Hickman is a school to watch in Mira Mesa. Lacking the pretentious nature of Jerabek, this school has a congenial faculty, friendly parents, and a terrific music program. The new Principal, Jennifer Wroblewski, has shown outstanding leadership skills already, and she is out in front of the school every
... Read more morning and every afternoon, talking with parents. Security of the campus is a high priority. 'Friends of Hickman' group has big ideas for the school. With its new leadership, Hickman is a high-achieving school with a bright future. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 09/15/09
My child went to Hickman for 5 years and just graduated. We found the teachers to be caring and a cut above your average public school. The students are well behaved and the Principal kind and caring. My student excelled and was excited to go school every day. Hickman rocks!
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Posted by a parent on 07/25/09
This school is so average and has potential but the leadership is non-existent. Most kids are scared of the invisible principal and don't get their voices heard when something does come up. The principal in no way is 'there ' for the parents , possible just to yes you to death. The teachers are hit and
... Read more miss. Some are fabulous but others need to find a job they like. I dont see my children prospering like they should. Many parents sit around and dont volunteer like they should. Not impressed. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/05/09
I just wish there was more things going on at the school. No holloween festival. Dont know what they will be doing for x-mas, still dont have the school pictures yet. Here they have these programs to go eat somewhere and the school gets a percentage of it. They also have the kids sale entertainment
... Read more books and so on, but where does the money go???? I dont think my child will have alot of fond memories of her grammer school like i did. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/02/08
My children started attending Hickman in the 2004-2005 year. Hickman was a 5-star back then. Something happened at the end of 2006 and beginning of 2006-2007 up to 2007-2008. The quality of the program plummeted and the quality of the teachers also plummeted in terms of new hires. The grade reporting
... Read more was changed from traditional to standards-based grading which is useless. In the standards-based grading, the student earns a BA for basic, PR for proficient and AD for advanced. So even though the child earns 100% on all the work, the report card may still say BA because the teacher only covered the basic material in class. There is absolutely no motivation factor in the new grading system. That system is made for low performing schools who are trying to avoid giving students failing grades. The principal is uninvolved and nowhere to be seen out in the school grounds. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/25/08
I attended Hickman as a child over 20 years ago, my son who is currently in the 2nd grade is a tough one, but this school is stead fast in supporting and working with him. I love this school, such diversity and committed teachers, many of the substitutes are retired Hickman teachers. It is a majority
... Read more Asian school, with parents who speak english as a second language, which results in low parent volunteer percentages. There are not many extracurricular activities but the may be due to county wide budget cuts. I know many of my former Hickman classmates who now have their children attending Hickman. I entrust them with my active 7 year old and work very closely with administration and his teacher because I choose to be involved. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/10/07
My son just finished kindergarten at Hickman, and I was sorely disappointed. The principal was invisible most of the time, and when she was present, she was pitifully uninspiring! This leads to overall apathy among the teachers who appear to do as little as possible and still get paid. There is not
... Read more a great deal of parental involvement, but this is largely due to the lack of enthusiasm among the staff and lack of overall structure to support volunteers. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/20/07
The school had dumbed down curriculum, uncaring teachers and principal and substandard facilities. Built like a prison, it is a fairly typical school of the San Diego Unified system.
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Posted by a former student on 11/12/06
Average quality academic program, very few extracurricular activities, and average parent involvement.
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Posted by a parent on 05/02/06
My son just completed 1st grade and the program was intense and fast. There isnt enought music or sports as far as I am concerned at this school. The parent involvement is pitiful. I help out 2x per week and I believe I was the only one.
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San Diego schools — Hickman Elementary School is located at 10850 Montongo St, San Diego CA 92126. 10850 Montongo St is in the Mira Mesa neighborhood and 92126 ZIP code in San Diego, CA The school district for Hickman Elementary School is the San Diego Unified School District. Hickman Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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