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Hickman Middle

Q: Is Hickman Middle a good school?

Hickman Middle ranks 544 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Hickman Middle is a consistently high-performing, small public charter school serving 141 students in grades 6-8 in the Hickman Community Charter district, ranking in the top 20% of all California middle schools.

The school stands out in the region for its strong academic results, with students scoring well above state averages in English, math, and science, and significantly outperforming all nearby schools like Waterford Junior and Turlock Junior High. A key factor in this success is an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.6%, less than a third of the state average, showing students are consistently present and engaged. Furthermore, the school is notably effective in supporting its economically disadvantaged students, achieving a higher ranking for this group than its overall excellent ranking.

Hickman Middle achieves these outstanding results while operating very efficiently, spending less per student than most comparison schools. Its small size likely fosters a strong, personalized community, and its stable, decade-long high performance contrasts with the more variable results seen at other area schools in districts like Waterford Unified and Turlock Unified. This combination of academic excellence, excellent attendance, effective support, and efficient operation makes it a leading school in the region.

141

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,864

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13306 Fourth St.
Hickman, CA 95323-9634

(209) 874-1816

District: Hickman Community Charter

Feeder schools for Hickman Middle:

Elementary:

Hickman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

34.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg44%

California avg41%

544^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

489^th of 1,543Hickman Community Charter 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	76.8	544 of 2761	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	690 of 2783	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	328 of 2781	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	453 of 2740	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	182 of 894	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	531 of 2715	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	498 of 2480	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	450 of 2508	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	427 of 2497	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	556 of 2477	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	79.0	346 of 2379	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	446 of 2259	80.3%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	308 of 2236	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.8	487 of 2179	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	83.4	229 of 2063	88.9%	★★★★☆
2008	83.3	229 of 2005	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	192 of 1999	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	77 of 1804	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	78.4	311 of 1777	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	71.0	403 of 1769	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	640 of 2533	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	717 of 2551	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	311 of 2531	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	344 of 2509	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	181 of 738	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	535 of 2380	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	543 of 2262	76.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	507 of 2395	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	483 of 2388	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	163 of 2374	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	416 of 2359	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	350 of 2213	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	353 of 2072	83.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	315 of 2542	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	659 of 2579	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	93 of 2531	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	343 of 2458	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	208 of 721	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	454 of 2369	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	470 of 2534	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	612 of 2552	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	340 of 2538	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	566 of 2527	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	157 of 763	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	442 of 2407	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	435 of 2273	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	521 of 1520	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	719 of 1537	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.7	211 of 1543	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	168 of 1555	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	566 of 1602	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	563 of 1496	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics47%+9 vs state

Science44%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)						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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickman Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	13306 Fourth St.	Hickman	95323	Stanislaus County	Hickman Community Charter	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1816	141	7	20.6	36.2%	80 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (34.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	76.8	544^th of 2761 public middle schools	80.3%		69.9	690^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.2%	146																		43.6	43.6			57.7	68.8	64.1	63.3			53.9	43.8	41.0	46.8	$20,864	$20,684	$180
Waterford Junior	Public	7-8	12916 Bentley St.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-2382	260	15	17.7	93.8%	60 (23.1%)	2 (0.8%)	181 (69.6%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	47.9	1236^th of 2761 public middle schools	55.2%		56	992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	64.4%	244																		27.6	27.6				44.4	41.5	42.9				37.5	32.3	34.8	$5,875	$3,784	$2,091
Lucille Whitehead Intermediate	Public	4-6	119 North Reinway Ave.	Waterford	95386	Stanislaus County	Waterford Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1080	355	14	25.5	88.7%	82 (23.1%)	7 (2.0%)	251 (70.7%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)																	19.3		19.3	41.1	19.5	24.4			27.9	42.3	12.5	18.3			23.8	$7,080	$4,614	$2,466
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		45.7	1286^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.8%	45																		19.4	19.4			36.9	48.6	47.9	44.5			33.6	43.3	32.7	36.3	$23,718	$21,404	$2,314
Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		20.4	2249^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	483	7.7	3.6	13.0	7.8	7.7	21.4	13.0	14.3	23.1	14.3	17.4	18.2	7.7	3.6	34.8	14.3		28.1	28.1			34.0	39.1	39.8	37.7			18.1	20.7	19.4	19.4	$19,078	$17,000	$2,078
Norman N. Glick Middle	Public	5-8	400 Frazine Rd.	Modesto	95357	Stanislaus County	Empire Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 577-3945	602	29	20.6	80.6%	105 (17.4%)	23 (3.8%)	414 (68.8%)	35 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	18 (3.0%)	38.7	1528^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.7%		28.7	1868^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.9%	340																		21.7	21.7				50.0	47.4	48.7				20.3	18.8	19.6	$1,651	$338	$1,313
Turlock Junior High	Public	6-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(350) 206-3550	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%		33.9	1674^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	221																		25.0	25.0				43.2	43.4	43.3				28.3	26.9	27.6	$16,041	$15,260	$781
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle	Public	6-8	1441 Colorado Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-8817	810	37	21.7	63.6%	150 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	620 (76.5%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	46.6	1279^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1461^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.5%	182																		30.3	30.3			39.2	50.6	55.6	50.3			19.7	27.1	24.0	24.5	$16,826	$15,918	$908
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312																		26.8	26.8			21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6			18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Cesar Chavez Junior High	Public	7-8	2701 Eastgate Blvd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1830	685	31	21.8	86.7%	50 (7.3%)	11 (1.6%)	546 (79.7%)	67 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	29.8	1835^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.5%		29.4	1838^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.0%	3																		16.5	16.5				39.6	37.9	38.8				24.9	16.1	20.6	$23,228	$20,816	$2,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickman Middle

How many students attend Hickman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Hickman Middle.

Is Hickman Middle a good school?

Hickman Middle ranks 544^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hickman Middle in?

Hickman Community Charter

What is the racial makeup of Hickman Middle?

Students at Hickman Middle are 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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