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Hickory Hills Elementary School

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Hickory Hills Elementary School ranks 416 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hickory Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marietta City, Georgia, serving 396 students in grades PK-5. The school's academic performance has been mixed compared to the district and state averages, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. Hickory Hills has a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with 65% to 66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than nearby schools like A.L. Burruss Elementary and significantly higher than the more affluent Marietta Center for Advanced Academics.

Hickory Hills' performance on the Milestones Assessment has been inconsistent, with some grades and subject areas, such as 5th-grade English Language Arts and 4th-grade Mathematics, performing closer to or slightly above the district and state averages, while other areas, like 5th-grade Science, have consistently lagged behind. This suggests the need for the school to closely examine its curriculum, instructional practices, and targeted interventions to address the areas of underperformance.

Despite the academic challenges, Hickory Hills has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $12,713 in 2016-2017 to $15,237 in 2018-2019, and has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.3 to 10.6 in recent years. By learning from the successful practices of nearby high-performing schools like Marietta Center for Advanced Academics and A.L. Burruss Elementary, and addressing the socioeconomic needs of its students, Hickory Hills Elementary can work towards enhancing the educational outcomes for its community.

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 — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Georgia median (66th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

Georgia avg42%

416^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Marietta City

49^th of 206Marietta 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
2025	61.8	416 of 1238	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	426 of 1248	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	591 of 1242	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	496 of 1244	60.1%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics49%+3 vs state

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Science41%-3 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

Schools Near Hickory Hills Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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%)	61.8	416^th of 1238 public elementary schools	66.4%		63	426^th of 1248 public elementary schools	65.9%	10	35.6	48.4	51.8	43.8	56.5	46.4	41.1	$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%)	78	254^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.5%		71.8	321^st of 1248 public elementary schools	74.3%	67	50.9	54.7	60.3	41.8	54.0	65.5	65.5	$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%)	98.5	16^th of 1238 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.5	43^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	96.6%	27	86.2	79.5	83.7	94.3	84.3	82.4	78.0	$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%)	66.4	371^st of 1238 public elementary schools	70.0%		44.9	629^th of 1248 public elementary schools	49.6%	258	34.8	41.1	52.1	46.7	58.5	60.6	52.1	$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%)	33.6	785^th of 1238 public elementary schools	36.6%		29.2	869^th of 1248 public elementary schools	30.4%	84	20.5	27.4	27.3	32.5	42.5	50.0	22.7	$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%)	28.4	867^th of 1238 public elementary schools	30.0%		30.6	844^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.4%	23	16.7	24.4	26.6	23.6	46.3	29.7	33.3	$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%)	99.6	4^th of 1238 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.4	4^th of 1248 public elementary schools	99.7%		89.0	94.5	92.6	98.8	98.9	94.7	87.2	$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%)	16.7	1052^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1127^th of 1248 public elementary schools	9.7%	75	11.8	22.8	20.8	15.8	39.1	14.3	19.5	$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%)	24.6	932^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	24.7%		22.1	978^th of 1248 public elementary schools	21.6%	46	21.4	22.4	30.4	21.4	35.6	28.3	28.3	$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%)	33.8	778^th of 1238 public elementary schools	37.2%		32	809^th of 1248 public elementary schools	35.2%	31	22.2	36.2	47.5	35.6	21.3	30.0	25.0	$16,103	$1,545	$14,558

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickory Hills Elementary School

Is Hickory Hills Elementary School a good school?

Hickory Hills Elementary School ranks 416^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hickory Hills Elementary School?

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

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

What district is Hickory Hills Elementary School in?

Marietta City

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