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White Oak Elementary

Carteret County Schools · Carteret County

Address
555 WB McLean Dr, Cape Carteret, NC 28584
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370063000260
784
Students
44.5
Teachers (FTE)
17.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
74
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
12%
Chronically absent
29.6%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

White Oak Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Carteret County Public Schools

The area Carteret County Public Schools assigns to White Oak Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Carteret County Public Schools as “Layers/School_Districts”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How White Oak Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 74 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 453 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 211 of 1,419
Carteret County Public Schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 6 of 16

Chronic absence is lower here than at 85% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 3 points since 2014 (71 → 74). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202574BMet74.6
202478BExceeded74.3
202377BMet74.7
202274BMet72.2
201976BMet74.5
201882BExceeded77.7
201779BExceeded74
201680BExceeded77
201578BExceeded74
201471BMet68

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 Carteret County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 86.35%Hispanic 5.61%Two+ Races 4.97%Asian 1.53%Black 1.28%Native Am. 0.26%
White: 86.35% (677) Hispanic: 5.61% (44) Two+ Races: 4.97% (39) Asian: 1.53% (12) Black: 1.28% (10) Native Am.: 0.26% (2)
White86.35%
Hispanic5.61%
Two+ Races4.97%
Asian1.53%
Black1.28%
Native Am.0.26%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 784
44.52%349 Female
55.48%435 Male

Student counts for White Oak Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 784 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 88%Chronically absent 12%
Regular attendance: 88% (691) Chronically absent: 12% (94)
Regular attendance88%
Chronically absent12%

Student Population

Students Counted: 785
29.6%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for White Oak Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 785 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 90.27%Beginning 9.73%
Experienced: 90.27% (40) Beginning: 9.73% (4)
Experienced90.27%
Beginning9.73%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 43.8 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
4.57%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for White Oak Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 43.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)77.3%54.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)77.3%57.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)69.3%51.8%

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)22.7%22.7%37.6%17%
Reading (grades 3–8)30.7%17.5%31.7%20.1%
Science (grades 5 & 8)22.7%19.9%46.1%11.3%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.6971.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers43.79
Experienced teachers39.53 (90%)
Beginning teachers4.26 (10%)
Holding a standard license43.79 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (94 of 785)12%
Economically disadvantaged29.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.85
Library books per student12.78
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.39

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 White Oak Elementary report card PDF

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White Oak Elementary'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.