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Oaks Road Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oaks Road Academy is an elementary school located in New Bern, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 367 students. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oaks Road Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with significantly lower performance on state standardized tests compared to the Craven County and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's student subgroup performance varies, with male students generally performing better than female students, and African American students performing relatively better than other subgroups. However, English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggle, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of schools in the state.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Craven County district, such as Creekside Elementary and Albert H. Bangert Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, Oaks Road Academy performs significantly worse. However, the school does perform better than some nearby schools, such as J.T. Barber Elementary, which has similar demographic and socioeconomic challenges.

352

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,730

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2811 Oaks Road
New Bern, NC 28560-2834

(252) 514-6475

District: Craven County Board of Education

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.7%

Hispanic:

30.4%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 7th percentile in 2019 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 7th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,303^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Craven County Board of Education

128^th of 242Craven County Board of Education 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	1303 of 1490	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1313 of 1505	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1295 of 1502	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1414 of 1514	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1378 of 1489	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1376 of 1473	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1208 of 1434	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	1212 of 1429	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.5	1301 of 1425	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1164 of 1440	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.8	1131 of 1390	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.0	1062 of 1403	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	906 of 1388	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.4	1157 of 1381	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1087 of 1363	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	891 of 1354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.6	1066 of 1324	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	1063 of 1293	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	1015 of 1276	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	513 of 918	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	697 of 924	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	623 of 933	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	674 of 927	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	661 of 896	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	847 of 949	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	704 of 927	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	538 of 563	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	512 of 533	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	379 of 485	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	269 of 385	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	398 of 497	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1364 of 1451	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1328 of 1455	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1320 of 1459	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1311 of 1458	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1324 of 1440	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1374 of 1424	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1228 of 1405	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	887 of 961	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	905 of 951	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	837 of 915	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	849 of 893	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	563 of 843	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	809 of 865	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	597 of 851	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	39.9	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1290 of 1437	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1246 of 1450	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1189 of 1437	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1291 of 1366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1309 of 1329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1185 of 1361	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	936 of 1332	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1097 of 1450	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1241 of 1464	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1132 of 1461	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1397 of 1464	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1314 of 1444	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1283 of 1430	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1139 of 1413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1035 of 1172	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	972 of 1166	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1169 of 1172	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1166 of 1183	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	844 of 1178	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2019)43rd percentile+37 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-19 vs state

Mathematics38%-23 vs state

Reading35%-18 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oaks Road Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 Oaks Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6475	352	20	17.2	96.0%	65 (18.5%)	115 (32.7%)	107 (30.4%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (9.9%)	18.6	1303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%		17.8	1313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%	10	50.0	18.5	51.9			29.5	30.8	44.4			42.6	$11,730	$2,052	$9,678
J.T. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cobb Street	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6460	270	22	12.3	96.3%	28 (10.4%)	159 (58.9%)	29 (10.7%)	32 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.3%)	19.9	1283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.9%		8	1446^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%	163	52.2	30.8	34.4			34.8	41.0	31.3			53.1	$12,629	$2,198	$10,432
Trent Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Educational Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6481	390	23	17.0	96.2%	73 (18.7%)	120 (30.8%)	61 (15.6%)	84 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.8%)	50.7	738^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		41.3	906^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.8%	168	63.6	43.2	63.8			47.0	58.1	47.8			68.1	$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
Bridgeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Branch Canal Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6425	415	30	14.0	95.2%	257 (61.9%)	62 (14.9%)	53 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	40.5	908^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%		50.9	734^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.2%	174	60.7	69.4	45.3			45.9	56.5	37.5			42.2	$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920
Albert H Bangert Elementary	Public	K-5	3712 Canterbury Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6415	446	26	17.4	98.9%	232 (52.0%)	115 (25.8%)	27 (6.1%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	78.6	267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%		88.3	138^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	129	84.4	79.7	60.9			56.3	69.6	59.4			84.1	$10,592	$1,583	$9,009
Ben D. Quinn Elementary	Public	K-5	4275 M L King Jr Boulevard	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6420	312	18	17.4	93.9%	119 (38.1%)	95 (30.4%)	30 (9.6%)	36 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	47.9	783^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%		61.6	550^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%	233	71.2	39.6	50.0			50.8	52.8	55.8			57.7	$10,815	$1,386	$9,430
Brinson Memorial Elementary	Public	K-5	319 Neuse Forest Avenue	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6431	446	29	15.4	97.5%	228 (51.1%)	86 (19.3%)	79 (17.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.1%)	55.5	644^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.8%		73.3	354^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.5%	290	57.4	61.9	60.3			55.7	57.1	53.8			60.3	$11,008	$1,379	$9,629
Riverside Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	1955 Old Airport Rd	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Riverside Leadership Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(252) 276-2150	374				221 (59.1%)	51 (13.6%)	46 (12.3%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.0%)								(n/a)	48.6	34.9	31.4	59.0	44.4	48.6	44.2	28.6	54.1	51.9	22.9
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	2790 Landscape Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	No	(252) 514-4360	453	31	14.3	27.8%	302 (66.7%)	33 (7.3%)	72 (15.9%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	90.8	99^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%		81.2	222^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	85.2%	123	87.3	88.9	77.4			63.3	88.9	70.7			86.0	$9,117	$852	$8,265
Pollocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Trent St	Pollocksville	28573	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 224-8071	120	7	16.7	97.5%	52 (43.3%)	44 (36.7%)	14 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.3%)	60.8	549^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.2%		67.8	446^th of 1505 public elementary schools	70.4%	103	84.6	66.7	71.4			61.5	61.1	52.4			38.1	$13,464	$1,642	$11,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Oaks Road Academy

Is Oaks Road Academy a good school?

Oaks Road Academy ranks in the bottom 12.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Oaks Road Academy in?

Craven County Board of Education

How many students attend Oaks Road Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Oaks Road Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Oaks Road Academy?

Students at Oaks Road Academy are 33% African American, 30% Hispanic, 18% White, 10% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

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