Hickory High

High school·Grades 9-12 Hickory, North Carolina·28601
Score
26.3/100
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#378
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#2
In Hickory City Schools
Top 74%
In North Carolina

Score 26.3/100: better than 26% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
55%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 31% of them
282 students tested
Math
46%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 22% of them
399 students tested
Science
45%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 27% of them
271 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II54.6282
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 131158
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 356241
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology45.4271

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,034
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,034
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
99%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

School district
City
Catawba County

Contact

Address
1234 3rd Street NE
Hickory, NC 28601

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Hickory High at a glance

Hickory High is a public high school in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12. It is part of Hickory City Schools. It has about 1,034 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 55% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 46% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 26.3 out of 100: better than 26% of them, ranking #378 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 5 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.