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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hickory Woods Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLED LAKE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 263516007674
Hickory Woods Elementary School
30655 NOVI RD, NOVI, MI 48377 · (248) 956-2600 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Michigan 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.
- BBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
139 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 55%
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 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
61.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Hickory Woods Elementary School
Hickory Woods Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Woods Elementary School this school | 499 | 27.9% | 57.8% |
| Thurston Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 506 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School OKEMOS | 441 | 23.1% | 54.3% |
| Troy Union Elementary School TROY | 395 | 22.8% | 51.4% |
| Gill Elementary School FARMINGTON | 543 | 28.7% | 45.2% |
| Logan Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 349 | 16.6% | 65.0% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #253 of 1,085 | #58 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #190 of 1,072 | #49 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #220 of 1,139 | #53 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #282 of 1,630 | #44 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #172 of 1,424 | #19 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #60 of 1,424 | #5 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #1,267 of 1,563 | #87 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #453 of 979 | #51 of 118 |
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
499
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 499 | 37.5 | 13.3:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 36.9 | 14.3:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 25% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 37.4 | 15.5:1 | 26% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 28 | 21.1:1 | 22% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 11% (58) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (579 to 499); teachers unchanged (37.4 to 37.5).
About Hickory Woods Elementary School
Hickory Woods Elementary School is an elementary school in NOVI, Michigan, and it is part of Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. A total of 499 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 35% higher.
Hickory Woods Elementary School is in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, a district with 11,640 students across 19 schools.
Hickory Woods Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. It is also 26% Asian, 19% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Oakland County's residents are about 69% White, 27 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Hickory Woods Elementary School comes in at 71%.
The school employs the equivalent of 37.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hickory Woods Elementary School is 28%.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Hickory Woods Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Michigan with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.9%. Hickory Woods Elementary School scores 57.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Oakland County, median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Hickory Woods Elementary School is among the 345 public schools in Oakland County.
Meadowbrook Elementary School is the public school closest to Hickory Woods Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Hickory Woods Elementary School places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 499, 8% below the 542 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 18.1 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
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Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
- Walled Lake Northern High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Walled Lake Central High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Walled Lake Western High SchoolHigh · 1,033 students
- Clifford H Smart Middle SchoolMiddle · 888 students
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- James R Geisler Middle SchoolHigh · 620 students
Other schools in NOVI
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowbrook Elementary School1.1 mi · 518
- Walled Lake Elementary School1.5 mi · 301
- Mary Helen Guest Elementary School1.9 mi · 337
- James R Geisler Middle School2.1 mi · 620
- Walled Lake Western High School2.4 mi · 1,033
- Career Preparation2.5 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Woods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hickory Woods Elementary School?
Hickory Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hickory Woods Elementary School serve?
Hickory Woods Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickory Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickory Woods Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hickory Woods Elementary School?
At Hickory Woods Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 19% Black, 26% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hickory Woods Elementary School public or private?
Hickory Woods Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.