Summary:
Hickman County has one elementary school, Hickman County Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6 and enrolling 443 students. Its reported student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. In 2025–26, the school’s average proficiency was 56% in reading, compared with 51% statewide, while its math average was 43%, essentially matching the state. The most important takeaway is that results vary considerably by grade: fifth-grade reading was a standout, at 67% proficient versus 51% statewide.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom ranking among schools because this list contains only one. Within its own results, Hickman County Elementary School was strongest relative to the state in fifth-grade reading, with a 16-point advantage, and weakest in third-grade math, with a 13-point shortfall (30% versus 43%). It also exceeded state results in fifth-grade math by 9 points and sixth-grade math by 8 points, but fell 4 points below the state in fifth-grade writing. These differences show why one overall label may not capture how the school performs in particular grades and subjects.
Compared with 2024–25, the school’s position relative to the state improved across the 11 comparable subject-and-grade results: the average gap shifted from 6 points below the state to 2 points above it. Reading improved most clearly, while comparable math results weakened, including third-grade math’s shift from 3 points below the state to 13 points below. SchoolDigger’s ranking rebounded from 452nd of 685 schools (34th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–25 to 302nd of 684 (56th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. For context, 62% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25; chronic absenteeism in 2025–26 was 9%, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 24%. With only one school listed, families cannot compare schools in the area directly.
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