The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in English language arts. The lowest is 70% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Tom Hicks El
Tom Hicks Elementary sits in Frisco's 75034 zip code, a corner of one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Frisco is a large, affluent Dallas suburb publicly reported as anchored by major sports venues, upscale retail, and a wave of corporate relocations that have drawn technology, health care, and financial services employers. The city is predominantly auto-oriented and built around tollway corridors, though publicly reported investments in downtown revitalization and new mixed-use districts aim to introduce more walkable environments over time. The school is part of Lewisville ISD, not Frisco ISD, which is worth noting for families who may assume that a Frisco address means Frisco ISD enrollment.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary, with an enrollment that sits on the larger end for its grade band. The student body is racially and ethnically mixed: white students make up the plurality, with Hispanic and Asian students each comprising a substantial share, and smaller portions of Black and multiracial students. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is quite low, consistent with the affluent character of the surrounding community. Data on English learner status and special education rates were not available in what was provided.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, the school's results are notably strong relative to its peers. Across tested subjects and grades, Tom Hicks places in the top quartile among districts in Denton County, a comparison that puts it well above the county median. Reading and math proficiency rates in the tested grades are high, with the fourth-grade reading rate particularly strong. The vast majority of students across subjects reach the "approaches grade level" threshold, which in Texas represents the minimum passing standard, and roughly two-thirds or more reach the higher "meets" standard in both reading and math. The share reaching the top "masters" level is also meaningful, though as with most schools it trails the lower thresholds. Social studies showed a wider gap between the approaches rate and the masters rate, which a parent may want to ask the school about. Fifth-grade STAAR results were suppressed because only a single student took the Spanish-language version of each assessment; there is no English-version fifth-grade result missing, just this very small Spanish-language group. Multi-year trend data is not available, so whether this year's performance represents improvement, stability, or a shift from prior years cannot be determined from what was provided.
As a pre-K through fifth grade school, there is no graduation rate, and AP or dual-credit pathway data does not apply to this grade band. Program offerings were not included in the data provided.
On the housing side, home values in the surrounding zip code are substantially above both the Texas state median and the national median, reflecting Frisco's premium market position. Values have edged slightly lower year over year, and rents in the area have also dipped modestly, though both remain high. A buyer entering at current prices faces a meaningful price-to-income ratio, and estimated monthly carrying costs are well above what typical national income benchmarks would consider comfortable, placing this firmly in the higher-cost tier for Texas.
The parent district, Lewisville ISD, has gone through real change. Voters approved a bond package in late 2023 covering facility maintenance, safety and security upgrades, and technology, while rejecting athletic and high school improvement propositions. A separate tax rate election also passed, directing additional operating dollars to staff pay and instructional programs. More immediately, the district closed five elementary schools at the end of the most recent school year in response to declining enrollment and state funding pressures, with boundary adjustments rippling across several campuses. Tom Hicks was not among the schools closed, but families new to the district should confirm current attendance boundaries and feeder patterns directly with Lewisville ISD, since those have shifted. The district also adopted a full school-day cell phone ban beginning with the current school year, following Texas state legislation.
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