Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 384 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370048000184
Icard Elementary
3087 Icard School Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 · (828) 397-3491 · Burke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
262 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
47%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
48.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Icard Elementary
Icard Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icard Elementary this school | 265 | 98.9% | 59.7% |
| Hildebran Elementary Hildebran | 297 | 96.0% | 57.5% |
| W A Young Elementary Morganton | 327 | 95.4% | 47.8% |
| Millingport Elementary Albemarle | 192 | 97.9% | 77.5% |
| Glen Alpine Elementary Morganton | 295 | 99.0% | 61.4% |
| Trindale Elementary School Archdale | 382 | 99.2% | 55.9% |
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 Icard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Burke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #510 of 1,297 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #395 of 1,296 | #6 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #671 of 1,300 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,261 of 1,485 | #14 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #182 of 1,377 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #1,063 of 1,379 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #717 of 1,414 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #467 of 937 | #7 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
265
-13 (-5%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 265 | 20.8 | 12.7:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 21.4 | 11.8:1 | 99% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 17.6 | 14.8:1 | 75% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 53% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 19.1 | 16.1:1 | 62% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 61% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 50% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 24 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Icard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (306 to 265); teachers up 9% (19.1 to 20.8).
About Icard Elementary
In Connelly Springs, North Carolina, part of Burke County, Icard Elementary is an elementary school. A federal count lists 265 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.
Burke County Schools enrolls 11,667 students in 26 schools, including Icard Elementary.
A majority of students at Icard Elementary, 71%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Icard Elementary has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%.
allk12 grades Icard Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Icard Elementary would score about 48.6%. It scores 59.7%, 11.0 points above that figure.
Census estimates describe Burke County this way: median household income is about $58,592, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Burke County number 30 and enroll about 12,360.
The closest other public school is East Burke High, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 59.7% is above the 58.3% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Icard Elementary went from 278 students to 265. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 12.7:1.
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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
- George Hildebrand ElementaryElementary · 327 students
Nearby schools
- East Burke High0.9 mi · 874
- East Burke Middle0.9 mi · 630
- Hildebran Elementary2.6 mi · 297
- Ray Childers Elementary2.7 mi · 460
- Southwest Primary4.8 mi · 292
- Draughn High School4.9 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Icard ElementaryHow large is Icard Elementary?
Icard Elementary enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Icard Elementary serve?
Icard Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Icard Elementary have?
Icard Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Icard Elementary?
Student demographics at Icard Elementary are roughly 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Icard Elementary in?
Icard Elementary is part of Burke County Schools.
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