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White Oak High

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White Oak High ranks 426 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

White Oak High is a public high school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, serving 1,226 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 districts in the state.

While White Oak High has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, it consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, between 351-426 out of 621-641 schools. The school performs relatively better among its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, but struggles with its White, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented student groups, ranking in the bottom half or quarter of the state. White Oak High's test scores are generally below the district and state averages across all End-of-Course exams, and its four-year graduation rates have been slightly below the state average in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Onslow County district, such as Dixon High, Richlands High, Swansboro High, and Jacksonville High, White Oak High generally underperforms in terms of statewide rankings, test scores, and graduation rates. This may be partly due to the school's higher percentage of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as its slightly lower per-student spending compared to the surrounding schools.

1,252

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,944

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Piney Green Rd
Jacksonville, NC 28546-8599

(910) 455-1541

District: Onslow County Schools

Feeder schools for White Oak High:

Elementary:	Carolina Forest Elementary
	Hunters Creek Elementary
	Morton Elementary
	Silverdale Elementary
Middle:	Hunters Creek Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.2%

African American:

22.8%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg53%

426^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	426 of 641	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	386 of 640	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	381 of 626	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	351 of 621	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	264 of 594	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	210 of 514	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	241 of 469	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	219 of 476	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	40.3	230 of 507	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	173 of 531	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.9	219 of 451	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	39.6	236 of 505	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	182 of 502	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	164 of 506	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	179 of 499	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.7	127 of 490	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	66.5	94 of 477	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	99 of 453	78.1%	★★★★☆
2006	64.9	113 of 431	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	268 of 440	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	228 of 437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	187 of 434	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	246 of 430	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	123 of 364	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	79 of 369	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	123 of 359	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	43.9	148 of 330	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	99 of 334	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.9	126 of 364	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.5	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	120 of 262	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	52 of 226	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	401 of 610	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	364 of 602	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	359 of 588	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	312 of 594	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	144 of 475	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	208 of 475	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	270 of 449	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	327 of 412	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	331 of 403	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	299 of 403	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.9	228 of 398	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	234 of 337	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	49 of 100	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	185 of 462	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.4	189 of 454	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	187 of 449	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	206 of 436	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	47 of 370	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	63 of 354	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	57 of 340	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	407 of 606	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	360 of 613	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	315 of 597	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	303 of 544	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	103 of 432	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	98 of 446	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	44.5	199 of 424	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	434 of 601	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	382 of 607	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	379 of 602	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	376 of 585	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	204 of 481	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	217 of 488	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	232 of 463	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	187 of 253	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	127 of 261	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	124 of 249	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	107 of 226	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	34 of 199	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	111 of 195	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	113 of 185	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	240 of 352	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	169 of 349	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	443 of 542	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	415 of 553	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	433 of 537	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	348 of 534	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	205 of 439	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	237 of 444	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	315 of 427	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)54th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Military Connected (2025)4th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III55%-11 vs state

English II46%-13 vs state

Biology41%-7 vs state

Math I33%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
White Oak High	Public	9-12	1001 Piney Green Rd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-1541	1,252	65	19.2	48.4%	579 (46.2%)	285 (22.8%)	218 (17.4%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	148 (11.8%)	32.9	426^th of 641 public high schools	33.5%		37.9	386^th of 640 public high schools	39.7%	40	41.4	46.2	32.9	55.3								$8,944	$872	$8,071
Onslow Early College	Public	9-12	444 Western Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 938-6702	189	7	29.0	24.3%	134 (70.9%)	10 (5.3%)	22 (11.6%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.5%)	97.1	2^nd of 641 public high schools	99.7%					(n/a)	98.1	100.0										$7,881	$227	$7,654
Northside High	Public	9-12	365 Commons Drive South	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4868	1,067	62	17.2	54.8%	327 (30.6%)	354 (33.2%)	227 (21.3%)	32 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	117 (11.0%)	40.7	372^nd of 641 public high schools	42.0%		36.4	398^th of 640 public high schools	37.8%	26	38.0	53.3	39.7	64.4								$8,134	$893	$7,241
Jacksonville High	Public	9-12	1021 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 989-2048	1,441	78	18.4	47.4%	634 (44.0%)	363 (25.2%)	268 (18.6%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	151 (10.5%)	54.3	266^th of 641 public high schools	58.5%		53.5	277^th of 640 public high schools	56.7%	11	55.8	59.8	45.0	66.5								$9,620	$623	$8,997
Southwest High	Public	9-12	1420 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 455-4888	803	42	18.9	57.3%	424 (52.8%)	165 (20.5%)	113 (14.1%)	10 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (10.5%)	18.1	538^th of 641 public high schools	16.1%		20.8	512^th of 640 public high schools	20.0%	26	30.1	47.5	18.0	32.6								$10,201	$909	$9,291
Swansboro High	Public	9-12	161 Queens Creek Rd	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 326-4300	1,232	65	18.8	36.7%	851 (69.1%)	71 (5.8%)	170 (13.8%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	125 (10.1%)	67.1	188^th of 641 public high schools	70.7%		74.1	158^th of 640 public high schools	75.3%	30	54.1	70.8	55.7	78.7								$9,312	$763	$8,549
Richlands High	Public	9-12	8100 Richlands Hwy	Richlands	28574	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 324-4191	1,027	57	18.0	43.4%	692 (67.4%)	90 (8.8%)	152 (14.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (8.2%)	42.6	355^th of 641 public high schools	44.6%		49.6	301^st of 640 public high schools	53.0%	54	50.9	51.1	32.2	65.7								$9,531	$648	$8,883
Dixon High	Public	9-12	160 Dixon School Rd	Holly Ridge	28445	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 347-2958	1,085	57	18.8	30.9%	785 (72.4%)	41 (3.8%)	179 (16.5%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.9%)	67.1	187^th of 641 public high schools	70.8%		55.8	258^th of 640 public high schools	59.7%	71	65.6	70.6	40.5	79.7								$9,119	$727	$8,392
Jones Senior High School	Public	6-12	1378 Hwy 58 South	Trenton	28585	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 448-2451	495	34	14.6	99.4%	219 (44.2%)	160 (32.3%)	79 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	32.8	427^th of 641 public high schools	33.4%		31.1	440^th of 640 public high schools	31.3%	13	15.4	58.1	27.3	64.8	61.5	57.6	43.2	53.8	52.5	45.9	62.2

Frequently Asked Questions about White Oak High

Is White Oak High a good school?

White Oak High ranks 426^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into White Oak High?

White Oak High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary : Hunters Creek Elementary
Elementary : Morton Elementary
Elementary : Silverdale Elementary
Middle : Hunters Creek Middle

What district is White Oak High in?

Onslow County Schools

What is the racial makeup of White Oak High?

Students at White Oak High are 46% White, 23% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend White Oak High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,252 students attended White Oak High.

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