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Enrollment
1,285
Middle
DISTRICT 931 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081000297
Hickory Middle
1997 Hawk Blvd, Chesapeake, VA 23322 · (757) 421-0468 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,285 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
181 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 399 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 460 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 426 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 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
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 Middle
Hickory Middle's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Middle this school | 1,285 | 14.1% | 85.3% |
| Princess Anne Middle Virginia Beach | 1,358 | 14.7% | 92.5% |
| Great Bridge Middle Chesapeake | 1,309 | 14.5% | 87.1% |
| Midlothian Middle Midlothian | 1,330 | 13.9% | 87.3% |
| Harmony Middle Hamilton | 1,115 | 12.2% | 85.4% |
| Chickahominy Middle Mechanicsville | 1,199 | 20.6% | 89.1% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #36 of 337 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #28 of 342 ▲ 5 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #26 of 342 ▼ 8 | #2 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,285 | #25 of 343 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #149 of 327 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #265 of 333 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #327 of 340 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #43 of 224 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,285
-32 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,068
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,285 | 99.2 | 12.9:1 | 14% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 1,298 | 93.5 | 13.9:1 | 14% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 1,336 | 97.5 | 13.7:1 | 15% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 1,317 | 91 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,591 | 109.9 | 14.5:1 | 11% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 1,609 | 103 | 15.6:1 | 9% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 1,713 | 85 | 20.1:1 | 8% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 1,672 | 100 | 16.7:1 | 6% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 1,068 | 51 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickory Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,591 to 1,285); teachers down 10% (109.9 to 99.2).
About Hickory Middle
Hickory Middle runs as a high-enrollment middle school in Chesapeake, Virginia. The school serves 1,285 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average about 750 students.
Chesapeake City Public Schools runs 45 schools with a combined 40,607 students. Hickory Middle is one of them.
Hickory Middle is 75% White by enrollment. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Chesapeake city residents are about 55% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.9 students per teacher and 99.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 14%. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city is 35 points.
The allk12 Grade for Hickory Middle is A-. Compared with Virginia public middle schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 84.3% at Hickory Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 85.3%.
Among Chesapeake city residents, the median household income is $95,373, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Hickory Middle is one of 50 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Hickory Middle is Hickory High, about 0.3 miles away. Hickory Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hickory Middle comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,317 to 1,285. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.5:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Hickory Middle community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Hickory High0.3 mi · 1,600
- Southeastern Elementary0.5 mi · 828
- Hickory Elementary1.5 mi · 695
- Great Bridge Intermediate2.8 mi · 728
- Great Bridge High2.9 mi · 1,491
- Great Bridge Middle4.0 mi · 1,309
Frequently asked questions
About Hickory MiddleHow large is Hickory Middle?
Hickory Middle enrolls approximately 1,285 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hickory Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickory Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hickory Middle have?
Hickory Middle employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Hickory Middle?
Student demographics at Hickory Middle are roughly 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hickory Middle public or private?
Hickory Middle 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.