Thomas O. Hicks Elementary School is located in Frisco, Texas

Frisco, Texas

Frisco is an affluent city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U.S. state of Texas and a rapidly growing suburb of Dallas. As of the 2010 Census, 116,989 people were living in Frisco up from 33,714 in the previous census. Frisco was the fastest growing city in the United States in 2009, and also...

 under the Lewisville Independent School District

Lewisville Independent School District

Lewisville Independent School District is a 127-square mile school district based in Lewisville, Texas covering all of Lewisville, The Colony, Flower Mound, Highland Village, Copper Canyon, and Double Oak as well as portions of Plano, Carrollton, Frisco, Hebron, Coppell, Grapevine and Argyle.The...

 (LISD). The land where the school building sits was donated in 1998 by Thomas O. Hicks, owner of over 400 radio stations, Chairmain of the Board and owner of the Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars

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 hockey team as well as the Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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 baseball team. The school is the first two-story elementary school to be built in LISD. The school's colors are royal blue, silver and black and is represented by their mascot the Timberwolves.

Since opening its doors on August 11, 2004, Hicks Elementary School has received Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency

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 in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 for: Commended on Reading/ELA, Mathematics, Writing and Science.

In Texas

Texas

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, students in grades 3 through 11 are required to take the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills is a standardized test used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. It is developed and scored by Pearson Educational...

or TAKS test. The following data reflects the performance of third, fourth, and fifth graders at Hicks Elementary on the 2007 TAKS test compared to the overall school district performance.

Hicks Elementary	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Reading	97%	93%	95%
Mathematics	95%	95%	97%
Writing	N/A	100%	N/A
Science	N/A	N/A	89%
Lewisville ISD	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Reading	95%	92%	92%
Mathematics	89%	93%	93%
Writing	N/A	95%	N/A
Science	N/A	N/A	87%

As of November 2007, total enrollment was 515 students.

Kindergarten	First Grade	Second Grade	Third Grade	Fourth Grade	Fifth Grade
109	92	80	92	70	62

Student data based on ethnicity according to the 06-07 AEIS Reports is represented in the following table:

African American	Hispanic	White	Other
6%	7%	78%	9%