Hickory High School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Regular public high school
Principal: Dr. Donna H. Weingand
Established: 1996
Mascot & colors: Hawk · Teal, Grey, Black, White
Enrollment: 1,600 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 14:1
Classroom teachers: 111.41 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081001482

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

96%

Mathematics

93%

Science

91%

History & Social Sci.

87%

97%

On-time graduation (2025 (4-year cohort))

Dropout rate

71%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

34%

Students in AP courses

6.5%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

AP course enrollment and dual enrollment percentages from Virginia School Quality Profiles.

Attendance

2024-2025

5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Hickory High School

Hickory High School is a public high school in the Hickory area of southern Chesapeake, Virginia, operated by Chesapeake City Public Schools. It opened in 1996, and was built in part to relieve overcrowding at other Chesapeake high schools; Grassfield High School was later constructed nearby to accommodate continued growth in the area.

Located at 1996 Hawk Boulevard, the school serves grades 9-12 in a largely rural-fringe/suburban part of the city near the North Carolina line. Its teams compete as the Hawks in teal, grey, black, and white, and the school has produced several notable graduates including MLB All-Star David Wright.

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

Notable alumni

David Wright· MLB third baseman, New York Mets; seven-time All-StarScott Sizemore· MLB infielderLauren Coughlin· LPGA Tour professional golferCiara Sivels· Nuclear engineer

Contact

Phone: (757) 421-4295

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Search for Public Schools — NCES ID, address, phone, grades, school type, charter status, locale, enrollment by grade, teachers FTE, student/teacher ratio, race/ethnicity counts2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Hickory High — Accreditation status, SOL pass rates, graduation and dropout rates, advanced diploma count, AP/dual enrollment, chronic absenteeism, subgroup demographics, principal2024-2025 (accreditation 2025-2026) link ↗
Wikipedia - Hickory High School (Virginia) — Founding year (1996), mascot, colors, athletics state championships, notable alumni, history/setting2026 link ↗
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Hickory High — Official school website URL2026 link ↗

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