📍 3087 Icard School Road, Connelly Springs, Burke County, 28612
Icard Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Connelly Springs, Burke County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Burke County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Icard Elementary enrolls 260 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Asian and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 72% |
| Asian | 38 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
194 of the school's 260 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Icard Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 86.
Icard Elementary is one of 27 schools in Burke County Schools, based in Morganton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,667 students district-wide and employs 740 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Icard Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize