Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048000177
George Hildebrand Elementary
8078 G Hildebrand Sch Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 · (828) 879-9595 · Burke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
322 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
64.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like George Hildebrand Elementary
George Hildebrand Elementary's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Hildebrand Elementary this school | 327 | 98.5% | 71.9% |
| Richfield Elementary Richfield | 302 | 99.0% | 70.3% |
| Central Elementary Statesville | 331 | 97.6% | 66.3% |
| Denton Elementary Denton | 369 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| Pumpkin Center Primary Lincolnton | 325 | 99.1% | N/A |
| North Brook Elementary Vale | 344 | 99.1% | 62.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where George Hildebrand Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Burke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #189 of 1,297 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #262 of 1,296 | #3 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #245 of 1,300 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,126 of 1,485 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #689 of 1,377 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #1,310 of 1,379 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #838 of 1,414 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #873 of 937 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
327
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 327 | 22.1 | 14.8:1 | 98% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 21.9 | 15.0:1 | 99% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 18.7 | 17.0:1 | 81% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 64% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 22.5 | 14.9:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 71% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 36% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George Hildebrand Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (335 to 327); teachers down 2% (22.5 to 22.1).
About George Hildebrand Elementary
George Hildebrand Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Connelly Springs, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 327 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Burke County Schools counts 11,667 students in its 26 schools, and George Hildebrand Elementary is one of them.
The share of students at George Hildebrand Elementary who are White is 85%. Other students are 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
George Hildebrand Elementary lists 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.8 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 98% of the student body. Public schools in Burke County average a similar 96%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, George Hildebrand Elementary outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
George Hildebrand Elementary is a top-10% school in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.8% with an actual 71.9%.
For Burke County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $58,592 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting George Hildebrand Elementary, Burke County has 30 public schools.
George Hildebrand Elementary's nearest public school is East Burke Middle (about 6.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. On state test proficiency, George Hildebrand Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, George Hildebrand Elementary enrolled 294 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 327. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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Burke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
87,795
Census ACS
Median income
$58,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
12,360 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burke County Schools
- Freedom HighHigh · 1,299 students
- East Burke HighHigh · 874 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Patton High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Draughn High SchoolHigh · 661 students
- East Burke MiddleMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in Connelly Springs
- East Burke HighHigh · 874 students
- East Burke MiddleMiddle · 630 students
- Icard ElementaryElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- East Burke Middle6.0 mi · 630
- East Burke High6.1 mi · 874
- Banoak Elementary6.6 mi · 291
- Icard Elementary6.8 mi · 265
- Hildebran Elementary7.3 mi · 297
- Mountain View Elementary7.4 mi · 708
Frequently asked questions
About George Hildebrand ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at George Hildebrand Elementary?
George Hildebrand Elementary enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George Hildebrand Elementary serve?
George Hildebrand Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does George Hildebrand Elementary have?
George Hildebrand Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George Hildebrand Elementary?
At George Hildebrand Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is George Hildebrand Elementary public or private?
George Hildebrand Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burke County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.