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Hickman Elementary

Public Grades K-5

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hickman Elementary is a high-performing K-5 public school in San Diego, serving 457 students within the San Diego Unified district, known for achieving excellent academic results while serving a diverse community with a significant level of economic need.

The school consistently earns top ratings, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide, with students significantly outperforming district and state averages in English, Math, and especially Science. A key strength is its effective support for all students, including those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, where it ranks exceptionally high. The school has also made impressive strides in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half in recent years. Interestingly, while Hickman Elementary excels overall, there is a noticeable performance gap between male and female students, and multi-racial students as a group score lower than other student groups at the school, indicating areas for potential focus.

Compared to nearby schools, Hickman stands out for its efficiency and equitable excellence. It achieves better results than schools like Walker Elementary and Mason Elementary, which have higher per-student spending but lower rankings. It is part of a cluster of high-performing San Diego Unified schools, including Jonas Salk Elementary and Ericson Elementary. Just across district lines, schools in the Poway Unified district, such as Park Village Elementary, also achieve elite results but serve a student population with much less economic need, highlighting Hickman's success in its context.

457

Students ?

25.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,759

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10850 Montongo St.
San Diego, CA 92126-2629

(858) 634-8500

District: San Diego Unified

Students who attend Hickman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Challenger Middle
High:	Mira Mesa High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.9%

Hispanic:

19.9%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2013 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg49%

California avg41%

465^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 120Elementary Schools in the San Diego Unified

577^th of 1,543San Diego Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	465 of 5857	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	506 of 5869	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	521 of 5859	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	641 of 5883	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	538 of 5789	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	488 of 5662	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.6	603 of 5692	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	981 of 5614	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	89.1	661 of 5611	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.2	807 of 5530	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	1354 of 5390	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	1052 of 5377	80.4%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	967 of 5314	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	909 of 5193	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	906 of 5113	82.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	880 of 5113	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	1137 of 4818	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	83.8	777 of 4822	83.9%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	1261 of 4809	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	345 of 1203	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	217 of 1205	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	386 of 1190	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	627 of 1154	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	530 of 1149	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	416 of 1071	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	93.8	120 of 2227	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	184 of 2585	92.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	91.0	155 of 3275	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	141 of 3246	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	646 of 5597	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	652 of 5612	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	830 of 5609	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	868 of 5635	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	503 of 5492	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	480 of 5413	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	550 of 5107	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	683 of 5107	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	639 of 5087	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	394 of 5084	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	506 of 4963	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	272 of 4830	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	240 of 5460	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	185 of 5517	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	232 of 5363	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	178 of 5264	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	324 of 5173	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	110 of 5084	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	364 of 5628	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	397 of 5643	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	297 of 5638	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	376 of 5663	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	548 of 5510	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	508 of 5431	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	307 of 718	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	355 of 670	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	370 of 669	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	336 of 610	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	96 of 445	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	415 of 2847	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	417 of 2635	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	177 of 2420	92.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	157 of 2598	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	65 of 2651	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	73 of 2661	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	369 of 2726	86.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)95th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Mathematics72%+34 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickman Elementary	Public	K-5	10850 Montongo St.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-8500	457	18	25.9	40.7%	80 (17.5%)	10 (2.2%)	91 (19.9%)	205 (44.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (15.3%)	93.1	465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.9	506^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.4%	41	62.7	62.7	75.0	76.4	76.3		75.9	72.7	74.0	67.8		71.7							$25,759	$24,180	$1,579
Jonas Salk Elementary	Public	K-5	7825 Flanders Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 935-2100	732	29	25.2	50.3%	115 (15.7%)	23 (3.1%)	145 (19.8%)	327 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (16.5%)	92.1	537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.4	550^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.6%	13	70.3	70.3	72.7	71.0	73.7		72.6	69.4	72.7	68.6		70.1	98.2		98.2		98.2		$27,449	$26,398	$1,051
Sandburg Elementary	Public	K-5	11230 Avenida del Gato	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 566-0510	570	24	23.3	43.5%	97 (17.0%)	5 (0.9%)	102 (17.9%)	263 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (18.1%)	85.3	911^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.4%		90.4	677^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.5%	234	54.6	54.6	59.2	65.2	67.7		63.8	72.4	60.6	65.2		66.4							$27,487	$26,130	$1,357
Mason Elementary	Public	K-5	10340 San Ramon Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0410	538	22	24.4	71.0%	84 (15.6%)	33 (6.1%)	229 (42.6%)	119 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.2%)	48.7	2659^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		54.9	2288^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	371	29.6	29.6	40.0	47.1	48.6		45.2	42.9	36.8	39.4		39.7	96.6				96.6		$24,539	$23,088	$1,451
Ericson Elementary	Public	K-5	11174 Westonhill Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 271-0505	650	27	24.0	39.7%	83 (12.8%)	21 (3.2%)	124 (19.1%)	345 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.8%)	91.5	580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.1%		92.6	525^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.1%	55	61.5	61.5	77.0	64.4	81.7		74.5	75.6	62.5	73.2		70.6	97.0			97.8			$28,636	$27,558	$1,078
Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Hillery Dr.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 987-5100	398	15	26.5	76.1%	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	195 (49.0%)	123 (30.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.0%)	41.8	3080^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		53.7	2365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	715	21.6	21.6	38.9	50.0	35.3		41.9	40.7	44.3	23.5		36.8							$32,829	$31,364	$1,465
Park Village Elementary	Public	K-5	7930 Park Village Rd.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-5621	671	30	22.5	8.8%	176 (26.2%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (9.4%)	357 (53.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (9.8%)	96.6	185^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	227^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.1%	42	78.3	78.3	78.0	80.7	81.0		79.9	79.1	86.0	78.3		81.2	94.6	95.5	97.3	95.5	94.6	94.6	$27,433	$27,022	$411
Hage Elementary	Public	K-5	9750 Galvin Ave.	San Diego	92126	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 634-7700	505	22	22.6	53.5%	79 (15.6%)	31 (6.1%)	133 (26.3%)	193 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.7%)	56.6	2230^th of 5857 public elementary schools	61.9%		57.1	2188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.7%	42	25.4	25.4	46.1	46.4	46.2		46.2	64.5	49.3	36.9		51.0	95.3			98.1	96.2		$30,954	$28,930	$2,024
Canyon View Elementary	Public	K-5	9225 Adolphia St.	San Diego	92129	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 484-0981	505	25	20.4	15.6%	155 (30.7%)	8 (1.6%)	66 (13.1%)	193 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	79 (15.6%)	93.4	447^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.2	499^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	64.1	64.1	75.0	70.4	74.0		73.2	81.6	81.7	65.4		76.0	96.5			96.5			$27,842	$27,118	$724
Sage Canyon	Public	K-6	5290 Harvest Run Dr.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	Del Mar Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 481-7844	457	24	19.0	4.2%	211 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.8%)	154 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	98.2	54^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.6	41^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	13	81.0	81.0	78.0	83.1	90.5	91.8	86.6	81.7	86.7	91.7	90.4	88.1							$29,131	$28,816	$315

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickman Elementary

How many students attend Hickman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Hickman Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hickman Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Challenger Middle
High : Mira Mesa High

Is Hickman Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hickman Elementary ranks in the top 7.9% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hickman Elementary?

Students at Hickman Elementary are 45% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 18% White, 15% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Hickman Elementary in?

San Diego Unified

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