Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAVEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION·NCES 370331002177
Oaks Road Academy
2811 Oaks Road, New Bern, NC 28560 · (252) 514-6475 · Craven County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
338 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
35.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
38.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Oaks Road Academy
Oaks Road Academy's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Road Academy this school | 352 | 96.0% | 38.6% |
| Aversboro Elementary Garner | 381 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
| Edwin A Alderman Elementary Greensboro | 392 | 99.2% | 55.5% |
| Southwest Primary Hickory | 292 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Johnson Street Global Studies High Point | 389 | 97.9% | 47.3% |
| Dole Elementary Salisbury | 388 | 99.2% | 26.3% |
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 Oaks Road Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Craven County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,128 of 1,297 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,165 of 1,296 | #14 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #1,080 of 1,300 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #1,045 of 1,485 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,239 of 1,377 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #21 of 1,379 | #2 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #1,036 of 1,414 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #371 of 937 | #8 of 13 |
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
352
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 619
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 352 | 20.4 | 17.3:1 | 96% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 19.9 | 18.4:1 | 97% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 97% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 32 | 13.2:1 | 88% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 87% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 86% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 75% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oaks Road Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (421 to 352); teachers down 36% (32 to 20.4).
About Oaks Road Academy
Oaks Road Academy is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in New Bern, North Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 352 students. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
Craven County Board of Education runs Oaks Road Academy along with 25 other schools, enrolling 12,152 students in total.
About 33% of students at Oaks Road Academy are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. Craven County's residents are about 20% Black, 13 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 75, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. The school has 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 74% average for public schools in Craven County, the school's rate is higher.
Oaks Road Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oaks Road Academy is -10.9 points: 38.6% actual, 49.5% predicted.
The school's county is Craven County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,873, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Craven County's 27 public schools enroll about 12,526 students and include Oaks Road Academy.
Oaks Road Academy's nearest public school is J.T. Barber Elementary (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Oaks Road Academy is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Oaks Road Academy had a net gain of 21 students, or 6%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Craven County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
102,612
Census ACS
Median income
$65,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Craven County Board of Education
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- Havelock HighHigh · 1,014 students
- West Craven HighHigh · 751 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in New Bern
- New Bern HighHigh · 1,637 students
- H J MacDonald MiddleMiddle · 632 students
- West Craven MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Grover C Fields MiddleMiddle · 542 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Albert H Bangert ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- J.T. Barber Elementary0.6 mi · 270
- Grover C Fields Middle1.2 mi · 542
- Trent Park Elementary1.5 mi · 390
- H J MacDonald Middle2.0 mi · 632
- Craven Early College High2.2 mi · 221
- Bridgeton Elementary2.3 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Oaks Road AcademyHow large is Oaks Road Academy?
Oaks Road Academy enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oaks Road Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oaks Road Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oaks Road Academy have?
Oaks Road Academy employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oaks Road Academy?
At Oaks Road Academy, the student body is approximately 18% White, 30% Hispanic, 33% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Oaks Road Academy public or private?
Oaks Road Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Craven County Board of Education.
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