Oak Hill Charter School

Oak Hill Charter School is the only school in the Oak Hill Charter School district, serving grades K–8 in Lenoir, North Carolina, even though it is classified as an elementary school. With 253 students and a 15.3:1 student-teacher ratio, Oak Hill Charter School ranks in the 9th percentile statewide for 2025-2026, placing it far below most North Carolina schools in overall academic performance.

Across nearly every tested subject and grade, proficiency at Oak Hill runs well below state averages. In 2025-2026, all 14 reported EOG tests came in under the state average, with the overall proficiency gap widening to about -20 points. The one notable exception came in 2024-2025, when 3rd grade math and reading exceeded state averages by 15.9 and 8.3 points, respectively. However, that success did not carry over to the next cohort, and middle grades remain particularly weak: 8th grade math fell to 13.6% proficiency in 2024-2025 (a -35.1 point gap), and 7th grade math was just 27.8% in 2025-2026. Science performance has been highly inconsistent, swinging from a 22.7% proficiency rate in 5th grade in 2024-2025 to 45.8% the next year, while 8th grade science dropped from near the state average to 43.8% in 2025-2026. Chronic absenteeism (21.3%) is slightly better than the state average, but about one in five students still misses enough school to be considered chronically absent.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Oak Hill is a small school where individual grade cohorts are tiny, so year-to-year test scores can shift dramatically based on just a few students. Still, the pattern is consistent: academic proficiency is low overall, and the school struggles most in middle-school math and reading. The statewide rank improved to the 20th percentile in 2024-2025 before dropping back to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026, even though average proficiency rose slightly. This suggests Oak Hill is not keeping pace with statewide improvement. While the school has occasional bright spots in lower grades, the overall picture is one of broad underperformance that families should weigh carefully when considering this school.