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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 596 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297003368
Oakhurst STEAM Academy
4511 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205 · (980) 343-6482 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
519 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
41.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Oakhurst STEAM Academy
Oakhurst STEAM Academy's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy this school | 523 | 99.2% | 50.8% |
| Forestville Road Elementary Knightdale | 570 | 99.5% | 47.7% |
| Knightdale Elementary Knightdale | 549 | 99.5% | 40.8% |
| Joseph W Grier Academy Charlotte | 529 | 99.4% | 39.2% |
| Hillandale Elementary Durham | 586 | 99.5% | 35.9% |
| Ward Elementary Winston-Salem | 489 | 99.4% | 47.7% |
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 Oakhurst STEAM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #792 of 1,297 | #71 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #702 of 1,296 | #67 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #887 of 1,300 | #69 of 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #549 of 1,485 | #84 of 136 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,208 of 1,377 | #106 of 133 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #262 of 1,379 | #27 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #467 of 1,414 | #63 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #325 of 937 | #35 of 72 |
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
523
-42 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 523 | 30.9 | 16.9:1 | 99% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 98% (509) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 35.1 | 16.1:1 | 99% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 99% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 37.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 607 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 100% (604) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakhurst STEAM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (639 to 523); teachers down 18% (37.9 to 30.9).
About Oakhurst STEAM Academy
Families in Charlotte, North Carolina, are served by Oakhurst STEAM Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 523 students.
Enrollment across the 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools totals 145,014 students.
Hispanic students make up 38% of enrollment at Oakhurst STEAM Academy, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% Black, 12% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Mecklenburg County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Oakhurst STEAM Academy has a ratio of 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Mecklenburg County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Oakhurst STEAM Academy lands at C+, ahead of 41% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.5% for Oakhurst STEAM Academy. The school posts 50.8%, 2.2 points above the prediction.
The school is in Mecklenburg County, where the median household earns about $87,005 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Mecklenburg County, 226 public schools serve about 170,407 students.
About 1.0 miles separate Oakhurst STEAM Academy from the closest public school, Randolph Middle. The five-mile area around Oakhurst STEAM Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Oakhurst STEAM Academy ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 50.8% versus a 49.4% average.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 523, down from 565 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.1 to 16.9 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Oakhurst STEAM Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- William Amos Hough HighHigh · 2,518 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
Other schools in Charlotte
- Myers Park High SchoolHigh · 3,225 students
- Ardrey Kell High SchoolHigh · 3,036 students
- South Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,534 students
- East Mecklenburg High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Palisades High SchoolHigh · 2,332 students
- Julius L. Chambers High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
Nearby schools
- Randolph Middle1.0 mi · 1,215
- Eastway Middle1.1 mi · 849
- Chantilly Montessori1.3 mi · 316
- Winterfield Elementary1.3 mi · 461
- Cotswold Elementary1.3 mi · 340
- McClintock Middle1.4 mi · 1,056
Frequently asked questions
About Oakhurst STEAM AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Oakhurst STEAM Academy?
Oakhurst STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-05.
Is Oakhurst STEAM Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oakhurst STEAM Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Oakhurst STEAM Academy have?
Oakhurst STEAM Academy employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oakhurst STEAM Academy?
At Oakhurst STEAM Academy, the student body is approximately 12% White, 38% Hispanic, 38% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakhurst STEAM Academy in?
Oakhurst STEAM Academy is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.