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Oak Lane Elementary

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Oak Lane Elementary ranks 667 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oak Lane Elementary is a small, rural K-5 school in Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, serving 224 students in the Person County Schools district. The school ranks 667th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide with a 55th percentile rating and 3 stars. Nearly all students (98.66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, but the school's chronic absenteeism rate is dramatically lower than district and state averages — just 14.1% in 2024-2025 compared to 24.9% for Person County and 24.2% statewide. That's a remarkable strength for a high-poverty school, and attendance is likely one reason Oak Lane's outcomes stay close to state averages despite its poverty profile.

Academically, Oak Lane is not a uniform school. Third grade is the biggest concern: math proficiency was just 48.6% in the most recent year, roughly 26 points below the district average, and 3rd grade reading also trails its peers. However, upper grades look stronger — 4th grade reading proficiency is 60%, 5th grade reading is 57.4%, and 5th grade science is a standout at 78.7%, above the state average and competitive with Woodland Elementary, the highest-ranked school in the district. Oak Lane sits third among Person County's five elementary schools by statewide rank, behind Woodland and Helena Elementary but ahead of Stories Creek Elementary and South Elementary.

One area that deserves attention is gifted and talented support. Oak Lane's gifted students ranked at the 36th percentile statewide in the most recent year, well below the school's overall low-income subgroup, which ranked at the 57th percentile. This suggests high-ability students may not be stretched as much as they could be. The school's statewide ranking has also drifted downward over time, from an 85th percentile ranking in 2016–2017 to its current 55th percentile, and student-teacher ratios have risen from 15.0 to 17.4 over the past few years. Still, for a school serving an almost entirely low-income population, Oak Lane performs better than most comparable high-poverty schools elsewhere in the region.

224

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2076 Jim Morton Rd
Hurdle Mills, NC 27541

(336) 364-2204

District: Person County Schools

Students who attend Oak Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Middle
High:	Person High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

African American:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg61%

667^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 246Person 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
2026	54.0	667 of 1492	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	542 of 1490	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	373 of 1505	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	411 of 1502	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	276 of 1514	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	258 of 1489	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	632 of 1473	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	238 of 1434	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.8	210 of 1429	85.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.5	405 of 1425	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	459 of 1440	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.0	372 of 1390	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.4	235 of 1403	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	65.8	481 of 1388	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	384 of 1381	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.2	327 of 1363	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	390 of 1354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	260 of 1324	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	373 of 1293	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.7	296 of 1276	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	670 of 1447	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	496 of 1451	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	471 of 1455	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	555 of 1459	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	452 of 1458	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.6	338 of 1440	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	334 of 1424	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.8	94 of 1405	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	477 of 743	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	516 of 710	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	488 of 669	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.9	67 of 612	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	469 of 981	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	617 of 1434	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	427 of 1437	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	491 of 1450	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	487 of 1437	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	742 of 1329	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	703 of 1451	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	561 of 1450	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	331 of 1464	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	281 of 1461	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	187 of 1464	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	203 of 1444	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	1021 of 1430	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	571 of 1413	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	479 of 815	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	525 of 1146	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	587 of 1172	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	380 of 1166	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	413 of 1183	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	257 of 1194	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	110 of 1172	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	53.6	556 of 1183	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	284 of 1178	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)54th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+11 vs state

Mathematics59%-5 vs state

Reading55%~ 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oak Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2076 Jim Morton Rd	Hurdle Mills	27541	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-2204	224	13	17.4	98.7%	144 (64.3%)	32 (14.3%)	33 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	54	667^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.3%		61.2	542^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	63.6%	125	48.6	70.0	59.6	48.6	60.0	57.4	78.7	$10,257	$1,033	$9,224
Helena Elementary	Public	K-5	355 Helena Moriah Rd	Timberlake	27583	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 364-7715	512	25	20.8	98.8%	339 (66.2%)	73 (14.3%)	68 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	69	436^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.8%		69.5	401^st of 1490 public elementary schools	73.1%	35	77.6	62.5	67.3	68.4	62.5	64.3	72.4	$9,643	$1,033	$8,609
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8925 NC Hwy 86 S	Mebane	27302	Alamance County	Caswell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 694-1212	235	14	16.8	98.7%	122 (51.9%)	74 (31.5%)	22 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.8%)	48.8	749^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.8%		27.4	1122^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.7%	373	64.7	45.8	62.1	52.9	50.0	51.7	79.3	$11,545	$1,412	$10,133
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1333 Hurdle Mills Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 599-7133	463	27	16.9	99.4%	132 (28.5%)	201 (43.4%)	101 (21.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	49.9	733^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	50.9%		51.5	720^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.7%	13	65.1	73.1	60.6	60.3	59.6	42.4	57.6	$11,522	$2,811	$8,711
Pathways Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 Strouds Creek Road	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-9136	371	27	13.7	54.4%	204 (55.0%)	66 (17.8%)	57 (15.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.0%)	83.5	198^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.8	238^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.0%	40	80.4	82.5	75.5	67.4	65.0	71.4	89.8	$14,700	$1,138	$13,561
Stories Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	133 Stories Creek School Road	Roxboro	27574	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 503-8071	397	26	15.3	98.7%	147 (37.0%)	157 (39.5%)	59 (14.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	50.7	718^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.9%		49.7	747^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.9%	29	80.0	71.2	67.2	45.0	57.6	39.3	57.4	$11,227	$1,891	$9,336
Carolina Community Academy	Public	K-2	260 Henderson Rd	Roxboro	27573	Person County	Carolina Community Academy	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 962-9378	91	8	8.9	96.7%	17 (18.7%)	50 (54.9%)	14 (15.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Pleasant Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	2847 Pleasant Grv Sch Road	Burlington	27217	Alamance County	Alamance-Burlington Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 421-3701	271	20	13.4	98.9%	79 (29.2%)	81 (29.9%)	79 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.8%)	14.2	1371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.8	1406^th of 1490 public elementary schools	5.6%	35	47.8	42.9	34.9	37.0	42.9	34.9	44.2	$10,688	$1,545	$9,143
Woodland Elementary	Public	K-5	7391 Semora Rd	Semora	27343	Person County	Person County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 599-7442	217	16	13.9	98.6%	135 (62.2%)	51 (23.5%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.9%)	81.1	228^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.7%		70.2	389^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.9%	161	85.7	72.4	75.0	80.0	75.9	60.0	77.5	$11,497	$1,330	$10,167
Hillsborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 North Nash Street	Hillsborough	27278	Orange County	Orange County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 732-6137	435	30	14.6	17.5%	337 (77.5%)	28 (6.4%)	30 (6.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	90.8	103^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.8	98^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.4%	5	87.5	82.6	86.5	76.7	75.4	81.1	82.4	$11,531	$386	$11,145

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Lane Elementary

What district is Oak Lane Elementary in?

Person County Schools

Is Oak Lane Elementary a good school?

Oak Lane Elementary ranks 667^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Oak Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southern Middle
High : Person High

What is the racial makeup of Oak Lane Elementary?

Students at Oak Lane Elementary are 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oak Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Oak Lane Elementary.

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