Hickory High School
Hickory, NC · Hickory City Schools · Grades 09–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
C
Score 59 · 2025
4-year grad rate
90%
2025
Average SAT
1084
18% of students took it
Went to college
64%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 964
- School performance score
- 59
- 4-year graduation rate
- 90%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 84%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 56%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 64%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 20%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 72%
- Students taking IB
- 5.0%
- IB exams passed
- 5.0%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
20201064
20211108
20221192
20231192
20241146
20251084
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 1234 3rd Street NE, Hickory, NC 28601
- Phone
- (828) 322-5860
- District
- Hickory City Schools
- Superintendent
- Wendi Craven
- County
- Catawba
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
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