Tom Hicks Elementary School

Infobox US school
name = Thomas O. Hicks Elementary School


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mission statement = "We, the faculty and staff of Thomas O. Hicks Elementary, dedicate ourselves to provide an educational foundation that nurtures integrity and fosters a love of learning."
established =
type = Public
district = Lewisville Independent School District
grades = K-5
principal = Ann Beckel
city = Frisco
state = Texas
country = USA
campus type =
campus size =
enrollment = 515 [http://www.lisd.net/lisdschools/hicks.html "LISD School Pofile for Hicks Elementary"] ]
faculty =
mascot = Timberwolves
mascot

colors = Royal Blue, Silver and Black
homepage = [http://www.lisd.net/schools/hicks/index.htm]

Thomas O. Hicks Elementary School is located in Frisco, Texas under the Lewisville Independent School District (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 hockey team as well as the Texas Rangers baseball team. The school is the first two-story elementary school to be built in LISD. [ [http://www.lisd.net/schools/hicks/index.htm "Thomas O. Hicks Elementary School Website"] ] The school's colors are royal blue, silver and black and is represented by their mascot the Timberwolves. [http://www.lisd.net/lisdschools/hicks.html "LISD School Pofile for Hicks Elementary"] ]

Since opening its doors on August 11, 2004, Hicks Elementary School has received Gold Performance Acknowledgments from the Texas Education Agency in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 for: Commended on Reading/ELA, Mathematics, Writing and Science.

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

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