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Four Oaks Elementary

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Four Oaks Elementary ranks 640 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Four Oaks Elementary is a large PK–5 school in Four Oaks, NC, serving 1,051 students in Johnston County Public Schools. A decade ago the school sat near the 28th percentile statewide; today it ranks 640th among 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 57th percentile with a three-star SchoolDigger rating. Remarkably, 99.71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Within a cluster of equally high-poverty nearby schools, Four Oaks sits mid-pack: it clearly outpaces Wilson's Mills Elementary (14th percentile), Selma Elementary (23rd), South Smithfield Elementary (20th), and West Smithfield Elementary (26th), while trailing Dixon Road Elementary (78th), Polenta Elementary (73rd), McGee's Crossroads Elementary (61st), and Benson Elementary (61st).

The school's greatest strengths appear in upper grades and science. Fifth-grade science proficiency reaches 71.9%, above the state average and matching Meadow School's rate. Fourth-grade reading (62%) and math (68.1%) both exceed district and state averages. The clearest vulnerability is third grade, where only 44.2% of students read proficiently — far below the district's 59.8% and the state's 55.6% — suggesting a bottleneck worth close attention. Attendance is a quiet success story: chronic absenteeism has fallen to 16.3%, well under the district (21.8%) and state averages and roughly half the rate at South Smithfield and West Smithfield Elementary.

Subgroup trends show both gains and concerns. Hispanic students rank at the 66th percentile among peers statewide, African American students have climbed from the 23rd to the 47th percentile over two years, and low-income students now carry a three-star subgroup rating at the 55th percentile. Special education students, however, remain weak at the 27th percentile, while English language learner scores have declined three straight years to the 34th. Spending alone does not explain local differences — Four Oaks spent $10,186 per pupil, while some lower-performing schools spent more and higher-performing Polenta less — pointing instead to school practices. Closing the third-grade reading gap, in particular, could lift the school toward the 70th percentile occupied by Polenta and Dixon Road Elementary.

1,051

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Hatcher St
Four Oaks, NC 27524-8795

(919) 963-2165

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend Four Oaks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Four Oaks Middle
High:	South Johnston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

31.7%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

640^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 246Johnston County Public 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	56.0	640 of 1492	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	635 of 1490	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	832 of 1505	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	661 of 1502	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	669 of 1514	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	892 of 1489	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1000 of 1473	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1010 of 1434	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.0	853 of 1429	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	1020 of 1425	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	955 of 1440	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.2	931 of 1390	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	875 of 1403	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.1	671 of 1388	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.2	805 of 1381	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	697 of 1363	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.4	520 of 1354	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	573 of 1324	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	464 of 1293	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	547 of 1276	57.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	482 of 903	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	629 of 918	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	715 of 924	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	525 of 933	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	576 of 927	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	481 of 896	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	880 of 949	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	891 of 927	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	50.2	246 of 634	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	439 of 646	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	765 of 878	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	641 of 897	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	341 of 519	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	302 of 563	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	262 of 533	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	180 of 514	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	93 of 485	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	30.2	288 of 385	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	363 of 497	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	407 of 421	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	623 of 1447	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	681 of 1451	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	800 of 1455	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	730 of 1459	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	689 of 1458	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	993 of 1440	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	981 of 1424	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1072 of 1405	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	288 of 743	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.8	612 of 710	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	458 of 669	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	162 of 582	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	214 of 500	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	299 of 494	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	407 of 612	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	329 of 981	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	361 of 961	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	469 of 951	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	333 of 915	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	396 of 893	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	649 of 843	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	619 of 865	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	683 of 851	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	642 of 1434	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	695 of 1437	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	825 of 1450	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	513 of 1437	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	412 of 1366	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	774 of 1329	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	853 of 1361	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1024 of 1332	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	641 of 1451	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	581 of 1450	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	829 of 1464	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	586 of 1461	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	633 of 1464	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	744 of 1444	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	975 of 1430	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	917 of 1413	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	95 of 175	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	126 of 159	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	89 of 154	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	41 of 103	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.6	75 of 86	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	591 of 815	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.8	595 of 821	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	711 of 801	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	672 of 1146	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	604 of 1172	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	726 of 1166	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	592 of 1183	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	597 of 1194	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	786 of 1172	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	908 of 1183	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	873 of 1178	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

