Oakley Elementary

Summary:

Oakley Elementary is a public elementary school in Asheville, North Carolina, serving 433 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Buncombe County Schools district, which is ranked 107 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakley Elementary stands out from nearby schools in several key ways. It has a more diverse student population, with higher percentages of African American (21.48%) and Hispanic (23.09%) students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom third of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. This is significantly lower than the nearby Isaac Dickson Elementary, Claxton Elementary, and Asheville PEAK Academy, which generally have 3-4 star ratings. Oakley Elementary students also consistently underperform compared to the Buncombe County and North Carolina averages in mathematics, reading, and science proficiency.

The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Oakley Elementary, with over 99% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that the school may be facing significant challenges, such as resource constraints or other systemic issues that are impacting student outcomes. The disparities in performance between Oakley Elementary and the nearby schools, as well as the significant achievement gaps for the school's subgroups, highlight the need for a greater focus on educational equity and ensuring that all students, regardless of their background, have access to high-quality educational opportunities.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 753 Fairview Road
       Asheville, NC  28803-1141


(828) 274-7515

District: Buncombe County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1369th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,073 Help


Students who attend Oakley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Reynolds Middle
High:    Middle College
    Nesbitt Discovery Academy
    Reynolds High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  433

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.0%
Hispanic:
23.1%
African American:
21.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Oakley Elementary ranks worse than 91% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 19th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.49. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Oakley Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49%), Hispanic (23.1%), African American (21.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oakley Elementary is 13.2. 14 elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oakley Elementary is $11,073. 12 elementary schools in the Buncombe County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oakley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakley Elementary 1369th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Oakley Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Buncombe County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Buncombe County Schools 107th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oakley Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.91 573rd 1276 55.1%
2007 55.80 634th 1293 51.0%
2008 49.75 718th 1324 45.8%
2009 50.40 760th 1354 43.9%
2010 43.40 874th 1363 35.9%
2011 41.08 905th 1381 34.5%
2012 39.51 950th 1388 31.6%
2013 46.25 721st 1403 48.6%
2014 35.95 917th 1390 34.0%
2015 35.81 991st 1440 31.2%
2016 43.15 871st 1425 38.9%
2017 21.65 1192nd 1429 16.6%
2018 22.47 1182nd 1434 17.6%
2019 18.68 1281st 1473 13.0%
2021 37.39 907th 1489 39.1%
2022 29.17 1107th 1514 26.9%
2023 17.44 1298th 1502 13.6%
2024 14.49 1369th 1505 9.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.44 294th 421 30.2%
2019 40.56 286th 497 42.5%
2022 22.26 432nd 485 10.9%
2024 15.61 518th 533 2.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 983rd 1332 26.2%
2019 11.65 1305th 1361 4.1%
2021 30.07 967th 1329 27.2%
2022 20.13 1217th 1366 10.9%
2023 7.98 1411th 1437 1.8%
2024 7.70 1426th 1450 1.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.06 1237th 1405 12.0%
2019 17.25 1270th 1424 10.8%
2021 35.99 893rd 1440 38.0%
2022 29.67 1070th 1458 26.6%
2023 22.24 1213th 1459 16.9%
2024 15.95 1325th 1455 8.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.57 718th 878 18.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.23 554th 612 9.5%
2022 56.93 271st 500 45.8%
2024 47.30 509th 669 23.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.91 1066th 1413 24.6%
2019 22.48 1203rd 1430 15.9%
2021 39.76 855th 1444 40.8%
2022 31.37 1043rd 1464 28.8%
2023 15.54 1307th 1461 10.5%
2024 15.40 1328th 1464 9.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.30 726th 927 21.7%
2019 19.08 867th 949 8.6%
2021 28.56 669th 896 25.3%
2022 23.43 795th 927 14.2%
2023 10.16 912th 933 2.3%
2024 9.34 904th 924 2.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.12 651st 851 23.5%
2019 38.67 564th 865 34.8%
2021 39.40 498th 843 40.9%
2022 30.40 695th 893 22.2%
2023 7.98 909th 915 0.7%
2024 10.19 933rd 951 1.9%
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Rank History for White students at Oakley Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.76 1011th 1178 14.2%
2019 20.46 1058th 1183 10.6%
2021 32.73 825th 1172 29.6%
2022 37.71 796th 1194 33.3%
2023 26.90 959th 1183 18.9%
2024 28.68 919th 1166 21.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Oakley Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 402 138 6 3 1 n/a n/a -3 547
1989 432 143 2 0 2 n/a n/a 0 579
1990 398 149 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 552
1991 383 140 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 527
1992 361 129 1 6 3 n/a n/a 0 500
1993 332 121 0 11 3 n/a n/a 0 467
1994 331 148 1 14 3 n/a n/a 0 497
1995 316 164 7 16 0 n/a n/a 0 503
1996 316 164 7 16 0 n/a n/a 0 503
1997 310 156 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 481
1998 336 163 7 12 1 n/a n/a 0 519
1999 320 171 6 9 2 n/a n/a 0 508
2000 311 154 6 13 2 n/a n/a 0 486
2001 318 141 5 20 3 n/a n/a 0 487
2002 297 146 2 22 3 n/a n/a 0 470
2003 297 146 2 22 3 n/a n/a 0 470
2004 293 150 2 23 3 n/a n/a 0 471
2005 307 164 0 35 3 n/a n/a 0 509
2006 294 167 2 52 1 n/a n/a 0 516
2007 289 131 4 52 1 n/a n/a 46 523
2008 282 118 6 58 1 n/a n/a 48 513
2009 256 150 5 59 0 n/a n/a 0 470
2010 226 152 7 62 0 n/a n/a 0 447
2011 258 107 6 82 0 0 40 0 493
2012 218 83 1 78 0 0 93 0 473
2013 272 104 4 74 1 0 18 0 473
2014 240 109 3 97 1 0 18 0 468
2015 218 128 2 102 1 0 15 0 466
2016 210 119 2 105 1 0 12 0 449
2017 212 132 1 101 2 0 15 0 463
2018 211 114 2 94 1 3 21 0 446
2019 201 116 1 100 1 3 17 0 439
2020 204 107 1 105 1 3 37 0 458
2021 203 96 2 102 1 2 22 0 428
2022 214 98 1 105 0 2 27 0 447
2023 212 93 0 100 0 0 28 0 433

