Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001797
HICKORY HILLS ELEM.
4650 E. STATE HWY YY, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 · (417) 523-7100 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
88 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.9pp since 2021
Math
44.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 25.9% | 29.7% | 15.1% |
| Math | 17.7% | 26.5% | 32.9% | 22.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 53.2% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 64.9% | 51.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 HILLS ELEM.
HICKORY HILLS ELEM.'s state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKORY HILLS ELEM. this school | 340 | 25.9% | 51.9% |
| MCBRIDE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 380 | 29.2% | 56.4% |
| HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE HALLSVILLE | 361 | 27.4% | 45.1% |
| HAGEMANN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 427 | 23.7% | 63.7% |
| FIELD ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 401 | 32.4% | 43.5% |
| GRAY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 474 | 26.4% | 63.3% |
Matched among Missouri 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 HILLS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #269 of 1,002 | #15 of 49 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #460 of 1,019 ▼ 181 | #19 of 49 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #242 of 1,018 ▼ 137 | #19 of 49 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #108 of 943 | #5 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #573 of 1,294 | #29 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #937 of 950 | #46 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #517 of 953 | #34 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #978 of 1,165 | #56 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #182 of 684 | #9 of 30 |
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
340
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 340 | 19 | 17.9:1 | 26% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 22.5 | 15.9:1 | 26% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 22.7 | 15.6:1 | 27% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 23.6 | 18.1:1 | 21% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 21 | 18.4:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 24% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 18 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HICKORY HILLS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (426 to 340); teachers down 19% (23.6 to 19).
About HICKORY HILLS ELEM.
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. It enrolls 340 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. belongs to SPRINGFIELD R-XII, a district of 54 schools and 24,450 students.
The share of students at HICKORY HILLS ELEM. who are White is 81%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HICKORY HILLS ELEM. scores 33%.
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1, with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Greene County, the school's rate is lower.
A school with HICKORY HILLS ELEM.'s lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 50.2%. HICKORY HILLS ELEM. scores 51.9%, 1.7 points above that line.
For Greene County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 97 public schools and about 42,423 students.
HICKORY HILLS MIDDLE sits less than a tenth of a mile from HICKORY HILLS ELEM.. HICKORY HILLS ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, HICKORY HILLS ELEM. ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 349 (2020-21) to 340 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.4:1 to 17.9:1.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other HICKORY HILLS Elementary schools
One other US public school is named HICKORY HILLS Elementary. HICKORY HILLS ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hickory Hills Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 440 students
Nearby schools
- HICKORY HILLS MIDDLE0.0 mi · 456
- SHADY DELL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR2.4 mi · 155
- PITTMAN ELEM.3.2 mi · 235
- BINGHAM ELEM.3.4 mi · 429
- GREENE VALLEY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 35
- WELLER ELEM.3.9 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About HICKORY HILLS ELEM.How large is HICKORY HILLS ELEM.?
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. enrolls approximately 340 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does HICKORY HILLS ELEM. serve?
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does HICKORY HILLS ELEM. have?
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is HICKORY HILLS ELEM.?
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. reports a student body of 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees HICKORY HILLS ELEM.?
HICKORY HILLS ELEM. is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
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