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Hickman Middle

Grades 6-8Charter2024–25 data
Hickman Community CharterHickman, Stanislaus County95323
📍 13306 Fourth Street📞 (209) 874-1816🌐 Website
Charter school — publicly funded, independently operated, open enrollment via lottery. Learn more
Solid
50/100
Solid — 74th percentile statewide
#441 of 1,714 CA middle schools
↓ 16.9 pts since 2019
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Every school has strengths the data doesn’t fully capture. Visit and see for yourself. Both outcomes and funding trail the state average

School Climate
93% of students attend consistently
Chronic absenteeism: 6.9% (state avg: 19.1%)
"Attend consistently" means missing ≤10% of school days (the chronic absenteeism threshold).
Moderate suspension rate
2.2% suspension rate (state avg: 4.2%)
Share of students who received at least one suspension during the year.
Source: California Dept. of Education, 2024–25See breakdown by student group →

What the numbers actually mean

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" and stop there. We think that number deserves more context — here's what we found when we looked deeper:

24.5% of students exceeded standard? Level 4 on California's CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment — the state defines four levels: Not Met, Nearly Met, Met, and Exceeded. while 30.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 7.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.6 points above the Hickman Community Charter district average of 18.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Hickman Middle
24%
30%
California average
17%
22%
ExceededMet onlyBelow

We tracked the same cohort across years (2023 G6 → 2025 G8): students gained 25 scale score points? Pseudo-cohort tracking: we compare this school's G6 class from a prior year to the G8 class in the current year. Same school, same cohort aged forward. Uses SBAC scale scores designed for cross-year comparison., suggesting this school is adding measurable value over time.

SchoolScope cohort tracking · Same cohort tracked across years using SBAC scale scores — stronger than single-year cross-grade comparison

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year.

Chronic absenteeism? Missing 10%+ of enrolled school days. This is an official California Dashboard accountability indicator. is 6.9%, better than the state average of 19.1%.

CDE Attendance 2025

Data you won't find on other sites: School-level per-pupil spending (not just district averages) · Current-year 2025 data direct from CDE · The exceeded vs. met split that most rating sites collapse into one number

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters → · Scope Score is SchoolScope's analysis of CDE data — not an official CDE rating. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

No single score captures a school. This is a starting point — visit, ask questions, trust your instincts.

▸ What this score doesn't capture
  • — Teaching quality, classroom culture, and how teachers connect with students
  • — Arts, athletics, extracurriculars, and enrichment programs
  • — How well the school serves students with IEPs or gifted learners
  • — Parent community engagement and satisfaction
  • — Whether the curriculum aligns with your family's values

Most of our data is updated once per year and may reflect the prior school year.

Before you visit
Questions worth asking and signals worth checking
What to verify
⚠Score is solid but proficiency rates dropped 3.2 points from G6 to G8. Strong overall, but fewer students hit the benchmark in later grades — could reflect harder standards, cohort differences, or a curriculum gap worth asking about.
Who this school is great for
✓Families where consistent attendance and school culture matter — absenteeism is well below state average
✓Families who value a smaller school community — 147 students
△Worth checking: Families wanting top-end academic rigor — more students meet the bar (30%) than exceed it (24%); Students needing sustained momentum — proficiency dips between grades
These reflect data patterns, not guarantees. Your child's experience will depend on their teacher, grade, and classroom — things no score captures.
Score Factors
Academic Performance
✓Exceeded standard: 24.5%
7.2pp above state avg (state avg 17.3%)
43% weight

Exceeded rate gets the highest weight because it separates schools that clear the bar from those that raise it.

Limitation: Reflects tested students only — opt-out rates are not published by CDE.

CDE CAASPP 2025
✓Met or exceeded: 54.9%
15.3pp above state avg (state avg 39.5%)
22% weight

Overall proficiency provides the broadest measure of academic achievement.

Limitation: Combines ‘met’ and ‘exceeded’ — the gap between them matters more than either alone.

CDE CAASPP 2025
Holding back
▼Growth (G6→G8): -3.2pp
Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)
15% weight

Growth measures what the school adds, not what families bring. When available, we track the same cohort across years for a stronger signal.

Limitation: Cohort tracking is school-level (not individual students) — transfers and demographic shifts can affect results. Falls back to cross-sectional comparison when historical data is unavailable.

SchoolScope derived
School Climate
✓Chronic absenteeism: 6.9%
12.1pp below state avg (state avg 19.1%)
10% weight

Absenteeism reflects school culture and family engagement — an official CA Dashboard accountability indicator.

Limitation: 10% threshold is the same for all schools regardless of demographics or geography.

CDE Attendance 2025
✓Suspension rate: 2.2%
2.0pp below state avg (state avg 4.2%)
5% weight

Low suspension rates correlate with positive school culture and restorative practices.

Limitation: Schools may differ in reporting practices — some underreport to improve metrics.

