HICKEY EL

HICKEY EL is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in PLANO, Texas, one of the schools within PLANO ISD, with 497 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

HICKEY EL is one of 73 schools operated by PLANO ISD, a district that enrolls 46,612 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HICKEY EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 33%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 33% Asian, 19% White, 11% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HICKEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Collin County) records that median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), HICKEY EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PLANO EAST SR H S, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HICKEY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.9%.

HICKEY EL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 545 students in 2018 compared to 497 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 27% to 33%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for HICKEY EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.