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Schools in Hickory

Hickory’s public schools

Newton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hickory. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▲ 0% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
MS 13.9
Schools in town
0
1,650 students on the public path
In brief

Hickory’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hickory’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Newton County Elementary School places highest (better than 95%); Newton County High School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hickory, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Newton County Elementary Schoolin DecaturA+
7–12Newton County High Schoolin DecaturB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newton County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Newton County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,650 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$12,419MS $12,392 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 41.7% · 888 students tested
Math54%
State average 47% · 920 students tested

Hickory vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Hickory’s borders.

Schools next door
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Hickory—Newton County

Every school in Hickory

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hickoryin other towns
Newton County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Decatur
A+
882 students15:1Rate it →
Newton County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Decatur
B
768 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Hickory’s schools

Are Hickory’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hickory. Newton County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hickory. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hickory in?

Newton County School District.

Where do Hickory kids go to high school?

Newton County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.