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What's something Hickory Grove El Sch does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKVILLE AREA SD·NCES 420432005231
Hickory Grove El Sch
Hickory Grove Elementary, Brookville, PA 15825 · (814) 849-1112 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
429 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Hickory Grove El Sch→Brookville JSHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Brookville Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
409
-43 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.5:1
% White
96%
was 96%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On the community side, the feed for Hickory Grove El Sch typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,864
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookville Area SD
- Brookville JSHSHigh · 574 students
- Pinecreek El SchElementary · 198 students
- Northside El SchElementary · 101 students
Other schools in Brookville
- Brookville JSHSHigh · 574 students
- Pinecreek El SchElementary · 198 students
- Northside El SchElementary · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Brookville JSHS0.2 mi · 574
- Northside El Sch0.8 mi · 101
- Pinecreek El Sch3.7 mi · 198
- Clarion-Limestone Area JSHS9.8 mi · 359
- Clarion-Limestone El Sch9.8 mi · 419
- Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School11.2 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory Grove El SchWhat is the total enrollment at Hickory Grove El Sch?
Hickory Grove El Sch enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 03-06.
Is Hickory Grove El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Grove El Sch is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickory Grove El Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickory Grove El Sch is approximately 12.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hickory Grove El Sch?
Student demographics at Hickory Grove El Sch are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hickory Grove El Sch?
Hickory Grove El Sch is overseen by Brookville Area SD in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.