African American (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)34th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+4 vs state

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Reading56%~ state avg

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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
Four Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Hatcher St	Four Oaks	27524	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 963-2165	1,051	65	16.2	99.7%	536 (51.0%)	119 (11.3%)	333 (31.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	56	640^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.1	635^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%	5	57.0	68.1	67.7				44.2	62.0	62.3				71.9		$10,186	$1,319	$8,867
West Smithfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2665 Galilee Road	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 989-6418	494	38	13.1	97.4%	72 (14.6%)	127 (25.7%)	264 (53.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	29.5	1103^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.1%		21	1260^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.4%	157	62.7	48.4	48.7				40.7	48.4	42.1				59.2		$11,944	$1,669	$10,274
South Smithfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Sanders St	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-8979	450	36	12.4	99.3%	79 (17.6%)	152 (33.8%)	189 (42.0%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	24.2	1200^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		22.5	1234^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.2%	34	59.5	53.2	36.4				45.9	50.0	37.7				44.2		$11,484	$1,732	$9,751
Swift Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4188 Cleveland Road	Smithfield	27577	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 912-9960	0																		(n/a)	57.1	71.8	79.0				53.1	64.1	79.0				80.0
Benson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 Hwy 50 N	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4233	719	45	15.8	99.6%	281 (39.1%)	122 (17.0%)	259 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	59.9	581^st of 1492 public elementary schools	61.1%		69.1	407^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.7%	174	76.1	71.7	60.8				57.0	65.1	47.2				64.5		$10,116	$1,002	$9,114
Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-8	7507 NC Hwy 50 S	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 894-4226	646	43	15.0	98.3%	421 (65.2%)	22 (3.4%)	182 (28.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	59.2	597^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.0%		63.7	502^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	66.3%	95	71.8	66.7	75.0	56.4	87.7	76.1	62.8	52.2	56.3	50.0	66.7	72.7	71.9	84.1	$10,525	$841	$9,683
McGee's Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7161	950	54	17.5	99.7%	501 (52.7%)	97 (10.2%)	271 (28.5%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.5%)	60.1	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	534^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%	41	68.8	60.0	72.2				57.8	55.6	57.6				72.8		$8,802	$528	$8,274
Polenta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Josephine Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 989-6039	1,010	63	15.9	98.0%	481 (47.6%)	178 (17.6%)	282 (27.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.3%)	70.6	401^st of 1492 public elementary schools	73.1%		59.9	566^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.0%	165	76.7	61.9	68.8				68.9	60.7	61.3				79.6		$8,530	$528	$8,002
Wilson's Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4654 Wilson's Mills Rd	Wilsons Mills	27593	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 934-2978	496	36	13.6	99.2%	80 (16.1%)	121 (24.4%)	248 (50.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	19.8	1282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		38.7	942^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%	340	53.2	29.5	41.9				54.3	40.0	30.1				53.8		$11,582	$1,639	$9,943
Selma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 W Richardson St	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 965-3361	794	63	12.5	99.6%	60 (7.6%)	201 (25.3%)	492 (62.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.3%)	27.7	1145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.3%		25.9	1159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.2%	14	55.1	46.2	61.9				39.7	37.9	46.0				54.7		$12,423	$1,727	$10,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Four Oaks Elementary

What district is Four Oaks Elementary in?

Johnston County Public Schools

How many students attend Four Oaks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,051 students attended Four Oaks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Four Oaks Elementary?

Students at Four Oaks Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Four Oaks Elementary a good school?

Four Oaks Elementary ranks 640^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Four Oaks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Four Oaks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Four Oaks Middle
High : South Johnston High

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