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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510009171
Hickey Elementary School
4100 COLDWATER CREEK, PLANO, TX 75074 · (469) 752-4100 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
182 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Hickey Elementary School→Bowman Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from PLANO ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Hickey Elementary School
Hickey Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey Elementary School this school | 497 | 36.6% | 56.6% |
| STEM Academy at Polser Elementary School CARROLLTON | 506 | 34.2% | 60.0% |
| Colony Bend Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 526 | 41.3% | 59.5% |
| Highlands Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 541 | 41.4% | 60.8% |
| George J Anderson Early Childhood School ALLEN | 439 | 38.3% | N/A |
| Briarmeadow Charter HOUSTON | 591 | 42.8% | 72.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Hickey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #957 of 4,401 | #102 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,346 of 4,466 ▼ 103 | #104 of 165 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,389 of 4,466 ▼ 330 | #105 of 165 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,364 of 3,998 | #74 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #2,581 of 4,938 | #108 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #272 of 4,622 | #25 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #203 of 4,628 | #37 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #4,048 of 4,789 | #67 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,140 of 2,838 | #77 of 94 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
497
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 497 | 42.4 | 11.7:1 | 37% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 45.3 | 11.9:1 | 36% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 43.9 | 11.9:1 | 36% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 522 | 45 | 11.6:1 | 36% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 44.3 | 12.3:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 37% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 48 | 12.6:1 | 33% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (545 to 497); teachers down 4% (44.3 to 42.4).
About Hickey Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in PLANO, Texas, Hickey Elementary School is part of PLANO ISD. Its enrollment is 497 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
Besides Hickey Elementary School, PLANO ISD runs 72 other schools. The district enrolls 46,612 students.
The biggest share of students at Hickey Elementary School, 33%, is Hispanic. Next come 33% Asian, 19% White, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Collin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
There are about 11.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hickey Elementary School, which has 42.4. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hickey Elementary School is about 37%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hickey Elementary School is 1.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.6% actual, 58.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that median household income comes to about $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Collin County counts 338 public schools with about 227,575 students.
Plano East Sr High School is about 0.8 miles from Hickey Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Hickey Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hickey Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Hickey Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 5% across 4 years, from 522 in 2020-21 to 497 in 2024-25.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other Hickey Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hickey Elementary. Hickey Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- HICKEY ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Plano East Sr High School0.8 mi · 3,033
- Isaacs Early Childhood School0.8 mi · 259
- Dooley Elementary School1.3 mi · 303
- McCall Elementary School1.3 mi · 490
- Hunt Elementary School1.7 mi · 491
- Armstrong Middle School2.1 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Hickey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hickey Elementary School?
Hickey Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hickey Elementary School serve?
Hickey Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickey Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hickey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hickey Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 33% Hispanic, 11% Black, 33% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hickey Elementary School in?
Hickey Elementary School is part of PLANO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.