📍 1997 Hawk Blvd, Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, 23322
Hickory Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city. The school has 1,336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hickory Middle enrolls 1,336 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 991 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 97 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 46 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 1,336 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 170 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Hickory Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 78.
Hickory Middle is one of 48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The district serves 40,607 students district-wide and employs 2,946 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,336 students, Hickory Middle is larger than the district average of about 846 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe