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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEATHERFORD ISD·NCES 484480009365
Ikard Elementary School
100 IKARD LN, WEATHERFORD, TX 76086 · (817) 598-2818 · Parker County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
402 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 88 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 33.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Ikard Elementary School
Ikard Elementary School's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikard Elementary School this school | 572 | 70.3% | 37.1% |
| Marble Falls Elementary School MARBLE FALLS | 569 | 69.4% | 36.8% |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School ALVIN | 592 | 69.3% | 51.4% |
| Ingram Elementary School INGRAM | 642 | 69.0% | 59.5% |
| Fulton Elementary School FULTON | 619 | 65.9% | 29.3% |
| Lucille Nash Elementary School KAUFMAN | 604 | 72.8% | 41.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Ikard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Parker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #2,936 of 4,401 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,030 of 4,466 ▲ 673 | #22 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,577 of 4,466 ▼ 276 | #18 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #695 of 3,998 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #1,846 of 4,938 | #6 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,246 of 4,622 | #6 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,436 of 4,628 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #2,544 of 4,789 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #1,001 of 1,307 | #8 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
572
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 572 | 41.9 | 13.7:1 | 70% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 73% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 41.6 | 14.9:1 | 73% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 66% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 38.4 | 14.2:1 | 66% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 62% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 61% (377) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ikard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (546 to 572); teachers up 9% (38.4 to 41.9).
About Ikard Elementary School
Federal records list Ikard Elementary School as an elementary school in WEATHERFORD, Texas. A federal count lists 572 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
WEATHERFORD ISD serves 8,023 students across 12 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Ikard Elementary School, at 47%. Other reported shares: 42% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Parker County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Ikard Elementary School is 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Parker County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ikard Elementary School, the prediction is 43.7% and the result is 37.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Parker County, the median household income is $104,443, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Ikard Elementary School is one of 51 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Austin Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles from Ikard Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Ikard Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Ikard Elementary School enrolled 581; in 2024-25, 572.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Parker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
165,168
Census ACS
Median income
$104,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
28,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEATHERFORD ISD
- Weatherford High SchoolHigh · 2,427 students
- Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Tison Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in WEATHERFORD
- Weatherford High SchoolHigh · 2,427 students
- Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Tison Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
- Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Elementary School1.6 mi · 547
- Crockett Elementary School1.7 mi · 440
- Tison Middle School1.7 mi · 834
- Rise Academy2.2 mi · 75
- Curtis Elementary School2.7 mi · 585
- Seguin Elementary School2.9 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Ikard Elementary SchoolHow large is Ikard Elementary School?
Ikard Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ikard Elementary School serve?
Ikard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ikard Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Ikard Elementary School.
How diverse is Ikard Elementary School?
Ikard Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 47% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ikard Elementary School public or private?
Ikard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEATHERFORD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.