Red Oak Elementary

Set in Red Oak, North Carolina, Red Oak Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus, overseen by Nash County Public Schools. It educates 696 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 28 schools in Nash County Public Schools (14,587 students total), Red Oak Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Red Oak Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 39% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Red Oak Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Red Oak Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

In the broader community, Nash County reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,426 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Nash County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,285 students), of which Red Oak Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Red Oak Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Red Oak Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.6%.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 183%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 696 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 41% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.