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Oakboro Choice STEM

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Oakboro Choice STEM ranks 234 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oakboro Choice STEM is a K-8 school in Oakboro, North Carolina, serving about 353 students as part of Stanly County Schools. The school has earned a 4-star rating and ranks 234th of 1,492 North Carolina schools — the 84th percentile statewide. That's a dramatic rise from 2018-19, when it placed in the 33rd percentile with just 2 stars. After jumping to the 78th percentile in 2021-22, Oakboro has stayed in the 73rd–86th percentile range ever since, making this sustained improvement rather than a one-year fluke.

Academically, Oakboro beats district and state proficiency rates in nearly every grade and subject. The middle grades stand out: 8th grade reading proficiency is 93.3%, versus 55.1% for the district and 56.1% statewide, and 8th grade science is 93.3% compared to roughly 69–71% elsewhere. On elementary EOG tests shared with surrounding schools, Oakboro's average proficiency of about 75% trails only Millingport Elementary (77%), while surpassing Locust Elementary, Bethel Elementary, New Salem Elementary, and Stanfield Elementary — and far outdistancing Central Elementary (43%) and East Albemarle Elementary (28%). Because most nearby schools end at 5th grade, Oakboro's K-8 structure gives it a middle-school dimension that neighboring elementary-only schools don't offer.

Oakboro's results are especially notable given that over 99% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Its low-income students rank in the 86th percentile statewide, and the school outperforms schools with far lower poverty rates. Attendance is a likely factor: chronic absenteeism is just 5.3%, the lowest among all nearby schools and well below the district's 19.7% and the state's 24.2%. Oakboro also spends less per student ($8,393) than several lower-performing neighbors. Areas worth watching include the gap between male students (92nd percentile statewide) and female students (71st percentile), along with normal year-to-year swings in small grade-level cohorts — 5th grade math dropped from 82.6% to 63.8% between 2024-25 and 2025-26, while 4th grade math jumped from 61.4% to 84.8%.

353

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1244 N Main St
Oakboro, NC 28129

(704) 961-4700

District: Stanly County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (77% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

234^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 51 pts since 2019

From bottom 33% (2019) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

57^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 16 pts since 2019

From top 23% (2019) to top 7% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

100^th of 246Stanly 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	234 of 1492	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	204 of 1490	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	403 of 1505	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	225 of 1502	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	331 of 1514	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	754 of 1489	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	988 of 1473	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	421 of 1447	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	271 of 1451	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	435 of 1455	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	275 of 1459	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	262 of 1458	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	607 of 1440	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	989 of 1424	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	31 of 743	95.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	9 of 710	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	192 of 669	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	193 of 582	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	198 of 1434	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	299 of 1437	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	145 of 1450	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	119 of 1437	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	220 of 1366	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	369 of 1329	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.5	886 of 1361	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	109 of 1451	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.3	176 of 1450	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	365 of 1464	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	248 of 1461	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	439 of 1464	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.5	898 of 1444	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	968 of 1430	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	394 of 1146	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.6	274 of 1172	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	550 of 1166	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	344 of 1183	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	497 of 1194	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	950 of 1172	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1062 of 1183	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.6	57 of 778	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	26 of 773	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	77 of 793	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	66 of 784	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	160 of 786	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	91 of 741	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	173 of 737	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	54 of 731	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	45 of 733	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	24 of 738	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	115 of 731	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	184 of 733	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	70 of 706	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	54 of 684	92.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	24 of 458	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	65.4	143 of 461	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	74.0	109 of 639	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	24 of 736	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	32 of 733	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	76 of 751	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	61 of 747	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	56 of 711	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	59.5	276 of 697	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	79 of 644	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	90.6	44 of 649	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.9	163 of 652	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	129 of 656	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.0	335 of 658	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.6	156 of 632	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	293 of 624	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Gifted and Talented (2026)96th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)83rd percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+12 vs state

