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Icard Elementary

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Icard Elementary ranks 588 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Icard Elementary is a public elementary school located in Connelly Springs, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 252 students. The school is part of the Burke County Schools district, which is ranked 121 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Icard Elementary has consistently performed above the Burke County Schools and North Carolina state averages in mathematics and science proficiency across grades 3-5. In 2024-2025, Icard Elementary's 3rd-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 68.9%, compared to 63.5% for Burke County Schools and 64.1% for North Carolina. Additionally, Icard Elementary's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 65.1% in 2024-2025, higher than the Burke County Schools (63.6%) and North Carolina (62%) averages. The school has also shown strong performance among its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 17% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

However, Icard Elementary's performance for gifted and talented students has been relatively low, ranking in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools in this category. When compared to schools in the Catawba County Schools and Hickory City Schools districts, Icard Elementary's performance appears to lag behind some of the higher-performing schools, such as Mountain View Elementary. Overall, Icard Elementary is a solid, consistent performer within the Burke County Schools district, with opportunities for improvement in supporting the needs of its gifted and talented students.

265

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,629

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3087 Icard School Road
Connelly Springs, NC 28612

(828) 397-3491

District: Burke County Schools

Students who attend Icard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Burke Middle
High:	East Burke High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.9%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

588^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Burke County Schools

121^st of 242Burke County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	588 of 1490	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	523 of 1505	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	493 of 1502	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	410 of 1514	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	324 of 1489	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	306 of 1473	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	269 of 1434	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.1	280 of 1429	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.4	354 of 1425	75.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	496 of 1440	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	538 of 1390	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	487 of 1403	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.9	300 of 1388	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.6	155 of 1381	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	268 of 1363	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.9	422 of 1354	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.4	646 of 1324	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	452 of 1293	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	561 of 1276	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	463 of 1451	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	614 of 1455	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	537 of 1459	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	538 of 1458	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	368 of 1440	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	320 of 1424	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	313 of 1405	77.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	637 of 710	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	535 of 669	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	436 of 582	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	92 of 494	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	242 of 1437	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	154 of 1450	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	265 of 1437	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	130 of 1366	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	70 of 1329	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	121 of 1361	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.7	157 of 1332	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	722 of 1450	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	442 of 1464	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	420 of 1461	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	305 of 1464	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	283 of 1444	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	354 of 1430	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	298 of 1413	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	808 of 1172	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	853 of 1166	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	824 of 1183	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	701 of 1194	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.2	503 of 1172	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	614 of 1183	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	577 of 1178	51.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+8 vs state

Science65%+3 vs state

Reading49%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Icard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3087 Icard School Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3491	265	21	12.7	98.9%	188 (70.9%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (12.1%)	32 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	58.5	588^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.5%		63.1	523^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%	65	68.9	74.4	62.8		51.1	59.0	37.2		65.1	$9,629	$1,361	$8,268
Hildebran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 US Hwy 70 West	Hildebran	28637	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3181	297	16	18.5	96.0%	225 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.7%)	28 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	53.2	687^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.9%		59.9	582^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	61.3%	105	63.6	64.3	66.7		36.4	57.1	45.8		66.7	$10,444	$1,872	$8,572
Ray Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1183 Cape Hickory Road	Hickory	28601	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-1340	460	29	15.7	99.3%	304 (66.1%)	6 (1.3%)	58 (12.6%)	61 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	64.9	487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.3%		63.7	514^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.8%	27	75.3	69.7	76.4		48.1	60.6	48.6		62.5	$10,027	$1,439	$8,588
Southwest Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1580 32nd Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-8884	292	22	13.4	99.0%	91 (31.2%)	75 (25.7%)	73 (25.0%)	23 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.2%)								(n/a)										$10,139	$1,799	$8,340
Valdese Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	298 Praley Street	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 874-0704	530	30	17.8	99.4%	422 (79.6%)	11 (2.1%)	44 (8.3%)	25 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.5%)	56.5	623^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	58.2%		64.2	502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	66.6%	121	69.0	62.1	61.4		35.6	59.8	51.5		70.3	$8,594	$1,111	$7,483
Granite Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 N Highland Avenue	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2222	647	35	18.4	99.2%	506 (78.2%)	22 (3.4%)	84 (13.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	67.8	433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.9%		63.3	520^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.4%	87	79.4	60.6	66.7		59.8	60.6	54.9		65.7	$8,703	$796	$7,907
Longview Elementary	Public	3-5	737 12th Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 485-0975	269	18	14.8	98.9%	67 (24.9%)	62 (23.0%)	80 (29.7%)	31 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.4%)	32.3	1052^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.4%		27	1157^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.1%	105	72.2	42.2	40.7		50.6	41.1	41.8		41.8	$10,424	$1,492	$8,933
Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	351	20	17.2	99.1%	272 (77.5%)	7 (2.0%)	46 (13.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	36.5	973^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.8	1033^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	31.4%	60	59.6	38.6	52.9		42.3	45.5	45.1		58.8	$11,245	$974	$10,271
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-6	5911 Dwayne Starnes Road	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 294-2020	708	40	17.5	99.6%	475 (67.1%)	33 (4.7%)	54 (7.6%)	74 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.0%)	79.6	250^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.2%		81.9	216^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	34	81.0	78.3	81.1	73.6	49.5	68.9	64.2	58.2	80.2	$8,895	$775	$8,120
Baton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Baton School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-9531	357	23	15.4	99.2%	303 (84.9%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	60	564^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		60.8	568^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.3%	4	68.0	62.7	56.9		52.0	58.8	52.3		70.8	$9,953	$1,175	$8,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Icard Elementary

What district is Icard Elementary in?

Burke County Schools

What schools do graduates of Icard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Icard Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Burke Middle
High : East Burke High

What is the racial makeup of Icard Elementary?

Students at Icard Elementary are 71% White, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Icard Elementary a good school?

Icard Elementary ranks 588^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Icard Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Icard Elementary.

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