Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370327001352
Red Oak Elementary
5603 Red Oak Road, Red Oak, NC 27868 · (252) 462-2496 · Nash County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
18.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
693 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 32 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
51.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Red Oak Elementary
Red Oak Elementary's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Oak Elementary this school | 696 | 99.6% | 58.6% |
| Alderman Road Elementary Fayetteville | 655 | 96.2% | 55.9% |
| Ayden Elementary Ayden | 656 | 98.5% | 63.7% |
| Southern Pines Elementary Southern Pines | 600 | 99.3% | 59.0% |
| Tabor City School Tabor City | 598 | 99.5% | 38.6% |
| Pearsontown Elementary Durham | 765 | 99.6% | 72.6% |
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 Red Oak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Nash County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #547 of 1,297 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #532 of 1,296 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #583 of 1,300 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #184 of 1,485 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #1,298 of 1,377 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #399 of 1,379 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #71 of 1,414 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +182.9% | #1 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
696
+483 (+227%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 696 | 38.6 | 18.1:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 38.8 | 17.7:1 | 67% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 12.9 | 17.2:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 13.2 | 18.6:1 | 54% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 54% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 22% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Oak Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 183% (246 to 696); teachers up 192% (13.2 to 38.6).
About Red Oak Elementary
In Red Oak, North Carolina, Red Oak Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 696 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 49% bigger than that mark.
Nash County Public Schools operates 28 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,587 students.
The student body at Red Oak Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 41%. The remaining shares are 39% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.1:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. Public schools in Nash County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Red Oak Elementary lands at B, ahead of 63% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Red Oak Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.6%, compared with a predicted 48.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nash County show that the median household earns about $62,426 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Nash County has 27 public schools with about 14,285 students, including Red Oak Elementary.
The closest school to Red Oak Elementary is Red Oak Middle, located about 0.3 miles away. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Red Oak Elementary ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.6% against a local average of 56.6%.
Red Oak Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 213 to 696. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.2:1 to 18.1:1.
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Nash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,216
Census ACS
Median income
$62,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nash County Public Schools
- Southern Nash HighHigh · 1,048 students
- Northern Nash HighHigh · 1,035 students
- Rocky Mount HighHigh · 1,023 students
- Red Oak MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Southern Nash MiddleMiddle · 795 students
- Nash Central HighHigh · 703 students
Other Red Oak Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Red Oak Elementary. Red Oak Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolStockbridge, GA · 638 students
- Red Oak ElementaryOak Park, CA · 569 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolNicholasville, KY · 519 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 491 students
- Red Oak Elementary SchoolRED OAK, TX · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Red Oak Middle0.3 mi · 840
- Northern Nash High2.9 mi · 1,035
- CITI High School4.3 mi · 87
- NRM Early College High School4.3 mi · 376
- M B Hubbard Elementary4.7 mi · 412
- Benvenue Elementary5.7 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About Red Oak ElementaryHow large is Red Oak Elementary?
Red Oak Elementary enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Red Oak Elementary serve?
Red Oak Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Red Oak Elementary have?
Red Oak Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Oak Elementary?
At Red Oak Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 9% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Red Oak Elementary public or private?
Red Oak Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nash County Public Schools.
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