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Raleigh Oak Charter

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Raleigh Oak Charter ranks 1105 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Raleigh Oak Charter is a public charter elementary and middle school serving grades K-8 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 291 students. The school is part of the Raleigh Oak Charter School District, which is ranked 188 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Raleigh Oak Charter has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with performance on state standardized tests significantly below the state and local district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 39.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 64.1%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as white students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 25% of schools statewide.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12-14 students per teacher, which is comparable to or better than the nearby public schools like York Elementary and Jeffreys Grove Elementary, Raleigh Oak Charter spends less per student, around $10,000, compared to the nearby public schools, which spend between $9,000-$11,800 per student. This raises questions about the school's resource allocation and whether it is effectively supporting student learning.

373

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 Sumer Drive
Raleigh, NC 27615

(919) 424-7626

District: Raleigh Oak Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

African American:

19.0%

Hispanic:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2019 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

1,105^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

508^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 15 pts since 2022

From bottom 49% (2022) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^th of 242Raleigh Oak Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1105 of 1490	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	867 of 1505	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	830 of 1502	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	907 of 1514	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	735 of 1489	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	806 of 1473	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1062 of 1451	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	811 of 1455	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	746 of 1459	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	873 of 1458	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	897 of 1440	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	892 of 1424	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1148 of 1437	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	1047 of 1450	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	922 of 1464	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	940 of 1461	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	929 of 1464	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	464 of 1444	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	636 of 1430	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	958 of 1172	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	857 of 1166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	886 of 1183	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	986 of 1194	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	744 of 1172	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1053 of 1183	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	508 of 773	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	484 of 793	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	419 of 784	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	400 of 786	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	498 of 733	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	483 of 733	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	434 of 751	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	323 of 478	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	403 of 649	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	526 of 652	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	379 of 658	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Science52%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-28 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 9, 2023

ROCS is a wonderful school where every child is encouraged to be themself and to grow. You can see that its overall grades suffered in the pandemic, but that makes sense to me because Public Waldorf is very hands-on and doesn't translate to virtual learning (it would be like taking a chemistry lab class or a pottery class via Zoom). But the school has gotten back on track now, and my kid, in particular, has shown tremendous growth. I am thankful for their small class sizes, art- and play-centered lesson plans that keep my kid up and moving around, and their emphasis on teaching every child individually. Also, they have 2 recesses a day! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 3, 2020

We withdrew our child after 1 year due to the lack of Waldorf educational philosophy being even loosely adhered to. Most of the teachers left on their own after that same year, and some other actual good teachers were forced out by the leadership (or lack thereof). This school is the reason that charter schools get a bad wrap. They start with a good vision, but lack of experience running a school and understanding how to balance standards versus the charter's goals are seldom realized successfully. The BOD at Raleigh Oak Charter did an absolute horrible job communicating with families, and a worse job at providing their teachers with the proper training to be effective. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 12, 2020

The idea might have been good but execution is awful. Too many teachers and administrators focused on the wrong parts of “Waldorf” ideas that are outdated and trivial rather than taking the core principles that matter. Found many teachers to lack an formal educational training. Way too many parents sent their children there thinking it would be a good fit for those who were struggling at more traditional schools. Administration knew the number of children coming in with IEPs and were woefully unprepared and negligent. For the sake of the students school should shut down and try again with better leaders and teachers. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Raleigh Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2600 Sumer Drive	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Raleigh Oak Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 424-7626	373	27	13.9		182 (48.8%)	71 (19.0%)	54 (14.5%)	8 (2.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.5%)	29	1105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.8%		43.3	867^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.4%	238	39.5	32.4	17.1	28.2	20.0	41.2	67.4	64.9	36.6	46.2	46.7	68.4	41.5	73.7
Lead Mine Elementary	Public	K-5	8301 Old Leadmine Rd	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4120	359	29	12.4	47.6%	175 (48.7%)	64 (17.8%)	93 (25.9%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.8	750^th of 1505 public elementary schools	50.2%	178	71.2	63.0	59.0				57.6	61.1	52.5				55.7		$10,642	$920	$9,722
Baileywick Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9425 Baileywick Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 518-0090	352	33	10.6	58.5%	126 (35.8%)	28 (8.0%)	190 (54.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	31.5	1066^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%		32.7	1053^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.0%	13	55.3	49.0	52.2				36.2	47.1	41.3				50.0		$11,787	$1,035	$10,752
Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	10908 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Quest Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 841-0441	139	11	12.6		105 (75.5%)	5 (3.6%)	9 (6.5%)	8 (5.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	97.3	17^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.2	4^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.7%	13	100.0	94.1	87.5	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	94.1	93.8	100.0	87.5	100.0	81.3	100.0
Lynn Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Lynn Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 870-4074	486	36	13.3	57.2%	201 (41.4%)	137 (28.2%)	119 (24.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	47.1	799^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.4%		58.2	613^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.3%	186	77.1	53.3	56.3				51.4	54.7	42.3				45.1		$9,958	$880	$9,079
North Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7120 Harps Mill Road	Raleigh	27615	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4100	730	51	14.2	35.5%	453 (62.1%)	130 (17.8%)	102 (14.0%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%		74.2	334^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.8%	78	80.2	70.0	63.2				73.3	70.8	61.1				71.6		$9,055	$573	$8,482
Barton Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12004 Strickland Road	Raleigh	27613	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8211	515	36	14.4	12.2%	373 (72.4%)	46 (8.9%)	49 (9.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	96.4	35^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.3	29^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.1%	6	86.7	96.7	84.4				73.5	93.5	89.6				94.8
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6119 Creedmoor Rd	Raleigh	27612	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 881-4910	543	38	14.4	31.5%	298 (54.9%)	83 (15.3%)	135 (24.9%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	90.4	105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.0%		89	128^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.5%	23	85.7	70.1	85.5				72.5	79.3	78.3				82.7		$9,178	$552	$8,627
Brassfield Elementary	Public	K-5	2001 Brassfield Rd	Raleigh	27614	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 870-4080	613	45	13.6	41.9%	301 (49.1%)	58 (9.5%)	198 (32.3%)	18 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%		52.6	708^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.0%	55	59.1	56.8	59.3				50.4	46.3	54.9				58.4		$9,591	$407	$9,184
Green Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5307 Six Forks Road	Raleigh	27609	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 431-8141	534	46	11.6	98.9%	149 (27.9%)	193 (36.1%)	158 (29.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	45.7	822^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%		44.5	848^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.7%	26	53.8	54.8	56.1				30.0	60.3	55.1				62.2		$10,929	$1,409	$9,521

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Raleigh Oak Charter ranks 1105^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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How many students attend Raleigh Oak Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Raleigh Oak Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Raleigh Oak Charter?

Students at Raleigh Oak Charter are 49% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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