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What's something Hickory HS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
768
High
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMITAGE SD·NCES 421182003150
Hickory High School
640 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148 · (724) 981-8750 · Mercer County
GRADES 08–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL768 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
348 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 157 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 20% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hermitage SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
PA avg 43.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 37.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 High School
Hickory High School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory High School this school | 768 | 45.3% | 61.4% |
| Laurel Highlands SHS Uniontown | 753 | 47.1% | 42.0% |
| Indiana Area SHS Indiana | 913 | 44.7% | 70.0% |
| Ringgold SHS Monongahela | 810 | 46.8% | 44.3% |
| Grove City Area High School Grove City | 649 | 43.5% | 58.0% |
| Selinsgrove Area High School Selinsgrove | 744 | 44.9% | 65.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Mercer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #151 of 576 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #189 of 626 ▲ 131 | #2 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #163 of 626 ▲ 144 | #3 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 768 | #240 of 713 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #126 of 601 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #298 of 604 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #400 of 619 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #296 of 373 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high 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
768
-60 (-7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 768 | 64 | 12.0:1 | 45% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 63.2 | 12.5:1 | 44% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 60.3 | 13.5:1 | 40% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 828 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 33% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 48.8 | 16.4:1 | 30% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 48 | 16.5:1 | 32% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 26% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 15% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 52 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (801 to 768); teachers up 31% (48.8 to 64).
About Hickory High School
Hickory High School, located in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, is a medium-sized high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 768 students in grades 8 through 12.
Hermitage SD enrolls 1,984 students in 4 schools, including Hickory High School.
The student body at Hickory High School is 82% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Black and 7% multiracial. Hickory High School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 64 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 71% for public schools in Mercer County.
Hickory High School scores 61.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Mercer County, the median household income is $59,976, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Mercer County is home to 37 public schools and about 12,815 public school students.
The shortest distance from Hickory High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Karen A. Ionta Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 56.4%, lower than Hickory High School's 61.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Hickory High School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 828 to 768 students. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,257
Census ACS
Median income
$59,976
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
12,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hermitage SD
- Artman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Delahunty Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Hermitage
- Artman Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
- Delahunty Middle SchoolMiddle · 313 students
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Other Hickory High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hickory High. Hickory High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Hickory HighChesapeake, VA · 1,600 students
- Hickory HighHickory, NC · 1,024 students
Nearby schools
- Karen A. Ionta Elementary School0.3 mi · 307
- Artman Elementary School0.3 mi · 596
- Delahunty Middle School0.4 mi · 313
- Sharpsville Area Middle School1.7 mi · 217
- Sharpsville Area SHS1.7 mi · 326
- Sharpsville Area Elementary School1.8 mi · 446
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hickory High School?
Hickory High School enrolls approximately 768 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Hickory High School serve?
Hickory High School serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hickory High School have?
Hickory High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hickory High School?
Student demographics at Hickory High School are roughly 82% White, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hickory High School in?
Hickory High School is part of Hermitage SD.
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