Mathematics78%+18 vs state

Reading75%+19 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/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
Oakboro Choice STEM	Public	K-8	1244 N Main St	Oakboro	28129	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4700	353	25	13.9	99.2%	288 (81.6%)	9 (2.5%)	35 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	80.8	234^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.3%		83	204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.3%	30	87.0	84.8	63.8	68.2	79.3	86.7	69.6	76.1	68.1	68.2	86.2	93.3	76.6	93.3	$8,393	$828	$7,565
Locust Elementary	Public	K-5	103 School Rd	Locust	28097	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5500	563	36	15.7	99.5%	408 (72.5%)	27 (4.8%)	88 (15.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	81.9	220^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		83	203^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	86.4%	17	73.7	72.7	79.4				64.5	71.6	72.2				86.6		$8,043	$624	$7,419
Stanfield Elementary	Public	K-5	101 W. Montgomery St	Stanfield	28163	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5800	483	35	13.6	99.4%	311 (64.4%)	38 (7.9%)	106 (21.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	62.1	547^th of 1492 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.7	640^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.0%	93	85.5	57.4	63.4				60.5	55.9	56.3				73.2		$9,984	$933	$9,051
Endy Elementary	Public	K-5	27670 Betty Rd	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3300	360	27	13.2	99.2%	289 (80.3%)	14 (3.9%)	35 (9.7%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	48.7	751^st of 1492 public elementary schools	49.7%		51.9	712^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.2%	39	75.0	54.2	54.1				62.5	58.3	45.9				57.4		$9,108	$956	$8,152
Aquadale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11707 NC Hwy 138	Norwood	28128	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-5600	379	29	13.0	99.2%	244 (64.4%)	48 (12.7%)	34 (9.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.2%)	49.6	737^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.6%		52.8	695^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.4%	42	70.8	54.5	62.5				50.0	43.9	59.4				71.9		$8,983	$974	$8,009
New Salem Elementary	Public	K-5	6106 Hwy 205	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3175	249	17	15.0	37.8%	222 (89.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	76.7	286^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.8%		82.2	213^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.7%	73	83.3	72.7	75.0				69.4	68.2	64.6				70.8		$10,320	$659	$9,661
Millingport Elementary	Public	K-5	24198 NC Hwy 73 W	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-4300	192	15	12.9	97.9%	138 (71.9%)	2 (1.0%)	16 (8.3%)	18 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.9%)	84	190^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.3%		85.7	161^st of 1490 public elementary schools	89.2%	29	82.1	69.4	84.6				78.6	75.0	63.2				84.6		$10,684	$1,258	$9,426
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Midland Road	Midland	28107	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6070	611	46	13.3	43.4%	358 (58.6%)	90 (14.7%)	115 (18.8%)	19 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	78.9	254^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.0%		81.6	230^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.6%	24	72.1	64.4	82.8				69.7	64.4	76.8				88.9		$9,140	$715	$8,425
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	206 N 3rd Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3200	525	39	13.4	99.4%	174 (33.1%)	174 (33.1%)	84 (16.0%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (14.3%)	19.4	1287^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.7%		21.8	1247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.3%	40	35.4	59.3	44.6				34.2	44.4	40.2				43.4		$9,432	$1,366	$8,066
East Albemarle Elementary	Public	K-5	1813 E Main Street	Albemarle	28001	Stanly County	Stanly County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 961-3500	261	20	13.2	98.9%	47 (18.0%)	146 (55.9%)	33 (12.6%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	4.3	1469^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.6	1452^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%	17	29.8	19.6	31.7				36.2	19.6	26.8				29.3		$10,004	$1,532	$8,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakboro Choice STEM

What is the racial makeup of Oakboro Choice STEM?

Students at Oakboro Choice STEM are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Oakboro Choice STEM a good school?

Oakboro Choice STEM ranks 234^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Oakboro Choice STEM in?

Stanly County Schools

How many students attend Oakboro Choice STEM?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Oakboro Choice STEM.

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