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Schools in Hickory

Hickory’s public schools

Roff Public Schools and Sulphur Public Schools have 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?3/3schools above Oklahoma’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Oklahoma’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 4% vs OK $12.2K
FY2024 · Sulphur
Students per teacher
16.8
OK 16.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,103 students on the public path
In brief

Hickory’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hickory’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s 1,626 public schools. Sulphur HS places highest (better than 79%); Roff Es lowest (71%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hickory, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Sulphur HS and Roff HS. 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–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Roff Public Schools.

Two districts serve Hickory

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

Roff Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 263 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$15,408OK $12,210 · FY2024
A
Sulphur Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,435 students · 17.9 per teacher (OK 16.1)
$11,760OK $12,210 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Roff Public Schools42%
State average 27.2% · 147 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roff Public Schools42%
State average 24.9% · 147 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sulphur Public Schools32%
State average 27.2% · 707 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sulphur Public Schools31%
State average 24.9% · 708 students tested

Hickory vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hickory—Roff PK–12 · Sulphur PK–12

Every school in Hickory

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

Also serving Hickoryin other towns
Sulphur Es
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sulphur
380 students16:1Rate it →
Roff Es
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Roff
B+
169 students12:1Rate it →
Sulphur HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Sulphur
A−
460 students20:1Rate it →
Roff HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Roff
A−
94 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Hickory’s schools

Are Hickory’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hickory. Roff Public Schools and Sulphur Public Schools have 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, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Oklahoma’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hickory in?

Roff Public Schools and Sulphur Public Schools.

Where do Hickory kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Sulphur HS and Roff HS.

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What Hickory families are saying about 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.