📍 8520 Hemlock Hill Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77083
Hicks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 746 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Fabiana Matturro. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hicks el enrolls 746 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 28% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 28% |
| Asian | 119 | 16% |
| White | 21 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
660 of the school's 746 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 610 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hicks el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-70, state senate district 17, state house district 149.
Hicks el is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 746 students, Hicks el is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large