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David H. Hickman High

Q: Is David H. Hickman High a good school?

David H. Hickman High ranks 155 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 58% of Missouri high schools

Summary

David H. Hickman High is a public high school located in Columbia, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,035 students. It is part of the Columbia 93 school district, which is ranked 154 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

David H. Hickman High has consistently ranked in the top 35% of Missouri high schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 155 out of 367 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is mixed, with strengths in some subjects like English II and Algebra II, but lags behind in others like Algebra I and Biology I. The school's graduation rate ranges from 84.2% to 89.9%, on par with the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is relatively low, ranging from 2.7% to 3.7%. However, the school faces challenges in addressing the needs of certain student subgroups, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, as its performance for English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and low-socioeconomic status students is notably lower than the overall school performance.

Compared to nearby schools, David H. Hickman High performs significantly better than Muriel Battle High School, which is ranked in the bottom 10% of Missouri high schools, but lags behind the higher-performing Rock Bridge Senior High, which is ranked in the top 15% of Missouri high schools. The smaller Frederick Douglass High, with a high percentage of low-income students, significantly underperforms David H. Hickman High across all metrics.

2,007

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,029

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1104 N Providence Rd
Columbia, MO 65203-4398

(573) 214-3000

District: Columbia 93

Feeder schools for David H. Hickman High:

Elementary:	Fairview Elementary
	Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary
	Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary
	Midway Heights Elementary
	More...
	Parkade Elementary
	Thomas Benton Elementary
	West Blvd. Elementary
Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
	Smithton Middle
	West Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.2%

African American:

20.3%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Missouri median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 25 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Missouri avg45%

155^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Columbia 93

154^th of 367Columbia 93 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	155 of 367	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	111 of 378	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	108 of 352	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	122 of 361	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	121 of 358	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	183 of 460	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	238 of 468	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.1	157 of 404	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	122 of 401	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.5	232 of 504	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.9	269 of 521	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	390 of 523	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	387 of 522	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.1	354 of 528	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.7	377 of 516	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.3	198 of 507	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	132 of 539	75.5%	★★★★☆
2007	66.1	138 of 538	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.0	90 of 534	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	63 of 105	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	61 of 99	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	65 of 105	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	53 of 96	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	102 of 111	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	32 of 38	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	101 of 111	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	83 of 129	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	7 of 42	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	39 of 47	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	29 of 47	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.1	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	59 of 100	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	44 of 74	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	16 of 64	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	46 of 91	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	21 of 84	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	223 of 279	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	193 of 274	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	196 of 268	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	105 of 250	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	126 of 255	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	322 of 368	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	348 of 382	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	27 of 52	48.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	70 of 135	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.7	106 of 127	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	72 of 306	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	67 of 321	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	59 of 302	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	80 of 310	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	80 of 309	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	94 of 430	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	168 of 440	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)76th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2019)16th percentile-44 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-57 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II52%~ state avg

Algebra II50%-8 vs state

Biology I42%+5 vs state

Government39%~ state avg

Algebra I20%-25 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

This site has a big problem with its high school ranking methodology. It uses Algebra 1 for the rankings, therefore screwing over any high school of 10-12 graders. The only students at these schools who are taking algebra 1 are already struggling mightily in math. In Columbia, most students actually take algebra 1 in 8th grade, or they don't even take it (go into integrated mathematics curriculum).

Why would the site not use the 10th grade mathematics scores...?

Note: the first 10-12 school in the rankings is 332/525 Close Quote

Schools Near David H. Hickman High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David H. Hickman High	Public	9-12	1104 N Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3000	2,007	126	15.9	33.0%	1,149 (57.2%)	407 (20.3%)	139 (6.9%)	85 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	224 (11.2%)	50	155^th of 367 public high schools	57.8%		56.6	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%	44	20.5	41.9	52.2	50.2	39.4	$16,029	$390	$15,638
Frederick Douglass High	Public	9-12	310 N. Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 214-3680	185	20	9.2	100.0%	48 (25.9%)	50 (27.0%)	61 (33.0%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	5.4	351^st of 367 public high schools	4.4%		4.3	374^th of 378 public high schools	1.1%	23	8.0	8.3	15.0		4.4	$20,801	$324	$20,477
MOCA at Louisiana	Public	7-12	311 S. Providence	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Louisiana R-II	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(417) 413-2744	0																		(n/a)						$11,233	$38	$11,195
Columbia Area Career Center	Public	10-12	4203 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3800	0	41	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rock Bridge Senior High	Public	9-12	4303 S Providence Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3100	1,997	109	18.2	17.9%	1,322 (66.2%)	213 (10.7%)	130 (6.5%)	157 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	166 (8.3%)	76.2	44^th of 367 public high schools	88.0%		70.9	55^th of 378 public high schools	85.4%	11	43.0	56.4	67.3	62.2	51.8	$14,539	$339	$14,200
Muriel Battle High School	Public	9-12	7575 St. Charles Road	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3300	1,492	111	13.4	49.5%	560 (37.5%)	519 (34.8%)	182 (12.2%)	46 (3.1%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	178 (11.9%)	14.5	319^th of 367 public high schools	13.1%		20.4	306^th of 378 public high schools	19.0%	13	7.2	23.6	25.5	13.9	20.3	$17,188	$336	$16,852
Hallsville High	Public	9-12	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	464	30	15.4	25.4%	396 (85.3%)	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.6%)	57.3	115^th of 367 public high schools	68.7%		46.2	175^th of 378 public high schools	53.7%	60	36.2	35.9	64.6			$11,578	$830	$10,747
Southern Boone High	Public	9-12	14520 Crump Ln	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2144	570	38	14.8	18.2%	491 (86.1%)	10 (1.8%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	80.5	35^th of 367 public high schools	90.5%		75.7	37^th of 378 public high schools	90.2%	2	70.2	51.8	60.4		54.5	$11,394	$494	$10,900
Harrisburg High	Public	9-12	801 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 875-5602	185	16	11.6	15.7%	170 (91.9%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	32	254^th of 367 public high schools	30.8%		36.2	232^nd of 378 public high schools	38.6%	22	27.9	29.5				$15,260	$234	$15,025
Jamestown C-I High	Public	6-12	222 School St	Jamestown	65046	Moniteau County	Jamestown C-1	No	No	No	No	(660) 849-2141	112	11	10.1	17.0%	110 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	12.5					$13,106	$377	$12,729

Frequently Asked Questions about David H. Hickman High

What is the racial makeup of David H. Hickman High?

Students at David H. Hickman High are 57% White, 20% African American, 11% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

How many students attend David H. Hickman High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,007 students attended David H. Hickman High.

Is David H. Hickman High a good school?

David H. Hickman High ranks 155^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is David H. Hickman High in?

Columbia 93

What schools feed into David H. Hickman High?

David H. Hickman High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Elementary
Elementary : Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary
Elementary : Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary
Elementary : Midway Heights Elementary
Elementary : Parkade Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Benton Elementary
Elementary : West Blvd. Elementary
Middle : Jefferson Middle School
Middle : Smithton Middle
Middle : West Middle School

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