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What's the most underrated thing about East Hickman High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
412
High
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN COUNTY·NCES 470186002104
East Hickman High School
7700 Highway 7, Lyles, TN 37098 · (931) 670-1399 · Hickman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Tennessee public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 9 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 113 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 24% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
TN avg 40.9% . -1.3pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.9% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.2% | 11.9% |
| 2022-23 | 27.2% | 10.5% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where East Hickman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #267 of 339 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #273 of 337 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #266 of 381 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #229 of 332 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #55 of 200 |
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
412
-115 (-22%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 601
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 | 412 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 34.8 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 39.2 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 41.4 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 63% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 57% (345) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Hickman High School.
About East Hickman High School
East Hickman High School is a small high school in Lyles, Tennessee, (ZIP code 37098). The school reports 412 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 754 average for high schools in Tennessee.
District-wide, Hickman County has 9 schools and 3,001 students.
At East Hickman High School, White students make up 86% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at East Hickman High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Measured against Tennessee public high schools, East Hickman High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
East Hickman High School is located in Hickman County, where median household income is about $68,247, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 9 public schools in Hickman County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,001.
The next-closest public school is East Hickman Intermediate School, about 1.8 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count in 2024-25 was 412, 22% below the 527 of 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hickman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,436
Census ACS
Median income
$68,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hickman County
- Hickman Co Sr High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Centerville ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- East Hickman Intermediate SchoolElementary · 375 students
- East Hickman ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Hickman Co Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- East Hickman Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Lyles
- East Hickman Intermediate SchoolElementary · 375 students
- East Hickman ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- East Hickman Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- East Hickman Intermediate School1.8 mi · 375
- East Hickman Elementary1.9 mi · 365
- East Hickman Middle School1.9 mi · 339
- Fairview Elementary8.1 mi · 469
- Burns Middle School8.1 mi · 494
- Fairview High School8.4 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About East Hickman High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Hickman High School?
East Hickman High School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Hickman High School serve?
East Hickman High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student diversity at East Hickman High School?
Student demographics at East Hickman High School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is East Hickman High School in?
East Hickman High School is part of Hickman County.
What county does East Hickman High School serve?
East Hickman High School serves Hickman County in TN.
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