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What's something Hickory Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000298
Hickory Elementary
109 Benefit Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · (757) 421-7080 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
109 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
87.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Hickory Elementary
Hickory Elementary's state test result (87.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Elementary this school | 695 | 15.7% | 87.5% |
| Great Bridge Intermediate Chesapeake | 728 | 16.1% | 88.0% |
| Three Oaks Elementary Virginia Beach | 706 | 17.4% | 85.3% |
| Grange Hall Elementary Moseley | 724 | 15.9% | 84.0% |
| W.W. Gordon Elementary North Chesterfield | 628 | 17.7% | 87.9% |
| Thoroughgood Elementary Virginia Beach | 767 | 18.4% | 87.4% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Hickory Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #99 of 1,101 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #33 of 1,111 ▲ 85 | #1 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #90 of 1,111 ▲ 28 | #1 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #192 of 1,176 | #13 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,066 of 1,105 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #763 of 1,106 | #21 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,065 of 1,157 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.8% | #9 of 324 | #1 of 12 |
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
695
+232 (+50%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 695 | 38.6 | 18.0:1 | 16% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 37.6 | 17.3:1 | 18% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 19% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 28.8 | 16.0:1 | 29% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 13% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (461 to 695); teachers up 34% (28.8 to 38.6).
About Hickory Elementary
Hickory Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia. In all, 695 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 39% bigger than the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Chesapeake City Public Schools has 45 schools; together they serve 40,607 students.
About 69% of the student body at Hickory Elementary is White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Chesapeake city, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
On staff are 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 4.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Hickory Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 16%. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Hickory Elementary outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hickory Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 87.5%; the prediction is 83.8%.
In the surrounding county, Chesapeake city, median household income comes to about $95,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 50 public schools and about 40,607 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hickory High is about 1.2 miles from Hickory Elementary. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Hickory Elementary is ahead of the 86.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 463 to 695. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.9:1 to 18.0:1.
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Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other Hickory Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hickory Elementary. Hickory Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Hickory ElementaryTorrance, CA · 847 students
- Hickory ElementaryBel Air, MD · 635 students
- Hickory Elementary SchoolAvon, IN · 589 students
- Hickory ElementaryWilliamsport, MD · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory High1.2 mi · 1,600
- Hickory Middle1.5 mi · 1,285
- Southeastern Elementary1.9 mi · 828
- Great Bridge Intermediate4.3 mi · 728
- Great Bridge High4.3 mi · 1,491
- Butts Road Primary5.4 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Hickory Elementary?
Hickory Elementary enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hickory Elementary serve?
Hickory Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hickory Elementary have?
Hickory Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hickory Elementary?
Student demographics at Hickory Elementary are roughly 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Hickory Elementary public or private?
Hickory Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.