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Ray Childers Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1183 Cape Hickory Road, Hickory, NC 28601 · (828) 324-1340 · Part of Burke County Schools

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Directions
Students
460
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ray Childers Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Rhodhiss kids: 12 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Ray Childers ElementaryYou are here
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, 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 ↗

1183 Cape Hickory Road, Hickory

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten62
Grade 169
Grade 267
Grade 377
Grade 476
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
438’20
460’21
457’22
447’23
460’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Asian 13%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 7%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ray Childers Elementary from Rhodhiss 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
George Hildebrand Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Connelly Springs
C+
327 students15:1
W A Young Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morganton
C+
327 students13:1

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; Rhodhiss’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.