Four Oaks Elementary

Set in Four Oaks, North Carolina, Four Oaks Elementary is a roomy elementary campus, operated by Johnston County Public Schools. It hosts 1,051 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 125% larger than typical.

Across the 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools (37,320 students total), Four Oaks Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Four Oaks Elementary records that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 32% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Four Oaks Elementary has 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Four Oaks Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.2%.

Around the school, census data for Johnston County shows median household earnings sit near $83,384, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Johnston County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), Four Oaks Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Four Oaks Middle, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Four Oaks Elementary. On composite proficiency, Four Oaks Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 1,090 students in 2018 compared to 1,051 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Four Oaks Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.