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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730010616
Tom Hicks Elementary School
3651 COMPASS DR, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 713-5981 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
45 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 20% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 31.0% | 9.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
Where Tom Hicks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #402 of 4,401 | #29 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #503 of 4,466 | #27 of 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #173 of 4,466 | #10 of 138 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #861 of 3,998 | #27 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #2,017 of 4,938 | #77 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,339 of 4,622 | #59 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #331 of 4,628 | #31 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #4,695 of 4,789 | #120 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #2,270 of 2,838 | #56 of 69 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
552
-94 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 552 | 40.1 | 13.8:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 45.2 | 13.2:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 621 | 47.4 | 13.1:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 39.4 | 15.1:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 9% (67) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tom Hicks Elementary School.
About Tom Hicks Elementary School
In FRISCO, Texas, part of Denton County, Tom Hicks Elementary School is an elementary school. School enrollment was 552 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Tom Hicks Elementary School is among 62 schools run by LEWISVILLE ISD, which serves 47,876 students.
At Tom Hicks Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. It is also 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% Black, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denton County is roughly 57% White. Tom Hicks Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tom Hicks Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 8%. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, higher than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tom Hicks Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 67.3% actual against 70.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Denton County this way: the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Tom Hicks Elementary School, Denton County has 266 other public schools.
The school nearest to Tom Hicks Elementary School is Allen Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Tom Hicks Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Tom Hicks Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Tom Hicks Elementary School's enrollment dropped 15%, to 552.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Tom Hicks Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEWISVILLE ISD
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- Allen Elementary School1.2 mi · 677
- B B Owen Elementary School1.2 mi · 274
- Reedy High School1.9 mi · 2,201
- Vaughn Elementary School2.1 mi · 629
- Frisco High School2.1 mi · 1,985
- Pearson Middle School2.1 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About Tom Hicks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Tom Hicks Elementary School?
Tom Hicks Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tom Hicks Elementary School serve?
Tom Hicks Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tom Hicks Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Tom Hicks Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tom Hicks Elementary School?
At Tom Hicks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Tom Hicks Elementary School in?
Tom Hicks Elementary School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.