IKARD EL

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in WEATHERFORD, Texas, IKARD EL instructs 572 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by WEATHERFORD ISD.

WEATHERFORD ISD runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,023 students. IKARD EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, IKARD EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 42% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Parker County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IKARD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Parker County's rate of about 33%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IKARD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.2%, the actual is 38.1%, a residual of -5.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Parker County shows the typical household earns roughly $104,443 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Parker County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 28,354 students), IKARD EL is one campus in the mix.

AUSTIN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IKARD EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 53% to 42% over that span.

On this page, members of the IKARD EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.