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oakley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 30.0 18.2 33.3
1989 579 29.0 19.9 43.2
1990 552 28.0 19.7 43.8
1991 527 36.0 14.6 45.9
1992 500 36.0 13.8 40.2
1993 467 28.0 16.7 44.5
1994 497 28.0 17.8 45.5
1995 503 30.0 16.8 55.7
1996 503 30.0 16.8 55.7
1997 481 32.0 15.0 57.8
1998 519 33.0 15.7 45.7
1999 508 33.0 15.4 52.6
2000 486 39.0 12.5 58.2
2001 487 39.0 12.5 55.4
2002 470 39.0 12.1 63.6
2003 470 39.0 12.1 63.6
2004 471 39.0 12.1 62.8
2005 509 39.0 13.1 74.1
2006 516 39.0 13.2 70
2007 523 n/a n/a 77.8
2008 513 34.2 15.0 78.7
2009 470 33.9 13.9 67.2
2010 447 30.0 14.8 73.2
2011 493 30.9 15.9 71.4
2012 473 31.6 14.9 74.2
2013 473 30.3 15.5 74
2014 468 29.5 15.8 76.9
2015 466 29.0 16.0 80
2016 449 29.0 15.4 79.1
2017 463 29.5 15.6 77.8
2018 446 28.3 15.7 97.3
2019 439 29.4 14.8 99.3
2020 458 30.5 14.9 99.3
2021 428 32.2 13.2 99.1
2022 447 33.8 13.2 99.1
2023 433 32.7 13.2 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oakley Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 547 30.0 18.2 33.3
1989 579 29.0 19.9 43.2
1990 552 28.0 19.7 43.8
1991 527 36.0 14.6 45.9
1992 500 36.0 13.8 40.2
1993 467 28.0 16.7 44.5
1994 497 28.0 17.8 45.5
1995 503 30.0 16.8 55.7
1996 503 30.0 16.8 55.7
1997 481 32.0 15.0 57.8
1998 519 33.0 15.7 45.7
1999 508 33.0 15.4 52.6
2000 486 39.0 12.5 58.2
2001 487 39.0 12.5 55.4
2002 470 39.0 12.1 63.6
2003 470 39.0 12.1 63.6
2004 471 39.0 12.1 62.8
2005 509 39.0 13.1 74.1
2006 516 39.0 13.2 70
2007 523 n/a n/a 77.8
2008 513 34.2 15.0 78.7
2009 470 33.9 13.9 67.2
2010 447 30.0 14.8 73.2
2011 493 30.9 15.9 71.4
2012 473 31.6 14.9 74.2
2013 473 30.3 15.5 74
2014 468 29.5 15.8 76.9
2015 466 29.0 16.0 80
2016 449 29.0 15.4 79.1
2017 463 29.5 15.6 77.8
2018 446 28.3 15.7 97.3
2019 439 29.4 14.8 99.3
2020 458 30.5 14.9 99.3
2021 428 32.2 13.2 99.1
2022 447 33.8 13.2 99.1
2023 433 32.7 13.2 99.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Oakley Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,338 (12.1%) $9,734 (87.9%) $11,073

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Oakley Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1281st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1298th of 1502 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Oakley Elementary)46.342.7
 3.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)63.458.7
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Oakley Elementary)46.330.7
 15.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)55.749.3
 6.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Oakley Elementary)35.937.1
 1.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)59.658
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Oakley Elementary)43.838.7
 5.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)60.257.2
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Oakley Elementary)35.629.7
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Buncombe County Schools)60.754.6
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Oakley Elementary)41.432
 9.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Buncombe County Schools)54.646.5
 8.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Oakley Elementary)56.345.9
 10.4%
   5th Grade Science (Buncombe County Schools)70.763.8
 6.9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students439433
 1.4%
African American11693
 19.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic100100
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White201212
 5.5%
Two or More Races1728
 64.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.3%99.3%
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Students at Oakley Elementary are 49% White, 23% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 433 students attended Oakley Elementary.

Oakley Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Oakley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reynolds Middle
High : Middle College
High : Nesbitt Discovery Academy
High : Reynolds High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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