Hickory Elementary School, Chesapeake, VA: Phone & Mascot

Hickory Elementary School phone & mascot

Phone: (757) 421-7080
Mascot: Hawks
Principal: Mrs. Ashley L. Nolette
Address: 109 Benefit Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

9.9 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 93.9% across all subjects — 98th percentile statewide.

9.9 · Academic progress

96% of students showed growth in reading and 98% in math — 99th percentile.

6.2 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 8.1% — better attendance than 58% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 9.1 for 2025–26, compared with 8.2 for 2024–25 — up 0.9.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

91%state 69%

Virginia Studies

95%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

90%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

96%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

97%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

87%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

99%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

93%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

Hickory Elementary School & its school zone

Hickory Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chesapeake, VA 23322, part of Chesapeake Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near Hickory Elementary School are shopping this Chesapeake school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Chesapeake elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 9.1/10 — above the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is up from 8.2 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 93.9%, with standout results in Grade 4 English Reading (99% vs a 74% state average) and Grade 5 Mathematics (97% vs a 72% state average). On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 96% of students showed growth in English reading and 98% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 8.1%, better than the 9.0% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Chesapeake school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near Hickory Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Chesapeake Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2025–26) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Enrollment: 738 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 38.6 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000298

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

93%

Mathematics

95%

Science

91%

History & Social Sci.

95%

Attendance

2025-2026

8.1% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hickory Elementary School

Hickory Elementary School is a public PK-5 school in the Chesapeake City Public Schools division, located at 109 Benefit Road in the Hickory area of Chesapeake, Virginia. It is one of several schools bearing the Hickory name in the southern part of the city, and its athletic/spirit identity is the Hawks.

The school sits in a rural-fringe section of southern Chesapeake near the North Carolina line. It serves approximately 695 students and was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2025-2026 school year.

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Hickory Elementary ↗ — NCES School ID (510081000298), address, phone, grades PK-5, total enrollment 695, 38.60 FTE teachers, student/teacher ratio 18.01, rural-fringe locale, regular/open public non-charter status2024-2025
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Hickory Elementary ↗ — Full accreditation (SY 2025-2026), SOL pass rates (reading 84, math 87, science 79, history 87), enrollment 695, demographics, chronic absenteeism 9.9%, principal nameSOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Hickory Elementary ↗ — Official school website, division affiliation, Hawks identity2026
Spirit wear vendors / school Facebook (mascot confirmation) ↗ — Mascot: Hawks2026

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

Hickory Elementary School