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Hickey Elementary

Q: Is Hickey Elementary a good school?

Hickey Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hickey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Hickey Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hickey Elementary?

Students at Hickey Elementary are 97% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hickey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Yeatman-Liddell Middle School High : Sumner High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

898^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Hickey Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 307 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickey Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 2.5% to 8.8% on state assessments, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.5% to 53.7% in recent years. The school serves a student population that is almost entirely from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, and it ranks among the lowest-performing schools in Missouri for both African American students and low-socioeconomic status students. Interestingly, the nearby schools in the St. Louis City School District, such as Cole Elementary, Walbridge Elementary Community Education, Bryan Hill Elementary, and Columbia Elementary Community Education Center, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the challenges faced by Hickey Elementary are not unique but are systemic issues within the district.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,015 to $16,109 per year, and its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 15.6, these factors do not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes. Interestingly, the nearby charter schools, such as The Biome and North Side Community School, also struggle with low academic performance, but they have slightly higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism compared to Hickey Elementary and the other district schools, which may indicate that the charter school model could potentially offer some insights for improving the performance of traditional public schools in the area.

273

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,511

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3111 Cora Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63115-2304

(314) 383-2550

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Hickey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
High:	Sumner High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.7%

American Indian:

1.1%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2010 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (4% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg19%

Missouri avg44%

898^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 31Elementary Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City 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	3.0	898 of 900	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	893 of 906	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.8	888 of 898	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	903 of 908	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	1017 of 1058	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.3	1035 of 1089	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	992 of 1108	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1031 of 1085	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	1005 of 1088	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1017 of 1066	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	987 of 1053	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	1064 of 1084	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	1078 of 1080	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1072 of 1074	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	190 of 190	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	172 of 185	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	183 of 184	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	637 of 638	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	618 of 625	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	602 of 611	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	530 of 532	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics9%-37 vs state

English Language Arts4%-40 vs state

Science2%-40 vs state

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Schools Near Hickey Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hickey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3111 Cora Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-2550	273	19	14.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	264 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3	898^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.2%		4	893^rd of 906 public elementary schools	1.4%	5				8.8		2.5			3.3	4.9				$19,511	$546	$18,966
north side community school	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3033 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-9502	299	24	12.4	77.6%	2 (0.7%)	288 (96.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	11.3	807^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.3%		11.9	814^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.2%	7	19.2	15.5	11.8			14.1				21.1				$24,195	$2,318	$21,877
Ashland Elementary And Br.	Public	PK, KG-6	3921 N Newstead	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-4767	199	16	12.4	100.0%	3 (1.5%)	194 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5.2	877^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.6%		3.8	895^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.2%	18								7.5	16.8	8.8				$21,238	$546	$20,692
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Lexington Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2522	234	18	13.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	6.7	858^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.7%		2.6	906^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.0%	48		3.0	25.1			3.7		5.5	6.0	7.2				$22,900	$546	$22,354
Hamilton Elementary Community Education	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 N Kingshighway	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 367-0552	243	23	10.5	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	233 (95.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3.2	897^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.2	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%	5						3.1		6.6	6.7	6.2				$22,921	$546	$22,375
Washington Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 361-0432	266	24	11.0	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	256 (96.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.6	871^st of 900 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.1	832^nd of 906 public elementary schools	8.2%	39	12.2	9.6	6.7			10.1		9.2	14.4	3.4				$23,043	$546	$22,497
The Biome	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Olive Street	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	The Biome	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 531-0982	167	23	7.2	82.6%	5 (3.0%)	148 (88.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	7	854^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.1%		13	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%	52	5.5	15.5	3.9			15.4		16.3	11.6					$21,769	$1,856	$19,913
Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3935 Enright Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0894	283	25	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	884^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	10.4				8.4	5.0	11.7		4.7	5.0	9.6	12.6	11.6	$22,106	$714	$21,393
Walbridge Elementary Community Education	Public	PK, KG-6	5000 Davison Ave	Saint Louis	63120	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-1829	122	11	11.0	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	120 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			4.7							4.5				$22,518	$546	$21,973
Bryan Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2128 Gano	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 534-0370	173	14	12.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	169 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	10.7	816^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.9	804^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.3%	12			11.2			3.8			13.2	26.0				$20,249	$546	$19,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickey Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hickey Elementary?

Students at Hickey Elementary are 97% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Hickey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hickey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
High : Sumner High

Is Hickey Elementary a good school?

Hickey Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Hickey Elementary in?

St. Louis City

How many students attend Hickey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Hickey Elementary.

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