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River Oaks Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

River Oaks Academy is an elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 570 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

River Oaks Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its academic performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.9% of 3rd-grade students at River Oaks Academy were proficient or better in math, compared to 66.7% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's subgroup performance is also concerning, with River Oaks Academy ranking in the bottom half of schools for various student demographics.

Nearby schools, such as Tuckaseegee Elementary, Oakdale Elementary, Mountain Island Lake Academy, Whitewater Academy, and Paw Creek Elementary, generally outperform River Oaks Academy on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and more favorable student-teacher ratios.

555

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,288

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd
Charlotte, NC 28214-9317

(980) 344-1020

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend River Oaks Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Coulwood STEM Academy
High:	West Mecklenburg High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

25.9%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,395^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 109Elementary Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg 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
2025	11.9	1395 of 1490	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1348 of 1505	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1076 of 1502	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1382 of 1514	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1319 of 1489	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1090 of 1473	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	931 of 1434	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	901 of 1429	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	896 of 1425	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	957 of 1440	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.7	1042 of 1390	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	979 of 1403	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	869 of 1388	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	1059 of 1381	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	644 of 918	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	664 of 924	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	387 of 933	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.2	725 of 927	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	618 of 896	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	361 of 949	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	249 of 927	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	21.9	787 of 878	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	375 of 563	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	216 of 533	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	269 of 514	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	377 of 485	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	222 of 385	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	1272 of 1451	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1226 of 1455	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	979 of 1459	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1324 of 1458	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1257 of 1440	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1039 of 1424	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	995 of 1405	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	832 of 961	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	709 of 951	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	382 of 915	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.0	772 of 893	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	663 of 843	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.6	148 of 865	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	459 of 851	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1372 of 1437	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1335 of 1450	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	990 of 1437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1202 of 1366	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1086 of 1329	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1006 of 1361	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	603 of 1332	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	1407 of 1450	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1356 of 1464	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1103 of 1461	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1363 of 1464	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1296 of 1444	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1065 of 1430	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	860 of 1413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	754 of 821	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	800 of 801	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	51.3	619 of 1178	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2018)47th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-25 vs state

Reading34%-19 vs state

Mathematics33%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
River Oaks Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1020	555	31	17.8	99.5%	47 (8.5%)	333 (60.0%)	144 (25.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	11.9	1395^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%		15.9	1348^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.4%	47	32.9	36.0	31.4				25.6	34.7	40.7				36.9		$10,288	$1,014	$9,274
Pinewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 N Main Street	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9138	508	33	15.4	99.4%	271 (53.3%)	65 (12.8%)	109 (21.5%)	21 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	65.9	467^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.7%		49.3	757^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.7%	290	60.3	60.0	71.6				54.1	67.8	50.6				77.8		$8,545	$911	$7,633
Whitewater Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 White Rapids Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-0003	832	47	17.6	99.6%	70 (8.4%)	381 (45.8%)	305 (36.7%)	35 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	34 (4.1%)	41.8	883^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.7%		40.7	921^st of 1505 public elementary schools	38.8%	38	68.3	52.6	58.9				36.4	41.5	45.1				60.4		$9,291	$1,057	$8,234
Paw Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Cathey Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6088	784	45	17.3	99.6%	51 (6.5%)	400 (51.0%)	263 (33.5%)	37 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (3.8%)	79.1	260^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.6%		69.6	415^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.4%	155	83.1	81.7	77.1				50.0	64.9	60.8				80.4		$10,851	$1,377	$9,474
Ida Rankin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Central Avenue	Mount Holly	28120	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9136	533	37	14.2	97.6%	266 (49.9%)	128 (24.0%)	91 (17.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	62.2	527^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.6%		62.6	532^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%	5	66.3	66.7	65.9				41.6	63.8	55.7				70.5		$8,721	$1,006	$7,715
Movement School Northwest	Public, Charter	K-2	8015 Bellhaven Boulevard	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Movement School Northwest	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 431-5330	208	14	15.1	98.6%	2 (1.0%)	168 (80.8%)	22 (10.6%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Mountain Island Lake Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7905 Pleasant Grove Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6948	766	41	18.6	99.6%	41 (5.4%)	491 (64.1%)	174 (22.7%)	36 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	23.3	1215^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.5%		16.8	1327^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.8%	112	53.8	39.5	34.4	49.3	28.1	21.0	28.4	49.4	35.6	41.7	43.2	43.2	46.6	50.6	$10,304	$897	$9,407
Catawba Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Ivey Street	Belmont	28012	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9119	238	20	11.9	98.7%	120 (50.4%)	23 (9.7%)	68 (28.6%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.4%)	56.6	620^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.4%		52.7	703^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	53.3%	83	77.8	61.5	47.1				53.3	61.5	41.2				61.8		$10,876	$1,354	$9,522
Tuckaseegee Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2028 Little Rock Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-6055	544	40	13.6	99.4%	12 (2.2%)	232 (42.6%)	234 (43.0%)	50 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	57.1	606^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.3%		46	820^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.5%	214	69.1	69.0	68.4				35.4	56.3	48.7				67.2		$10,356	$1,167	$9,190
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Oakdale Rd	Charlotte	28216	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6076	497	31	16.2	98.8%	20 (4.0%)	270 (54.3%)	151 (30.4%)	30 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	24.1	1202^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	19.3%		11.9	1400^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.0%	198	67.5	31.0	40.0				37.3	31.0	28.3				48.3		$11,247	$2,019	$9,228

Frequently Asked Questions about River Oaks Academy

What schools do graduates of River Oaks Academy attend?

Students who attend River Oaks Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Coulwood STEM Academy
High : West Mecklenburg High School

Is River Oaks Academy a good school?

River Oaks Academy ranks in the bottom 6.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend River Oaks Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended River Oaks Academy.

What district is River Oaks Academy in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

What is the racial makeup of River Oaks Academy?

Students at River Oaks Academy are 60% African American, 26% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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