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Ray Childers Elementary Primary School
1183 Cape Hickory Rd
Hickory NC, 28601, Catawba County
Phone: 828-324-1340
Ranking: 
(654 out of 1,874, top 35%)*
(654 out of 1,874, top 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Burke County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 391 | 433 | 452 | 485 | 494 | 503 | 503 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 32 | 7.4% | 47 | 10.4% | 37 | 7.6% | 34 | 6.9% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 17.9% | 72 | 16.6% | 65 | 14.4% | 68 | 14.0% | 59 | 11.9% | 80 | 15.9% | 84 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 74 | 18.9% | 71 | 16.4% | 63 | 13.9% | 50 | 10.3% | 73 | 14.8% | 86 | 17.1% | 84 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 17.1% | 62 | 14.3% | 46 | 10.2% | 73 | 15.1% | 84 | 17.0% | 89 | 17.7% | 88 | 17.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 14.6% | 48 | 11.1% | 68 | 15.0% | 86 | 17.7% | 80 | 16.2% | 86 | 17.1% | 79 | 15.7% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 14.1% | 70 | 16.2% | 83 | 18.4% | 79 | 16.3% | 85 | 17.2% | 77 | 15.3% | 90 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 68 | 17.4% | 78 | 18.0% | 80 | 17.7% | 92 | 19.0% | 79 | 16.0% | 85 | 16.9% | 78 | 15.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 50.6% | 230 | 53.1% | 247 | 54.6% | 259 | 53.4% | 244 | 49.4% | 253 | 50.3% | 239 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 193 | 49.4% | 203 | 46.9% | 205 | 45.4% | 226 | 46.6% | 242 | 49.0% | 242 | 48.1% | 241 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 8.4% | 27 | 6.2% | 33 | 7.3% | 22 | 4.5% | 57 | 11.5% | 64 | 12.7% | 60 | 11.9% |
| Hispanic: | 31 | 7.9% | 32 | 7.4% | 25 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.7% | 17 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 18 | 3.6% | 27 | 5.4% | 6 | 1.2% |
| White: | 313 | 80.1% | 345 | 79.7% | 360 | 79.6% | 402 | 82.9% | 402 | 81.4% | 397 | 78.9% | 402 | 79.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.3% | 23 | 5.3% | 25 | 5.5% | 30 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 265 | 67.8% | 257 | 59.4% | 246 | 54.4% | 255 | 52.6% | 248 | 50.2% | 277 | 55.1% | 239 | 47.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.2% | 53 | 12.2% | 55 | 12.2% | 64 | 13.2% | 61 | 12.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 70 | 13.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.25 | 14.43 | 15.05 | 15.08 | 14.11 | 13.50 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.1% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.1% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.2% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 44.4% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 83.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 85.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 55.6% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.4% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 72.5% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 47.2% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 80.6% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 87.4% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.3% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 89.2% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 88.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 61.8% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 72% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.8% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 49.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 44.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53.1% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 61.8% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 63% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 78.6% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 87.7% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 88.6% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.6% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 89.9% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 51.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 90.6% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90.6% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 59.1% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71.6% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 76.6% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 80% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 80.4% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 42.0% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 50.8% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 86.3% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.8% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 60.4% | 45.4% |
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* Ray Childers Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.