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Oakwood Elementary

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Oakwood Elementary ranks 344 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

344^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oakwood Elementary serves about 336 students in grades PK–5 in Hickory, NC, as part of Hickory City Schools. The school sits in a district ranked at the 33rd percentile statewide — yet Oakwood is one of the strongest elementary schools in the region. It currently ranks 344th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 77th percentile with a 4-star rating, and it has never dropped below the 66th percentile in recent years. That consistency is remarkable given that more than 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Parents will see the difference in test scores. On 2025-2026 End-of-Grade tests, Oakwood's 4th graders hit 78.3% proficiency in both reading and math, compared to district averages near 48–52%. Fifth grade reading, math, and science also beat the state averages by healthy margins. Oakwood clearly outpaces its same-district neighbors like W M Jenkins Elementary (49th percentile), Viewmont Elementary (6th percentile), and Longview Elementary (18th percentile). In fact, it is competitive with the best schools in nearby higher-ranked districts, including Snow Creek Elementary (78th percentile) and Clyde Campbell Elementary (76th percentile).

Oakwood also gets strong results efficiently. Its per-pupil spending of about $8,723 is the lowest among comparable schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 16.9 is on the higher side. Chronic absenteeism is 17.0% — better than the district average of 25.2% — though it ticked upward recently. The school serves its economically disadvantaged students especially well, with those students ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide in the latest year. One area to watch is 3rd grade math, which dipped slightly below the state average after several strong years. Reading is a particular strength, with 4th grade reading scores above not only district peers but most nearby schools.

336

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

366 4th Street NW
Hickory, NC 28601-4920

(828) 322-1340

District: Hickory City Schools

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northview Middle
High:	Hickory High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.0%

African American:

17.6%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg61%

344^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

164^th of 246Hickory City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	344 of 1492	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	233 of 1490	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	236 of 1505	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	324 of 1502	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	189 of 1514	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	330 of 1489	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	467 of 1473	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	245 of 1434	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	396 of 1429	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.9	482 of 1425	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	80.1	240 of 1440	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	57.7	578 of 1390	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.1	355 of 1403	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	45.8	827 of 1388	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.0	687 of 1381	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.3	610 of 1363	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	503 of 1354	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	441 of 1324	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.9	763 of 1293	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.9	442 of 1276	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	668 of 878	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	83.4	29 of 421	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	265 of 1447	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	218 of 1451	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	174 of 1455	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	279 of 1459	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	197 of 1458	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	288 of 1440	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	553 of 1424	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	319 of 1405	77.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	51.7	467 of 710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	65 of 582	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	74 of 500	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	142 of 961	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	436 of 951	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	571 of 915	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	508 of 893	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.2	143 of 843	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.4	484 of 865	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	283 of 851	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	404 of 1434	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	267 of 1437	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	170 of 1450	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	388 of 1437	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	102 of 1366	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	268 of 1329	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	427 of 1361	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	224 of 1332	83.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	433 of 1451	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	295 of 1450	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	373 of 1464	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	400 of 1461	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	186 of 1464	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	372 of 1444	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	367 of 1430	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	216 of 1413	84.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	87 of 154	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	329 of 1146	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	208 of 1172	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	207 of 1166	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	107 of 1183	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	128 of 1194	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	137 of 1172	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	260 of 1183	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	68 of 1178	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)44th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+10 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

Reading67%+11 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	366 4th Street NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 322-1340	336	20	16.9	—	188 (56.0%)	59 (17.6%)	52 (15.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	73.8	344^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.9%		81.1	233^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	84.4%	111	63.3	78.3	73.6		57.1	78.3	64.2		77.4	$8,723	$1,106	$7,618
Viewmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21 16th Avenue NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-7049	509	30	16.9	—	144 (28.3%)	129 (25.3%)	165 (32.4%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.0%)	11	1406^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.8%		17.1	1326^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.0%	80	52.3	26.5	33.8		40.7	33.7	32.4		35.2	$9,264	$1,086	$8,178
Longview Elementary	Public	3-5	737 12th Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 485-0975	269	18	14.8	—	67 (24.9%)	62 (23.0%)	80 (29.7%)	31 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (10.4%)	23.4	1216^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.5%		32.3	1052^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	29.4%	164	61.0	40.7	39.3		46.8	50.6	33.3		52.2	$10,424	$1,492	$8,933
Southwest Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	1580 32nd Street SW	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-8884	292	22	13.4	—	91 (31.2%)	75 (25.7%)	73 (25.0%)	23 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.2%)								(n/a)										$10,139	$1,799	$8,340
W M Jenkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 N Center Street	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-3491	276	18	15.4	—	116 (42.0%)	35 (12.7%)	59 (21.4%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.4%)	48.3	762^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	48.9%		63.4	505^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.1%	257	62.2	57.9	64.1		55.6	54.4	46.2		69.2	$9,330	$894	$8,436
Saint Stephens Elementary	Public	K-6	684 30th Street NE	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2570	711	47	15.0	—	194 (27.3%)	146 (20.5%)	254 (35.7%)	48 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.7%)	21.3	1260^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.5%		18.1	1313^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.9%	53	60.6	33.7	41.7	46.9	35.6	42.6	42.7	36.7	55.2	$9,685	$1,747	$7,938
Clyde Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 35th Avenue Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2769	505	31	16.1	—	305 (60.4%)	22 (4.4%)	86 (17.0%)	46 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	73.4	355^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.2%		71.1	372^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	75.0%	17	74.6	76.7	74.3	62.5	62.0	73.3	59.5	65.3	71.6	$9,813	$1,428	$8,385
Ray Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1183 Cape Hickory Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 324-1340	460	29	15.7	—	304 (66.1%)	6 (1.3%)	58 (12.6%)	61 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	65.5	497^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.7%		64.9	487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.3%	10	65.2	74.0	79.7		55.1	57.1	57.8		78.1	$10,027	$1,439	$8,588
Hildebran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	703 US Hwy 70 West	Hildebran	28637	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 397-3181	297	16	18.5	96.0%	225 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.7%)	28 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	56.7	630^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.8%		53.2	687^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.9%	57	56.5	63.0	61.0		54.3	69.6	51.2		80.5	$10,444	$1,872	$8,572
Webb A Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3901 Section House Road	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 256-2196	380	27	13.9	—	102 (26.8%)	37 (9.7%)	184 (48.4%)	29 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	23.5	1213^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.7%		37.4	957^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%	256	47.7	42.0	46.9	52.1	31.8	40.0	38.8	54.2	53.1	$10,328	$1,457	$8,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakwood Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Oakwood Elementary?

Students at Oakwood Elementary are 56% White, 18% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Oakwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northview Middle
High : Hickory High

Is Oakwood Elementary a good school?

Oakwood Elementary ranks 344^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oakwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 336 students attended Oakwood Elementary.

What district is Oakwood Elementary in?

Hickory City Schools

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