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Red Oak Elementary

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Red Oak Elementary ranks 639 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

639^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Red Oak Elementary is a public elementary school in Red Oak, North Carolina, serving 687 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Nash County Public Schools district, which is ranked 147 out of 242 school districts in the state.

Red Oak Elementary has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in academic metrics, ranking 639 out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are generally higher than the district and state, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students and Special Education students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Coopers Elementary has consistently outperformed Red Oak Elementary, while Baskerville Elementary, Fairview Elementary, D.S. Johnson Elementary, and Williford Elementary have significantly lower academic performance. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Red Oak Elementary, as well as the nearby schools, suggests that the area faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may impact student learning and achievement.

696

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,073

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5603 Red Oak Road
Red Oak, NC 27868

(252) 462-2496

District: Nash County Public Schools

Students who attend Red Oak Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Red Oak Middle
High:	Northern Nash High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

African American:

38.6%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2006 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2006

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

639^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Nash County Public Schools

147^th of 242Nash County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	639 of 1490	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	641 of 1505	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	85.2	93 of 1293	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	82.8	135 of 1276	89.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	276 of 918	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	258 of 924	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	599 of 1451	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	494 of 1455	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	122 of 710	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	536 of 961	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	415 of 1437	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	446 of 1450	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	658 of 1450	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	787 of 1464	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	425 of 821	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	595 of 801	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	435 of 1172	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	497 of 1166	57.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%+3 vs state

Science63%~ state avg

Reading51%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.4	641^st of 1505 public elementary schools	57.4%	2	66.7	62.6	62.9	46.0	57.0	49.5	62.9	$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	99.0%	42 (10.2%)	253 (61.4%)	80 (19.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	39.1	937^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.4	1039^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.0%	102	57.1	67.9	71.4	27.4	52.8	41.6	41.6	$9,744	$1,291	$8,454
Benvenue Elementary	Public	K-5	2700 Nicodemus Mile Road	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2835	562	30	18.7	99.5%	43 (7.7%)	408 (72.6%)	48 (8.5%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	32.1	1058^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.0%		31.4	1075^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.6%	17	57.1	56.8	49.4	32.7	48.1	43.0	45.3	$9,425	$1,241	$8,184
Nashville Elementary	Public	K-5	209 East Virginia Avenue	Nashville	27856	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-2877	593	30	19.7	99.5%	206 (34.7%)	285 (48.1%)	50 (8.4%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.9%)	63.2	509^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.8%		41.3	905^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.9%	396	78.2	63.2	60.7	43.7	59.8	55.1	72.0	$8,696	$1,010	$7,686
Englewood Elementary	Public	K-5	101 South Englewood Drive	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2501	383	23	16.7	99.2%	42 (11.0%)	252 (65.8%)	50 (13.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	42.5	870^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.6%		22.1	1244^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.3%	374	52.7	52.1	65.6	28.4	54.2	47.5	68.9	$8,315	$963	$7,353
Winstead Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	991 South Winstead Avenue	Rocky Mount	27804	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2845	555	25	22.5	99.1%	158 (28.5%)	251 (45.2%)	92 (16.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (8.5%)	29.8	1093^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.6%					(n/a)	50.5	50.6	45.9	34.7	49.4	47.3	45.9	$10,740	$1,403	$9,337
G R Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Edwards Street	Rocky Mount	27803	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 937-9025	632	33	19.2	97.8%	28 (4.4%)	508 (80.4%)	39 (6.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.1%)								(n/a)	31.3	20.0	41.2	19.6	28.6	32.2	35.6	$9,564	$1,325	$8,239
Baskerville Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Stokes Street	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2880	225	21	10.4	98.7%	1 (0.4%)	216 (96.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	720 N Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 462-2005	255	20	12.7	98.8%	5 (2.0%)	225 (88.2%)	12 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)
D S Johnson Elementary	Public	3-5	600 Fairview Road	Rocky Mount	27801	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 451-2895	206	11	18.9	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	185 (89.8%)	15 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Oak Elementary

What district is Red Oak Elementary in?

Nash County Public Schools

How many students attend Red Oak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Red Oak Elementary.

Is Red Oak Elementary a good school?

Red Oak Elementary ranks 639^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Red Oak Elementary?

Students at Red Oak Elementary are 41% White, 39% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Red Oak Elementary attend?

Students who attend Red Oak Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Red Oak Middle
High : Northern Nash High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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