Founded in 1965, Hickey Elementary School is a learning center that provides academic instruction to students in kindergarten through grade five. It offers an educational program that includes instruction in communication arts, reading, music, math and physical education. The school employs a work force of psychological examiners, counselors, social workers, nurses and speech therapists. It operates a library that stocks books and periodicals and offers links to search engines. Hickey Elementary School is located in St. Louis. It is a part of St. Louis Public Schools, which operates elementary, middle and high schools and serves over 39,000 students. St. Louis Public Schools employs over 4,000 full-time members.