Summary:
Hicks Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Conyers, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 1,025 students. The school is part of the Rockdale County School District, which is ranked 148 out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hicks Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Rockdale County and Georgia state averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.7% of 3rd graders, 29.1% of 4th graders, and 40.4% of 5th graders at Hicks Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the Rockdale County averages of 26.9%, 25.3%, and 39.7%, respectively. Additionally, Hicks Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.59% in 2020-2021 to 78.24% in 2022-2023, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 437 out of 1,233 Georgia elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 876 out of 1,248 in 2023-2024.
When comparing Hicks Elementary to the nearby schools in the Rockdale County district, it becomes clear that Hicks is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Flat Shoals Elementary and Pine Street Elementary consistently outperform Hicks in the Milestones Assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. The performance gap becomes even more pronounced when comparing Hicks Elementary to schools in the neighboring Newton County district, where schools like Live Oak Elementary and Fairview Elementary have significantly lower proficiency rates than Hicks Elementary, despite serving a similar demographic of economically disadvantaged students.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Rockdale County
SchoolDigger Rank:
876th of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Hicks Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.7
Number of students: 1,025
Racial breakdown:
African American:
72.9%
Hispanic:
16.0%
Two or more races:
6.2%
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White:
3.0%
Asian:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.2%
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