Hickory High High School
1234 3rd St Ne
Hickory NC, 28601, Catawba County
Phone: 828-322-5860
Ranking: 
(128 out of 287, top 45%)*
(128 out of 287, top 45%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hickory City Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 68 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 82 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 964 | 966 | 997 | 1,040 | 1,130 | 1,190 | 1,203 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 283 | 29.4% | 271 | 28.1% | 258 | 25.9% | 289 | 27.8% | 350 | 31.0% | 378 | 31.8% | 343 | 28.5% |
| Grade 10: | 254 | 26.3% | 227 | 23.5% | 264 | 26.5% | 266 | 25.6% | 273 | 24.2% | 283 | 23.8% | 303 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 210 | 21.8% | 252 | 26.1% | 240 | 24.1% | 265 | 25.5% | 258 | 22.8% | 279 | 23.4% | 285 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 217 | 22.5% | 216 | 22.4% | 235 | 23.6% | 220 | 21.2% | 249 | 22.0% | 250 | 21.0% | 272 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 487 | 50.5% | 494 | 51.1% | 506 | 50.8% | 524 | 50.4% | 569 | 50.4% | 561 | 47.1% | 535 | 44.5% |
| Female: | 477 | 49.5% | 472 | 48.9% | 491 | 49.2% | 516 | 49.6% | 553 | 48.9% | 621 | 52.2% | 616 | 51.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 31 | 3.2% | 34 | 3.5% | 47 | 4.7% | 59 | 5.7% | 67 | 5.9% | 69 | 5.8% | 76 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 161 | 16.7% | 165 | 17.1% | 147 | 14.7% | 133 | 12.8% | 133 | 11.8% | 126 | 10.6% | 127 | 10.6% |
| Black: | 235 | 24.4% | 236 | 24.4% | 267 | 26.8% | 268 | 25.8% | 317 | 28.1% | 327 | 27.5% | 263 | 21.9% |
| White: | 494 | 51.2% | 481 | 49.8% | 491 | 49.2% | 532 | 51.2% | 611 | 54.1% | 666 | 56.0% | 686 | 57.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 4.1% | 46 | 4.8% | 42 | 4.2% | 46 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 414 | 42.9% | 405 | 41.9% | 447 | 44.8% | 431 | 41.4% | 462 | 40.9% | 384 | 32.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 59 | 6.1% | 59 | 6.1% | 55 | 5.5% | 73 | 7.0% | 76 | 6.7% | 94 | 7.9% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.23 | 14.04 | 13.44 | 13.49 | 14.24 | 14.20 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 75.6% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 51.8% | 54% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 82.1% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.3% | 78.5% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 63.8% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 60.3% | 66.8% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39% | 55.7% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 13.9% | 37.8% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80.5% | 80.1% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.9% | 94.9% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 85% | 82.1% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.6% | 66.3% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 61.4% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.1% | 62.2% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 67.8% | 63.9% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 77.2% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 73.1% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77% | 73.1% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 32.7% | 26.0% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 90.2% | 90.2% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.3% | 80.2% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 55.6% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57.5% | 55.9% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 70.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 91.4% | 80.9% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 94.6% | 85.4% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 72% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 81% | 75% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 68.9% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73% | 69% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 69.4% | 66.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 75.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.8% | 77.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 77.5% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 44.6% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 66.5% | 66.6% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 69.5% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.6% | 56.5% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 28.4% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 64.5% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 83% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 62% | 57.9% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 58.3% | 55.7% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 66.3% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.6% | 59.3% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 72.5% | 70.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.9% | 73.2% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 76.5% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.7% | 21.6% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 22.2% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 23.8% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 22.2% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.6% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 77.9% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 66.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.9% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Hickory High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.