickman County Elementary School→Hickman County High School
Based on grade levels within Hickman County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Hickman County Elementary School
Hickman County Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman County Elementary School this school | 443 | 62.3% | 40.1% |
| Pride Elementary School Madisonville | 404 | 59.9% | 56.2% |
| Ballard County Elementary School Barlow | 444 | 60.6% | 40.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Franklin | 463 | 65.7% | 42.1% |
| North Warren Elementary Smiths Grove | 436 | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| Trigg County Intermediate School Cadiz | 416 | 57.9% | 36.7% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Hickman County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #416 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #319 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #446 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #345 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #255 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #285 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #432 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #397 of 437 |
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
443
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 62% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 61% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 58% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 50% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 30.9 | 14.7:1 | 64% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 64% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 66% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickman County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (452 to 443); teachers unchanged (30.9 to 31).
About Hickman County Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Clinton, Kentucky, Hickman County Elementary School is part of Hickman County. It reported 443 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Hickman County operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 759 students.
The largest group at Hickman County Elementary School is White students, at 78%. The remaining students are 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among people living in Hickman County, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for Hickman County Elementary School is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Roughly 62% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Hickman County is close, at 61%.
Hickman County Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Hickman County Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.1%, compared with a predicted 41.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Hickman County area, the median household earns about $60,867 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Hickman County's 2 public schools enroll about 759 students and include Hickman County Elementary School.
Hickman County High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. On average proficiency, Hickman County Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Hickman County Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A 5% gain took enrollment from 421 in 2020-21 to 443 in 2024-25.
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Hickman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,439
Census ACS
Median income
$60,867
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hickman County High School0.2 mi · 316
- Fulton County High School11.6 mi · 174
- Fulton County Middle School11.7 mi · 123
- Fulton County Elementary11.7 mi · 314
- Carlisle County Elementary School11.8 mi · 395
- Carlisle County High School11.8 mi · 184
Frequently asked questions
About Hickman County Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hickman County Elementary School?
Hickman County Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Hickman County Elementary School serve?
Hickman County Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickman County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickman County Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hickman County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hickman County Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Hickman County Elementary School public or private?
Hickman County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hickman County.
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