Enrollment
139
Combined
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 731
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HYDE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370228000979
Ocracoke School
120 Schoolhouse Rd, Ocracoke, NC 27960 · (252) 928-3251 · Hyde County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
59 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 9% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
71.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Ocracoke School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocracoke School this school | 139 | 42.4% | 72.3% |
| Highlands School Highlands | 344 | 33.4% | 55.0% |
| Cherokee Extension School Bryson City | 110 | 2.7% | N/A |
| American Leadership Academy-Coastal Wilmington | 1,002 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail Indian Trail | 1,268 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Boonville Elementary Boonville | 365 | 97.3% | 49.3% |
Matched among North Carolina K-12 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 Ocracoke School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #19 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
139
-27 (-16%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 139 | 15.2 | 9.1:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 20 | 7.5:1 | 45% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 21.1 | 7.5:1 | 45% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 21 | 7.9:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 21 | 8.2:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 97% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 20 | 6.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 13 | 5.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 11 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocracoke School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (173 to 139); teachers down 28% (21 to 15.2).
About Ocracoke School
Ocracoke School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Hyde County Schools, located in Ocracoke, North Carolina. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 139 students. Across combined schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 731.
Hyde County Schools is responsible for 3 schools, Ocracoke School included, with 485 students in all.
Hispanic students are 52% of those enrolled at Ocracoke School. The next largest groups are 45% White and 2% multiracial. In Hyde County overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. The average for combined schools in North Carolina is 16.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Ocracoke School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Hyde County, the average is 82%.
Ocracoke School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.3%) and its predicted rate (65.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The school is in Hyde County, where the median household earns about $53,713 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Ocracoke School shares Hyde County with 2 other public schools.
Ocracoke School's nearest public school is Atlantic Elementary (about 26.0 miles). Ocracoke School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Ocracoke School as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 27 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 9.1 students per teacher, compared with 7.9 in 2020-21.
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Hyde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,592
Census ACS
Median income
$53,713
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hyde County Schools
- Mattamuskeet SchoolCombined · 299 students
- Hyde AcademyHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Atlantic Elementary26.0 mi · 88
- Cape Hatteras Elementary School26.1 mi · 284
- Cape Hatteras Secondary School26.3 mi · 364
- Mattamuskeet School26.4 mi · 299
- Hyde Academy26.5 mi · 47
- Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary39.6 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Ocracoke SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ocracoke School?
Ocracoke School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Ocracoke School serve?
Ocracoke School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ocracoke School?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Ocracoke School.
How diverse is Ocracoke School?
Ocracoke School reports a student body of 45% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocracoke School?
Ocracoke School is overseen by Hyde County Schools in Hyde County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.