📍 9th and Cherry St, Hico, Hamilton County, 76457
Hico el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hico, Hamilton County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joanne Morton. It is part of the Hico Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hico el enrolls 333 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 333 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Hico el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 59.
Hico el is one of 2 schools in HICO ISD, based in HICO, Texas. The district serves 627 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 333 students, Hico el is close to the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote