School+Community+Report

__ **Hidden Oaks Community** __ Hidden Oaks Elementary School is a neighborhood school. It opened in 1989. It is located off of Chickasaw Trail in the back of the Chickasaw Park neighborhood. Hidden Oaks is a kindergarten through fifth grade school as well as a center school for special needs students including VE Pre-K (Varying Exceptionalities Pre-Kindergarten). The majority of the students who attend Hidden Oaks are either walkers or car riders. The ESE students who are not zoned for Hidden Oaks are bused in. 54% of the students receive free or reduced lunch. **Hidden Oaks has a total of 690 students including ESE**
 * Pre-K - 5**
 * KG – 111**
 * 1st Grade – 95**
 * 2nd Grade – 109**
 * 3rd Grade – 123**
 * 4th Grade – 128**
 * 5th Grade – 119**

**Ethnicity Breakdown:** The majority of the students at Hidden Oaks are of Hispanic decent totaling 51.3% of the student population. 28.1% of the students are Caucasian, 10.7% African American, 5.5% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.8% Multiracial and 0.6% Native American. 186 of Hidden Oak’s students are receiving ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) services and 72 are monitored ESOL students, meaning they have either tested out of the ESOL program or have completed it.

The Hidden Oaks Community is very unique. The first thing you notice when you walk on campus is how well the students get along and are tolerant of each other. The students are very helpful. They assist the ESE students to and from their busses as well as helping the ESOL students with their English in class. This diverse population makes managing the Media Center both challenging and exciting at the same time. The students’ interests are just as diverse as they are. From dogs to dinosaurs the latest craze changes but they are definitely not shy to let me know when it does.
 * Other Demographic Information:**
 * There are 75 self-contained ESE students. These include 4 Autistic units, Varying Exceptionalities classes and multiple classes for our Handicap Students both TMH and PMH.
 * 54% of the students receive free or reduced lunch
 * The student population is moderately transient
 * There is a large Christian presence due to the many churches in the area. Most predominantly is 7th Day Adventist.