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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Royal Oaks Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053000217
Royal Oaks Elementary
608 Dakota Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083 · (704) 260-6310 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
658 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 58% larger than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
58.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Royal Oaks Elementary
Royal Oaks Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oaks Elementary this school | 661 | 99.5% | 65.5% |
| Rockfish Elementary Hope Mills | 682 | 98.8% | 64.6% |
| Meadow Lane Elementary Goldsboro | 674 | 98.8% | 60.9% |
| Aberdeen Elementary Aberdeen | 675 | 98.2% | 43.1% |
| New Century International Elementary Fayetteville | 686 | 97.4% | 55.9% |
| Southwest Elementary Durham | 639 | 99.5% | 63.0% |
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 Royal Oaks Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #329 of 1,297 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #497 of 1,296 | #13 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #372 of 1,300 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #234 of 1,485 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #719 of 1,377 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #192 of 1,379 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #89 of 1,414 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +176.6% | #2 of 369 | #1 of 14 |
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
661
+219 (+50%) vs 2020
+124% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 661 | 44.4 | 14.9:1 | 100% (658) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 43.5 | 13.8:1 | 99% (592) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 45.9 | 12.9:1 | 99% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 99% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 16.6 | 14.4:1 | 99% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 97% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 75% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 26 | 11.6:1 | 50% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Oaks Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 177% (239 to 661); teachers up 168% (16.6 to 44.4).
About Royal Oaks Elementary
Royal Oaks Elementary is one of the public schools in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 661 students across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 42% bigger than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Cabarrus County Schools runs 44 schools with a combined 35,568 students. Royal Oaks Elementary is one of them.
Enrollment at Royal Oaks Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 39%. After that, the student body is 31% White, 21% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Cabarrus County is about 19% Black. Royal Oaks Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Royal Oaks Elementary counts 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. Elementary schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 14.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cabarrus County, the average eligibility rate is 56%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Royal Oaks Elementary is in the top 10% of North Carolina schools: 65.5% actual against 48.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Cabarrus County show that median household income is about $89,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Royal Oaks Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Cabarrus County, which together enroll about 43,278 students.
The next-closest public school is Concord Lake STEAM Academy, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Royal Oaks Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.5% against a local average of 43.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21 the school reported 442 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 661. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
Other schools in Kannapolis
- A L Brown HighHigh · 1,753 students
- Charles E Boger ElementaryElementary · 895 students
- Concord Lake STEAM AcademyElementary · 856 students
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/8Middle · 782 students
- GW Carver ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Jackson Park ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other Royal Oaks Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Royal Oaks Elementary. Royal Oaks Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- ROYAL OAKS ELEMENTARYWOODBURY, MN · 451 students
- Royal Oaks ElementarySun Prairie, WI · 433 students
- Royal Oaks ElementaryVisalia, CA · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Concord Lake STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 856
- Forest Park Elementary1.1 mi · 472
- Winecoff Elementary1.4 mi · 740
- Kannapolis Middle School 7/81.4 mi · 782
- Kannapolis Middle School 61.5 mi · 358
- Shady Brook Elementary1.7 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Oaks ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Royal Oaks Elementary?
Royal Oaks Elementary enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-08.
Is Royal Oaks Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Royal Oaks Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Royal Oaks Elementary have?
Royal Oaks Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Royal Oaks Elementary?
Student demographics at Royal Oaks Elementary are roughly 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Royal Oaks Elementary in?
Royal Oaks Elementary is part of Cabarrus County Schools.
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