Hildebran Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 297 students
Ray Childers Elementary
1183 Cape Hickory Road, Hickory, NC 28601
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
460
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Burke County Schools
Burke County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Ray Childers Elementary
Ray Childers Elementary is a public elementary school in Hickory, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Burke County Schools. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Burke County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 460 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 460 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Burke County Schools
- County
- Burke County
- NCES school ID
- 370048002431
Schools near Ray Childers Elementary
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Southwest Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 292 students
Granite Falls Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 647 students
Longview Elementary
Public · Grades 3–5 · 269 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.