Hickory Elementary

Hickory Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Bel Air, Maryland, part of Harford County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 635 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 32% larger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Within Harford County Public Schools, which oversees 55 schools and 37,771 students, Hickory Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hickory Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% multiracial, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at Hickory Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harford County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hickory Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 63.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harford County put median household income runs about $112,265, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Hickory Elementary is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

C. Milton Wright High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hickory Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hickory Elementary has decreased 9%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 71% over that span.

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