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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237002304
Four Oaks Middle
1475 Boyette Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524 · (919) 963-4022 · Johnston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
468 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 153 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 155 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
54.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Four Oaks Middle
Four Oaks Middle's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Oaks Middle this school | 477 | 98.1% | 59.4% |
| Springfield Middle Lucama | 448 | 99.3% | 70.7% |
| Eblen Intermediate Asheville | 566 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Southeastern Randolph Middle School Ramseur | 463 | 99.1% | 35.8% |
| Lincolnton Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 99.5% | 43.2% |
| Corriher Lipe Middle Landis | 457 | 99.3% | 38.5% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Four Oaks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #132 of 463 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #147 of 461 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #155 of 463 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #323 of 478 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #161 of 456 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #208 of 456 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #303 of 472 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #247 of 300 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
477
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 98% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 32.6 | 14.9:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 67% (314) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 46% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 36.5 | 13.8:1 | 58% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 58% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 59% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 62% (246) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Four Oaks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (502 to 477); teachers down 15% (36.5 to 31).
About Four Oaks Middle
Four Oaks Middle is a small middle school in Johnston County Public Schools, located in Four Oaks, North Carolina. In all, 477 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 21% fewer students than the average for middle schools in North Carolina (about 605).
District-wide, Johnston County Public Schools has 48 schools and 37,320 students.
White students account for 49% of enrollment at Four Oaks Middle, more than any other group. Other students are 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County residents are about 64% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Four Oaks Middle is 15.4:1, based on 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Four Oaks Middle counts 98% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Johnston County average a similar 95%.
On the allk12 Grade, Four Oaks Middle lands at A-, ahead of 82% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Four Oaks Middle would score about 48.9%. It scores 59.4%, 10.6 points above that figure.
In Johnston County, the median household earns about $83,384 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Johnston County has 52 public schools with about 41,004 students, including Four Oaks Middle.
Four Oaks Middle is about 1.7 miles from Four Oaks Elementary, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Four Oaks Middle ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 59.4% versus a 53.9% average.
Four Oaks Middle is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 477, compared with 509 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.4:1, from 14.1:1.
The allk12 page for Four Oaks Middle lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
Other schools in Four Oaks
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
- Four Oaks ElementaryElementary · 1,051 students
Nearby schools
- Four Oaks Elementary1.7 mi · 1,051
- West Smithfield Elementary3.7 mi · 494
- South Smithfield Elementary4.4 mi · 450
- Choice Plus Academy4.9 mi · 97
- The Innovation Academy at South Campus5.1 mi · 263
- Johnston Co Early College Academy5.4 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Four Oaks MiddleHow many students attend Four Oaks Middle?
Four Oaks Middle enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Four Oaks Middle serve?
Four Oaks Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Four Oaks Middle?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Four Oaks Middle.
How diverse is Four Oaks Middle?
Four Oaks Middle reports a student body of 49% White, 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Four Oaks Middle?
Four Oaks Middle is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
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