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B+

Icard Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3087 Icard School Road, Connelly Springs, NC 28612 · (828) 397-3491 · Part of Burke County Schools

Icard’s School Grade B better than 56% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
265
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Icard Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Icard kids: East Burke Middle

On the path

Where Icard kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Icard ElementaryYou are here
6–8East Burke Middlein Connelly Springs

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3087 Icard School Road, Connelly Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten41
Grade 143
Grade 240
Grade 343
Grade 439
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
278’20
266’21
260’22
252’23
265’24

Down 4.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 12%Asian 12%Two or more races 5%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Icard Elementary from Icard families.

Other schools in Burke County Schools

The district →
Mountain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
C
762 students15:1
Valdese Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Valdese
B
530 students18:1
Drexel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
B
477 students16:1
Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
B+
476 students17:1
Ray Childers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hickory
C+
460 students16:1
George Hildebrand Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Connelly Springs
C+
327 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Icard’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.