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If you had an hour of school board time for Oak Ridge Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000840
Oak Ridge Elementary
2050 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, NC 27310 · (336) 643-8410 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
112 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
81.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
91.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Oak Ridge Elementary
Oak Ridge Elementary's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Elementary this school | 712 | 15.7% | 85.9% |
| Laurel Park Elementary Apex | 694 | 12.7% | 76.0% |
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary Matthews | 702 | 15.5% | 83.9% |
| Oakview Elementary Apex | 873 | 11.9% | 80.5% |
| Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs | 889 | 13.3% | 83.2% |
| Antioch Elementary Matthews | 816 | 8.9% | 87.5% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Oak Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #30 of 1,297 | #1 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #13 of 1,296 | #1 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #33 of 1,300 | #2 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #166 of 1,485 | #6 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #929 of 1,377 | #53 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #1,008 of 1,379 | #61 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #1,379 of 1,414 | #74 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #761 of 937 | #42 of 49 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
712
+46 (+7%) vs 2020
+157% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 712 | 45.4 | 15.7:1 | 16% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 44.3 | 15.5:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 43.1 | 16.4:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 42.8 | 17.6:1 | 9% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 753 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 11% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 11% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 8% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 19 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (754 to 712); teachers up 6% (42.8 to 45.4).
About Oak Ridge Elementary
In Oak Ridge, North Carolina, Oak Ridge Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 712 students. That puts enrollment 52% larger than the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Guilford County Schools has a total of 123 schools and 68,535 students, Oak Ridge Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Oak Ridge Elementary, about 70 are White. After that, the student body is 13% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Guilford County, the White share is about 48%. The diversity index for Oak Ridge Elementary is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Oak Ridge Elementary totals 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Oak Ridge Elementary is about 16%. Among public schools in Guilford County, the average eligibility rate is 89%.
Oak Ridge Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.0%. Oak Ridge Elementary scores 85.9%.
Guilford County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Guilford County number 143, with about 79,539 students.
Northwest Guilford High is about 2.5 miles from Oak Ridge Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oak Ridge Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 666 to 712, a 7% rise.
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Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other Oak Ridge Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 8 states are named Oak Ridge Elementary. Oak Ridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 11.
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolPalos Hills, IL · 774 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 678 students
- Oak Ridge Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 608 students
- Oak Ridge ElementaryChino Hills, CA · 521 students
- Oak Ridge ElementarySan Jose, CA · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Guilford High2.5 mi · 2,055
- Northwest Guilford Middle2.5 mi · 915
- Piney Grove Elementary3.5 mi · 635
- EP Pearce Elementary3.6 mi · 653
- Colfax Elementary4.2 mi · 587
- Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA4.4 mi · 1,343
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Ridge ElementaryHow large is Oak Ridge Elementary?
Oak Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oak Ridge Elementary serve?
Oak Ridge Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oak Ridge Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oak Ridge Elementary?
Oak Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Oak Ridge Elementary?
Oak Ridge Elementary is overseen by Guilford County Schools in Guilford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.