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Raleigh Oak Charter

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Raleigh Oak Charter is a K-8 charter school in Raleigh, NC, serving roughly 373 students and operating as its own charter district, the Raleigh Oak Charter School district, separate from Wake County Schools. Located in a part of Raleigh surrounded by several of Wake County's highest-performing elementary schools, Raleigh Oak Charter has nevertheless fallen from the 51st percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 17th percentile (1-star rating) in 2025-2026.

Academically, Raleigh Oak Charter trails the state average in nearly every subject and grade, and math is its defining weakness. Only 31% of students in grades 3-8 are proficient in math, compared to 59.9% statewide, with 4th grade math at just 23.6% proficiency versus 61.4% statewide. Reading (49.8%) and science (52.9%) proficiency also lag the state averages. The gap is starkest in grades 3-5, where the school's roughly 32% math proficiency is far behind nearby Barton Pond Elementary (87%), Jeffreys Grove Elementary (86.8%), and North Ridge Elementary (76.4%). Even Baileywick Road Elementary, one of the lower-ranked schools in the immediate area, outperforms Raleigh Oak in 3rd-5th grade math (49% vs. 32%). The contrast is especially striking with Quest Academy, another K-8 charter school just 1.4 miles away, which ranks at the 99th percentile and posts near-90-100% proficiency in most subjects.

Attendance appears to be compounding the academic troubles. Raleigh Oak's chronic absenteeism rate jumped from 18% to 24.8% in a single year, now above the state average and far higher than nearby high-achieving schools like Barton Pond Elementary (5.6%), North Ridge Elementary (12.3%), and Jeffreys Grove Elementary (12.8%). The decline is also broad-based: every reported student subgroup ranked below the 20th percentile statewide in 2025-2026. Perhaps most concerning, cohort-level data show early gains fading as students advance—one group that read at 73.3% proficiency in 3rd grade fell to 54% by 5th grade, with math dropping from 63.3% to 32.4% over that same span. Overall, Raleigh Oak Charter is a school in clear decline, no longer competitive with its high-performing public school neighbors, particularly in mathematics.

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 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,237^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

610^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2022

From bottom 49% (2022) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

220^th of 246Raleigh 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
2026	22.4	1237 of 1492	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	813 of 903	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1175 of 1447	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.7	1252 of 1434	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1148 of 1437	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1212 of 1451	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	167 of 181	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	1009 of 1146	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.4	610 of 778	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	465 of 553	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	526 of 731	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	498 of 733	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	593 of 725	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	596 of 736	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.1	600 of 644	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science53%-15 vs state

Reading49%-7 vs state

Mathematics31%-29 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	22.4	1237^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.1%		29	1105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.8%	132	32.3	23.6	40.0	38.1	27.9	24.3	40.3	52.7	54.0	45.2	51.2	55.6	57.1	48.6
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%)	58.8	601^st of 1492 public elementary schools	59.7%		59.5	572^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.6%	29	65.2	55.2	68.8				54.3	65.5	62.5				68.8		$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%)	23.3	1217^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.4%		31.5	1066^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.5%	151	53.7	52.1	41.2				36.6	50.0	39.2				52.9		$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%)	97.5	8^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.3	17^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.9%	9	100.0	93.3	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.3	87.5	87.5	100.0	100.0	87.5	93.8
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%)	56.7	631^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.7%		47.1	799^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.4%	168	73.1	74.6	55.6				60.3	62.5	52.8				58.3		$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%)	82.9	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.3	256^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.8%	51	82.2	75.2	71.8				79.4	72.8	74.4				75.2		$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%)	94.6	48^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.4	35^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.7%	13	84.0	87.0	90.1				75.3	89.1	94.5				95.6
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%)	94.3	53^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	96.4%		90.4	105^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.0%	52	86.4	88.5	85.5				84.0	87.2	80.7				90.4		$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%)	31.6	1065^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.6%		48.8	763^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	48.8%	302	44.8	61.8	49.5				34.3	57.3	48.5				53.5		$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%)	54.9	657^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.0%		45.7	822^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	44.8%	165	62.8	54.4	65.8				55.1	60.3	57.9				71.1		$10,929	$1,409	$9,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Raleigh Oak Charter

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.

Is Raleigh Oak Charter a good school?

Raleigh Oak Charter ranks in the bottom 17.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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