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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002028
Hickman Elementary School
3114 PINEWOOD DR, GARLAND, TX 75044 · (972) 675-3150 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
390 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 33.0% | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Hickman Elementary School
Hickman Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman Elementary School this school | 484 | 80.6% | 50.2% |
| Alief Montessori Community School HOUSTON | 367 | 78.5% | 53.2% |
| Vernal Lister Elementary School GARLAND | 586 | 79.4% | 38.5% |
| Wieland Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 372 | 66.7% | 48.1% |
| Eastridge Elementary School AMARILLO | 504 | 96.4% | 49.2% |
| Forestridge Elementary School DALLAS | 497 | 86.3% | 29.7% |
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 Hickman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,411 of 4,401 | #86 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #583 of 4,466 ▲ 346 | #53 of 429 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #668 of 4,466 ▲ 441 | #57 of 429 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,252 of 3,998 | #95 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #2,689 of 4,938 | #236 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,722 of 4,622 | #356 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.3% | #305 of 4,628 | #27 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #1,916 of 4,789 | #281 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #2,611 of 2,838 | #257 of 274 |
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
484
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
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 | 484 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 81% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 33.4 | 13.6:1 | 81% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 31.9 | 14.6:1 | 86% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 84% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 34.3 | 14.5:1 | 75% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 78% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 72% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 37% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 34 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (499 to 484); teachers down 15% (34.3 to 29).
About Hickman Elementary School
Students in GARLAND, Texas, attend Hickman Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 484 students in 2024-25.
GARLAND ISD runs Hickman Elementary School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 53,173 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Hickman Elementary School; the largest is Asian, at 40%. It is also 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 7% Asian, 33 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
There are 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hickman Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. By family income, 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hickman Elementary School is 39.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.2%.
In Dallas County, home to about 2,621,179 people, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Dallas County number 771, with about 459,645 students.
Iltexas Garland High School is about 0.6 miles from Hickman Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Hickman Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Hickman Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 25 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.3 to 16.7 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Hickman Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Other Hickman Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hickman Elementary. Hickman Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Hickman ElementarySan Diego, CA · 457 students
- Hickman ElementaryNashville, TN · 452 students
- Hickman ElementaryHickman, CA · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Iltexas Garland High School0.6 mi · 604
- Dartmouth Elementary School0.7 mi · 425
- Texans Can Academy - Garland0.8 mi · 6
- Iltexas Garland Middle School0.9 mi · 475
- Iltexas Garland Elementary School0.9 mi · 941
- Yale Elementary School1.0 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Hickman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hickman Elementary School?
Hickman Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hickman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hickman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hickman Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hickman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hickman Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 24% Hispanic, 22% Black, 40% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hickman Elementary School public or private?
Hickman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.