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The Oaks Academy

Q: Is The Oaks Academy a good school?

The Oaks Academy ranks in the bottom 5.6% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend The Oaks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 43 students attended The Oaks Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Oaks Academy?

Students at The Oaks Academy are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

605^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

The Oaks Academy is a small public high school in Murphy, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of just 52 students. It is part of the Cherokee County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in the state.

The Oaks Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina high schools over the past decade, with particularly low performance for female students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.3% of 8th-grade students were proficient in math, compared to 48.7% statewide. With an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 94% to 96.47% over the past three years, The Oaks Academy faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

Interestingly, The Oaks Academy is located just 0.16 miles away from Tri-County Early College High, which is a much higher-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina high schools and significantly outperforming The Oaks Academy on state assessments. The Oaks Academy's performance is also significantly lower than the other high schools in the Cherokee County Schools district, such as Hiwassee Dam High, Andrews High, and Murphy High, which all have higher statewide rankings, better academic outcomes, and lower poverty rates.

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,426

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

The Oaks Academy
Murphy, NC 28906

(828) 837-6775

District: Cherokee County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

4.7%

American Indian:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2007 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (17% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (72% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

Middle school

758^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2022

From bottom 18% (2022) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

605^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Cherokee County Schools

138^th of 242Cherokee County Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	758 of 773	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	646 of 786	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.1	610 of 648	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	626 of 640	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	590 of 630	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.6	582 of 620	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	593 of 606	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	572 of 598	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	712 of 729	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	723 of 733	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.3	648 of 649	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	605 of 641	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	604 of 621	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	502 of 514	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	461 of 505	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	470 of 502	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	494 of 506	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.5	486 of 499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.7	487 of 490	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	444 of 477	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.6	434 of 453	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.7	427 of 431	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	562 of 594	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	529 of 544	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	0.4	534 of 534	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	443 of 444	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Female (2022)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)3rd percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Biology27%-21 vs state

Science25%-35 vs state

Reading17%-37 vs state

English II12%-47 vs state

Mathematics8%-40 vs state

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Schools Near The Oaks Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Oaks Academy	Public	6-12	The Oaks Academy	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 837-6775	43	6	7.4	79.1%	39 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	8.2	605^th of 641 public high schools	5.6%					(n/a)	27.3	12.5			8.3	16.7	25.0	$16,426	$280	$16,146
Tri-County Early College High	Public	9-12	Tri-County Early College High	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-6775	153	8	18.5	96.1%	112 (73.2%)	4 (2.6%)	24 (15.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	83.6	117^th of 641 public high schools	81.7%		77.7	140^th of 640 public high schools	78.1%	23	69.0	90.5	62.5	85.7				$7,830	$280	$7,549
Murphy High	Public	9-12	234 High School Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 837-2426	424	20	20.8	99.3%	340 (80.2%)	13 (3.1%)	36 (8.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	51.2	285^th of 641 public high schools	55.5%		53.4	279^th of 640 public high schools	56.4%	6	47.7	55.9	50.0	67.6				$10,724	$1,248	$9,476
Hayesville High	Public	9-12	205 Yellow Jacket Drive	Hayesville	28904	Clay County	Clay County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 389-6532	366	28	13.0	99.2%	310 (84.7%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	57.9	245^th of 641 public high schools	61.8%		56.4	251^st of 640 public high schools	60.8%	6	53.7	60.9	32.9	85.9				$14,651	$1,180	$13,471
Andrews High	Public	9-12	50 High School Drive	Andrews	28901	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 321-5415	229	10	24.0	97.8%	185 (80.8%)	2 (0.9%)	26 (11.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	30.3	443^rd of 641 public high schools	30.9%		32.7	422^nd of 640 public high schools	34.1%	21	30.8	44.7	43.1	47.5				$14,037	$1,030	$13,007
Hiwassee Dam High	Public	9-12	267 Blue Eagle Circle	Murphy	28906	Cherokee County	Cherokee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 644-5115	137	9	15.9	97.8%	127 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	33	424^th of 641 public high schools	33.9%		27.8	469^th of 640 public high schools	26.7%	45	39.1	70.0	36.8	29.7				$12,078	$452	$11,625

Frequently Asked Questions about The Oaks Academy

How many students attend The Oaks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 43 students attended The Oaks Academy.

What is the racial makeup of The Oaks Academy?

Students at The Oaks Academy are 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is The Oaks Academy in?

Cherokee County Schools

Is The Oaks Academy a good school?

The Oaks Academy ranks in the bottom 5.6% of North Carolina high schools.

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