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Hickory Hills Elementary School

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Hickory Hills Elementary School ranks 493 rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Hills Elementary School in Marietta, GA, serves approximately 440 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Marietta City district, and has climbed from a 1-star rating to a consistent 3-star rating over the past five years, now ranking in the 60th percentile statewide.

The most impressive story at Hickory Hills is its dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has been cut in half over three years, dropping from 15.8% to just 7.8%—far better than the district average of 19.8% and the state average of 17.7%. This means your child is much more likely to be in class consistently here than at nearby Park Street Elementary (22.4% chronic absenteeism) or Dunleith Elementary (13.1%). In math, the school is solid across all grade levels, with roughly 53% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders meeting proficiency—beating state averages by 5 to 9 points. The school also achieves strong results despite serving a population where 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, outperforming several nearby schools with lower poverty rates, including Green Acres Elementary (23rd percentile) and LaBelle Elementary (27th percentile).

There are two areas to watch. First, 5th-grade science proficiency sits at just 27.2%, nearly 20 points below the district average—a clear opportunity for growth, especially since A.L. Burruss Elementary achieves 56% with a similar student profile. Second, there is a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 70th percentile statewide, while male students rank in the 48th percentile. On the positive side, the school spends $20,591 per student—less than several lower-performing neighbors like Milford Elementary ($22,204) and Fair Oaks Elementary—suggesting efficient use of resources. While it trails the district's magnet programs like West Side Elementary (99th percentile) and Marietta Center for Advanced Academics (100th percentile), Hickory Hills offers a strong, improving option for families seeking a neighborhood school with a proven upward trajectory.

440

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,591

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Redwood Dr SW
Marietta, GA 30064

(770) 429-3125

District: Marietta City

Students who attend Hickory Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marietta Middle School
	Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High:	Marietta High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.2%

African American:

27.3%

White:

25.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Georgia median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Marietta City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

Georgia avg47%

493^rd of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Marietta City

44^th of 201Marietta City among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	493 of 1219	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	416 of 1238	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	426 of 1236	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	588 of 1223	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	494 of 1220	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	633 of 1214	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	717 of 1234	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	862 of 1209	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.4	669 of 1205	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	698 of 1233	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.8	590 of 1240	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	28.6	987 of 1231	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	979 of 1225	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	906 of 1201	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	1026 of 1212	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	815 of 1183	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.7	932 of 1133	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	955 of 1134	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.3	823 of 1125	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.4	765 of 1101	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	296 of 828	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	334 of 892	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	443 of 870	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	52 of 317	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	48 of 304	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	206 of 286	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	356 of 1186	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.4	411 of 1224	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	390 of 1223	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	577 of 1212	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	349 of 1206	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	218 of 503	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	306 of 583	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	256 of 565	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	354 of 535	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	249 of 516	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	614 of 1183	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	454 of 1225	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	456 of 1220	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	594 of 1210	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	640 of 1209	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	100 of 769	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	73 of 772	90.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)87th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%+6 vs state

Science27%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Wonderful school, dedicated teachers, and caring staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

This is an amazing little school community filled with caring teachers and sweet students. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

I love Hickory Hills! My child is in the IEP program, and has jumped 8 levels in reading this year! She has also thrived in their arts program , especially the drama program with her award winning teacher. Also, their mentor program to help all students along. I can not say enough good things about Hickory Hills, they are our family Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 22, 2013

We love Hickory Hills! The curriculum is challenging, the teachers are awesome, and there are tons of ways to get your child involved in extra curricular classes and clubs. The Before and After school care is great! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickory Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Redwood Dr SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3125	440	42	10.4	60.7%	111 (25.2%)	120 (27.3%)	177 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.3%)	55.4	493^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	59.6%		61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%	77	53.8	52.3	53.1	27.2	$20,591	$765	$19,826
A.L. Burruss Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Manning Rd SW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3144	409	38	10.9	47.7%	132 (32.3%)	144 (35.2%)	91 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	76.7	251^st of 1219 public elementary schools	79.4%		78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%	3	60.3	62.5	55.2	56.0	$19,847	$289	$19,558
West Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	344 Polk St NW	Marietta	30064	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3172	556	45	12.3	15.3%	419 (75.4%)	59 (10.6%)	39 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	98.7	9^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.5	16^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.7%	7	91.0	94.2	86.3	81.3	$17,883	$315	$17,568
Dunleith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Saine Dr SW	Marietta	30008	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3190	554	54	10.2	82.9%	30 (5.4%)	248 (44.8%)	246 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	70.6	317^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%	54	54.1	58.2	52.3	54.6	$20,844	$571	$20,274
Fair Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Barber Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 594-8080	703	74	9.5	100.0%	17 (2.4%)	63 (9.0%)	614 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	46.9	591^st of 1219 public elementary schools	51.5%		33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%	194	46.2	52.0	38.9	32.7	$20,814	$961	$19,853
Park Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Park St SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 429-3180	476	55	8.7	92.4%	21 (4.4%)	128 (26.9%)	306 (64.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	37.2	711^th of 1219 public elementary schools	41.7%		28.4	867^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%	156	29.9	39.4	45.6	35.4	$22,786	$856	$21,930
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics	Public	3-5	311 Aviation Rd SE	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Marietta City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 420-0822	268	21	12.7	30.6%	79 (29.5%)	90 (33.6%)	44 (16.4%)	29 (10.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	99.3	4^th of 1219 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.6	4^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.7%		94.4	98.8	97.7	84.1	$19,256	$234	$19,022
Green Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Gober Ave SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6905	584	61	9.6	94.5%	30 (5.1%)	67 (11.5%)	469 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	24.1	934^th of 1219 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%	118	37.0	29.7	28.3	24.8	$20,837	$962	$19,875
LaBelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Cresson Dr SW	Marietta	30060	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 842-6955	339	38	8.8	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	58 (17.1%)	248 (73.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	26	891^st of 1219 public elementary schools	26.9%		24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%	41	33.4	31.6	34.4	25.9	$24,614	$938	$23,676
International Academy of Smyrna	Public, Charter	K-5	2144 S Cobb Dr SE	Smyrna	30080	Cobb County	State Specialty Schools II- International Academy of Smyrna	Yes	No	No	Yes	(678) 370-0980	328	28	11.7	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	206 (62.8%)	98 (29.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	27.6	866^th of 1219 public elementary schools	29.0%		33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%	88	28.1	39.0	23.3	36.6	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Hills Elementary School

What district is Hickory Hills Elementary School in?

Marietta City

Is Hickory Hills Elementary School a good school?

Hickory Hills Elementary School ranks 493^rd of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hickory Hills Elementary School?

Students at Hickory Hills Elementary School are 40% Hispanic, 27% African American, 25% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hickory Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hickory Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Marietta Middle School
Middle : Marietta Sixth Grade Academy
High : Marietta High School

How many students attend Hickory Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Hickory Hills Elementary School.

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