Hickory Grove El Sch

Hickory Grove El Sch, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Brookville, Pennsylvania, operated by Brookville Area SD, hosts 409 students, covering grades 3 through 6.

Brookville Area SD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,282 students; Hickory Grove El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hickory Grove El Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%); the rest consists of 2% multiracial. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. About 105% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hickory Grove El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 32.6%; this one delivers 62.1%, a residual of +29.5 points.

Around the school, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $58,686, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Hickory Grove El Sch is one of 10 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 4,873 students).

Nearest neighbor: Brookville JSHS, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hickory Grove El Sch at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 52.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hickory Grove El Sch has shrank 10%, going from 452 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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