Oakwood Middle IB School

Oakwood Middle IB School operates as a middle-of-the-pack 6-8 campus in Statesville, North Carolina, run under Iredell-Statesville Schools. Current enrollment sits at 516 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Oakwood Middle IB School is one of 38 schools operated by Iredell-Statesville Schools, a district that works with 21,017 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Oakwood Middle IB School shows that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Iredell County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Oakwood Middle IB School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Iredell County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Oakwood Middle IB School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 76.5%, a residual of +27.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Iredell County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,419 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Oakwood Middle IB School is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

Discovery School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oakwood Middle IB School has increased 18%, going from 437 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 74% to 64%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.