Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 4.0Hickman’s public schools
Smith County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hickman. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Tennessee’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Hickman’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Hickman’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Defeated Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Gordonsville High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Five elementary schools serve Hickman, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Gordonsville High School and Smith County High School. 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 Hickman, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Hickman · depends on your address
Gordonsville High School
Grades 7–12 · 541 students · in Gordonsville
Smith County High School
Grades 9–12 · 476 students · in Carthage
10th grade in Hickman · depends on your address
Gordonsville High School
Grades 7–12 · 541 students · in Gordonsville
Smith County High School
Grades 9–12 · 476 students · in Carthage
11th grade in Hickman · depends on your address
Gordonsville High School
Grades 7–12 · 541 students · in Gordonsville
Smith County High School
Grades 9–12 · 476 students · in Carthage
12th grade in Hickman · depends on your address
Gordonsville High School
Grades 7–12 · 541 students · in Gordonsville
Smith County High School
Grades 9–12 · 476 students · in Carthage
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Smith 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.
Above the state in reading
Hickman vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Tennessee towns that share Hickman’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hickman | — | Smith County |
Every school in Hickman
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Tennessee’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hickman’s schools
Are Hickman’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hickman. Smith County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hickman. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Hickman in?
Smith County School District.
Where do Hickman kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Gordonsville High School and Smith County High School.
Parents talk
What Hickman families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hickman → They have their own page.
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.