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Oakboro Choice STEM

Stanly County Schools · Stanly County

Address
1244 N Main St, Oakboro, NC 28129
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Grades served
K-8
NCES school ID
370432003440
353
Students
25.3
Teachers (FTE)
14.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
80
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
5.4%
Chronically absent
28.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Stanly County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Oakboro Choice STEM — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Oakboro Choice STEMElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. West Stanly HighHigh · Grades 9-122.4 mi
  2. West Stanly Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-84.0 mi
  3. Locust ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.1 mi
  4. Stanfield ElementaryElementary · Grades K-55.1 mi
  5. Endy ElementaryElementary · Grades K-56.0 mi
  6. Aquadale ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.3 mi
  7. New Salem ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Union County Public Schools7.5 mi
  8. Stanly Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-139.2 mi
  9. South Stanly MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-89.7 mi
  10. South Stanly HighHigh · Grades 9-129.7 mi

How Oakboro Choice STEM compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 80 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools89th percentile
Higher than 89% · rank 253 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools93rd percentile
Higher than 93% · rank 91 of 1,419
Stanly County Schools82nd percentile
Higher than 82% · rank 4 of 22

Chronic absence is lower here than at 96% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2018

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Score up 35 points since 2018 (45 → 80). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 6 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202580BExceeded77.3
202469CMet67.4
202373BMet70.9
202272BExceeded66
201963CExceeded55.8
201845DNot Met43.3

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Stanly County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 81.59%Hispanic 9.92%Two+ Races 4.53%Black 2.55%Asian 1.13%Native Am. 0.28%
White: 81.59% (288) Hispanic: 9.92% (35) Two+ Races: 4.53% (16) Black: 2.55% (9) Asian: 1.13% (4) Native Am.: 0.28% (1)
White81.59%
Hispanic9.92%
Two+ Races4.53%
Black2.55%
Asian1.13%
Native Am.0.28%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 353
48.44%171 Female
51.56%182 Male

Student counts for Oakboro Choice STEM, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 353 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 94.6%Chronically absent 5.4%
Regular attendance: 94.6% (334) Chronically absent: 5.4% (19)
Regular attendance94.6%
Chronically absent5.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 353
28.7%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Oakboro Choice STEM, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 353 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 89.72%Beginning 10.28%
Experienced: 89.72% (22) Beginning: 10.28% (3)
Experienced89.72%
Beginning10.28%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24.3 FTE
97.12%Fully licensed
2.88%Emergency or provisional
12.34%3 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Oakboro Choice STEM, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 24.3 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.2%56.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)81.1%58.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)72.3%48.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)18.9%22.8%35.4%22.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)27.7%24.3%34%14.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.8%24.6%44.9%11.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth4.2190.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers24.32
Experienced teachers21.82 (90%)
Beginning teachers2.5 (10%)
Holding a standard license23.62 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.7 (3%)
National Board certified3

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (19 of 353)5.4%
Economically disadvantaged28.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student1.13
Library books per student22.2
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.07

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Oakboro Choice STEM report card PDF

Download this report card

Oakboro Choice STEM's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.