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Oak Hill Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oak Hill Charter School is a small K–8 public charter school in Lenoir, NC, serving 253 students. As a charter, the school is also its own district: Oak Hill Charter School, ranked 233rd of 246 in North Carolina (5th percentile). The school's latest state ranking places it at the 9th percentile overall, earning 0 stars. A one-year gain to the 20th percentile in 2024–2025 faded by 2025–2026, when the school slid back near the bottom.

Reading is the school's most serious weakness. Only 35.2% of students in grades 3–5 are proficient in reading, against a 56.2% state average and near the bottom among nearby schools. Nearby schools in Caldwell County Schools show this is not inevitable: Granite Falls Elementary (63.6%) and Hudson Elementary (58.1%), both high-poverty schools, produce far stronger reading results. Even Whitnel Elementary, another lower performer, edges out Oak Hill (37.7%). Middle-school math is also weak, with roughly 32% of students in grades 6–8 proficient — about 24 points below the state. Every measured subgroup at Oak Hill, including female, male, and low-income students, ranks in the bottom quarter of its statewide comparison group.

Positive signs do exist. Chronic absenteeism has improved from 32.9% in 2022–2023 to 21.3% in 2024–2025, better than the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio is also a favorable 15.3 to 1, smaller than most nearby schools. Yet those strengths have not created consistent academic gains. Scores swing sharply from year to year — one third-grade cohort scored 80% proficient in math, while the next scored just 54.1% — suggesting that outcomes reflect individual class cohorts more than schoolwide instruction. For parents considering Oak Hill, the biggest concern is reading, and the school's low rankings warrant a careful look.

253

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

4603 Oak Hill School Rd.
Lenoir, NC 28645

(828) 759-1383

District: Oak Hill Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2024 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

1,364^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

673^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 21 pts since 2024

From bottom 34% (2024) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

233^rd of 246Oak Hill 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	14.9	1364 of 1492	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1188 of 1490	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1367 of 1505	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1340 of 1447	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1256 of 1451	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1389 of 1455	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1401 of 1434	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1431 of 1437	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1438 of 1450	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1103 of 1451	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1208 of 1450	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1126 of 1464	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1126 of 1146	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	1084 of 1172	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1153 of 1166	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	673 of 778	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	636 of 773	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	523 of 793	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	717 of 729	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	643 of 743	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	638 of 736	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	570 of 733	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	357 of 751	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	623 of 644	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	621 of 649	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	575 of 652	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)24th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science45%-23 vs state

Mathematics41%-19 vs state

Reading37%-19 vs state

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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
Oak Hill Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd.	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Oak Hill Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 759-1383	253	17	15.3		213 (84.2%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	14.9	1364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.6%		24.9	1188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	176	54.1	45.0	37.5	30.0	27.8	37.5	32.4	40.0	33.3	40.0	33.3	50.0	45.8	43.8
Dudley Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-3457	433	26	16.4	99.3%	369 (85.2%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	39.7	910^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.0%		49.5	751^st of 1490 public elementary schools	49.6%	159	47.1	48.5	63.4				39.7	60.6	46.5				71.8		$9,484	$1,010	$8,473
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Roy Coffey Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-3712	665	34	19.4	97.0%	506 (76.1%)	17 (2.6%)	88 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	60.1	573^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	61.6%		56.3	629^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.8%	56	66.0	56.6	74.0				53.4	51.6	69.2				80.0		$9,567	$1,023	$8,544
Lower Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	396	23	17.4	99.2%	280 (70.7%)	28 (7.1%)	44 (11.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	44.9	829^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		60.6	553^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.9%	276	52.5	52.2	53.0				54.1	61.2	57.6				65.2		$8,688	$857	$7,832
Whitnel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Berkley Street SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-6423	330	16	20.0	94.8%	196 (59.4%)	27 (8.2%)	79 (23.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	15.2	1360^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.8%		26.5	1146^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.1%	214	46.3	30.6	40.5				34.1	36.1	42.9				54.8		$11,973	$1,307	$10,666
Kings Creek Elementary	Public	K-8	3680 Wilkesboro Boulevard	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6039	153	11	13.5	98.0%	137 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	5.1	1464^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.9%		15.9	1339^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%	125	9.5	21.4	15.8	20.0	26.3	31.3	23.8	42.9	21.1	40.0	42.1	68.8	26.3	68.8	$11,461	$1,809	$9,651
Granite Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 N Highland Avenue	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2222	647	35	18.4	99.2%	506 (78.2%)	22 (3.4%)	84 (13.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	70.8	399^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.3%		67.8	433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.9%	34	69.0	75.2	68.8				60.9	70.9	59.1				73.1		$8,703	$796	$7,907
Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	351	20	17.2	99.1%	272 (77.5%)	7 (2.0%)	46 (13.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	32.5	1049^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.7%		36.5	973^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.7%	76	51.0	35.4	58.8				51.0	52.1	52.9				55.9		$11,245	$974	$10,271
Horizons Elementary	Public	K-5	332 Greenhaven Dr. NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3855	29	13	2.3	89.7%	21 (72.4%)	3 (10.3%)	4 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)															$39,602	$516	$39,086
Davenport A+ School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 College Avenue SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6941	429	25	17.4	99.3%	163 (38.0%)	56 (13.1%)	162 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	31.8	1060^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.0%		41.7	886^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.5%	174	44.3	45.9	59.2				41.4	45.9	52.1				63.4		$9,609	$958	$8,651

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Oak Hill Charter School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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Students at Oak Hill Charter School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Oak Hill Charter School.

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