CDE Discipline 2025
We make judgment calls about what matters. We believe exceeded scores reveal more than proficiency alone, and that growth matters more than raw test results. Reasonable people could weight these differently — and that's fine. The factors above show exactly what we weighted and why, so you can decide where you agree and where you'd adjust. The middle school Scope Score uses 5 dimensions. How we built this score (and what it misses) →

The Scope Score emphasizes academic performance. It weights test proficiency, the exceeded-vs-met gap, and growth trajectory most heavily. If your family prioritizes arts, athletics, school culture, or teaching philosophy, this score captures some of that indirectly (through absenteeism and suspension) but not all of it. Different families should weight these dimensions differently — the score factors above let you see exactly what drives this number.

How to use this
  • –Use for long-term academic patterns, not this week's classroom experience
  • –Verify with a recent visit — scores can't capture a school mid-transformation
  • –Combine with local context — talk to parents, attend a school board meeting, trust your gut
Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic35.4%
White57.8%
Asian2.7%
Other4.1%
GenderFemale 43.5%Male 56.5%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
147
713 below CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
43%
21pp below CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
0 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$12,674
CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
Teacher Salary Range
$60,608 – $114,810
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At Hickman Middle in Hickman, 59.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Hickman Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (46.3% Math proficient); White students (69.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 54 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Math · Hispanic−10.5pp
35.8% vs 46.3% overall · n=52
3 more gaps by subject
ELA · Hispanic−7.5pp
56.0% vs 63.5% overall · n=52
ELA Exceeded · Low-Income−5.7pp
20.9% vs 26.6% overall · n=43
Math Exceeded · Hispanic−7.4pp
15.2% vs 22.6% overall · n=52

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income54 tested
ELA 59.3%·Math 46.3%· +13.4pp vs district
White81 tested
ELA 69.1%·Math 51.9%· +14.4pp vs district
Hispanic52 tested
ELA 55.8%·Math 34.6%· +10.6pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 2.2pp from grade 6 to grade 8 at this school. District average: +13.7pp.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$85K
$391 above CA median
Median Home Value
$491K
$168K below CA median
Bachelor's+
21%
14pp below CA avg
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
17.5 years avg experience
8 teachers · 13% first-year
Teacher Credentials
57% fully credentialed
14.3% on intern/emergency permit

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

5-year trend

6750'19'22'23'24'25
↓ 16.9 points since 2019
Rank: #425 → #464 → #425 → #377 → #441Exceeded: 24% → 25% → 23% → 20% → 24%
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · No testing 2020–21 (COVID) · Scope Score based on CAASPP, absenteeism & suspension data

How Hickman Middle compares

Hickman Middle vs. California averages — 2025 CAASPP data
MetricThis schoolCA avg
Exceeded Standard24.5%17.3%
Met or Exceeded54.9%39.5%
Chronic Absenteeism6.9%19.1%
Suspension Rate2.2%4.2%
Cohort GrowthBelow avgAverage

Source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025 · Analyzed by SchoolScope

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory
57.7%64.1%G6G7G8
Math Trajectory
53.9%41.0%G6G7G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th5226.9%30.8%26.9%15.4%57.7%
7th4827.1%41.7%20.8%10.4%68.8%
8th3925.6%38.5%17.9%17.9%64.1%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th5226.9%26.9%30.8%15.4%53.9%
7th4825.0%18.8%33.3%22.9%43.8%
8th3915.4%25.6%28.2%30.8%41.0%

Science scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
8th3915.4%28.2%56.4%0.0%43.6%

39 students tested · CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually like ELA/Math. Not included in the Scope Score. · Data source: CDE CAST 2025

K-12 Feeder Path
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Frequently asked questions

Is Hickman Middle a good middle school?
Hickman Middle has a Scope Score of 50 out of 100, placing it in the 74th percentile of California middle schools and ranked #441 statewide. 24.5% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 7.2 percentage points above the California average of 17.3%. The Scope Score weights five dimensions: the exceeded-vs-met split (45%), proficiency (25%), grade-level growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Hickman Middle's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 54.9% of students at Hickman Middle met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 24.5% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 30.4% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 24.5% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 278 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Hickman Middle rank in California?
Hickman Middle ranks #441 among California middle schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 74th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), grade-level growth (Grade 6 to grade 8 growth), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
Is Hickman Middle getting better or worse?
Based on 2025 CAASPP data, proficiency at Hickman Middle decreases by 3.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This downward pattern doesn't necessarily mean the school is failing — it can reflect cohort differences, demographic shifts, or curriculum changes. A campus visit and conversation with teachers can reveal what the numbers can't. Growth trajectory is weighted at 15% in the middle Scope Score because it measures what the school does, not just who walks in the door.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Hickman Middle?
6.9% of students at Hickman Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), which is better than the California average of 19.1%. The suspension rate is 2.2%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Hickman Middle compare to other schools in Hickman?
Hickman Middle scores 50/100 (74th percentile) among California middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 147 students. Use the schools in Hickman page or the map view to compare all middle schools nearby.
How does Hickman Middle serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Hickman Middle in Hickman, 59.3% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 45.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Hickman Middle outperforms its district average for low-income students by 13.4 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (46.3% Math proficient); White students (69.1% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 7.5 percentage points for hispanic students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 54 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
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