Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370432003440
Oakboro Choice STEM
1244 N Main St, Oakboro, NC 28129 · (704) 961-4700 · Stanly County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
350 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 109% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
72.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
81.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Oakboro Choice STEM
Oakboro Choice STEM's state test result (79.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakboro Choice STEM this school | 353 | 99.2% | 79.1% |
| Bostian Elementary China Grove | 342 | 99.1% | 59.3% |
| Endy Elementary Albemarle | 360 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
| Baton Elementary Granite Falls | 357 | 99.2% | 60.9% |
| Polk Central Elementary School Mill Spring | 379 | 99.2% | 59.5% |
| Jonathan Valley Elementary Waynesville | 336 | 98.5% | 60.5% |
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 Oakboro Choice STEM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stanly County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #85 of 1,297 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #107 of 1,296 | #2 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #106 of 1,300 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,042 of 1,485 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #462 of 1,377 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #1,260 of 1,379 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #550 of 1,414 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #182 of 369 | N/A |
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
353
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 353 | 25.3 | 14.0:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 25.6 | 14.1:1 | 96% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 23.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 30% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 20.1 | 15.8:1 | 36% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakboro Choice STEM.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (318 to 353); teachers up 26% (20.1 to 25.3).
About Oakboro Choice STEM
Oakboro Choice STEM is a small elementary school in Oakboro, North Carolina, under Stanly County Schools. It reported 353 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.
Oakboro Choice STEM is among 23 schools run by Stanly County Schools, which serves 8,743 students.
Of every 100 students at Oakboro Choice STEM, about 82 are White. The school is also 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Stanly County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
Its ratio of 14.0:1 is based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Stanly County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Oakboro Choice STEM outscored 98%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Oakboro Choice STEM beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 30.5 points (79.1% versus 48.6%), a top-10% result in North Carolina on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Stanly County, the median household earns about $60,704 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Stanly County has 24 public schools with about 9,471 students, including Oakboro Choice STEM.
Oakboro Choice STEM's closest public school neighbor is West Stanly High, about 2.4 miles away. Within five miles of Oakboro Choice STEM, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Oakboro Choice STEM is ahead of the 66.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Federal data place Oakboro Choice STEM in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 15 students, from 338 to 353.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Oakboro Choice STEM. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stanly County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,651
Census ACS
Median income
$60,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanly County Schools
- West Stanly HighHigh · 800 students
- West Stanly Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- North Stanly HighHigh · 568 students
- Locust ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Stanfield ElementaryElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- West Stanly High2.4 mi · 800
- West Stanly Middle School4.0 mi · 662
- Locust Elementary5.1 mi · 563
- Stanfield Elementary5.1 mi · 483
- Endy Elementary6.0 mi · 360
- Aquadale Elementary6.3 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Oakboro Choice STEMWhat is the total enrollment at Oakboro Choice STEM?
Oakboro Choice STEM enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Oakboro Choice STEM serve?
Oakboro Choice STEM serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oakboro Choice STEM?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oakboro Choice STEM is approximately 14.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakboro Choice STEM?
At Oakboro Choice STEM, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakboro Choice STEM in?
Oakboro Choice STEM is part of Stanly County Schools.
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