Hickory High School
640 North Hermitage Rd Hermitage PA, 16148, Mercer County Phone: 724-981-8750 Ranking:  (309 out of 626, top 49%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12 School District: Hermitage School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 45 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 809 | 668 | 676 | 671 | 702 | 732 | 765 | |||||||
| Grade 8: | 161 | 19.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 174 | 21.5% | 186 | 27.8% | 175 | 25.9% | 165 | 24.6% | 193 | 27.5% | 206 | 28.1% | 185 | 24.2% |
| Grade 10: | 158 | 19.5% | 169 | 25.3% | 146 | 21.6% | 170 | 25.3% | 193 | 27.5% | 172 | 23.5% | 175 | 22.9% |
| Grade 11: | 173 | 21.4% | 152 | 22.8% | 171 | 25.3% | 178 | 26.5% | 152 | 21.7% | 160 | 21.9% | 203 | 26.5% |
| Grade 12: | 143 | 17.7% | 161 | 24.1% | 179 | 26.5% | 151 | 22.5% | 159 | 22.6% | 187 | 25.5% | 193 | 25.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 413 | 51.1% | 334 | 50.0% | 333 | 49.3% | 334 | 49.8% | 348 | 49.6% | 354 | 48.4% | 390 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 396 | 48.9% | 334 | 50.0% | 343 | 50.7% | 337 | 50.2% | 346 | 49.3% | 370 | 50.5% | 371 | 48.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 18 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 73 | 9.0% | 60 | 9.0% | 62 | 9.2% | 56 | 8.3% | 64 | 9.1% | 58 | 7.9% | 60 | 7.8% |
| White: | 701 | 86.7% | 585 | 87.6% | 596 | 88.2% | 598 | 89.1% | 618 | 88.0% | 660 | 90.2% | 689 | 90.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 205 | 25.3% | 144 | 21.6% | 135 | 20.0% | 138 | 20.6% | 71 | 10.1% | 138 | 18.9% | 114 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 4.0% | 37 | 5.5% | 19 | 2.8% | 39 | 5.8% | 21 | 3.0% | 42 | 5.7% | 38 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.07 | 14.57 | 14.27 | 13.58 | 13.69 | 15.90 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.3% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 54.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.4% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.4% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.7% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 34.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 43.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 44.6% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.5% | 82.9% |
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* Hickory High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.