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White Oak Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

555 WB McLean Dr, Cape Carteret, NC 28584 · (252) 393-3990 · Part of Carteret County Schools

Cape Carteret’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
784
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about White Oak Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cape Carteret kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Cape Carteret kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5White Oak ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency76%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

555 WB McLean Dr, Cape Carteret

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten93
Grade 1123
Grade 2143
Grade 3131
Grade 4118
Grade 5140
Enrollment over time
729’20
746’21
772’22
785’23
784’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about White Oak Elementary from Cape Carteret families.

Other schools in Carteret County Schools

The district →
Newport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
B
621 students13:1
Morehead City Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Morehead City
A−
502 students12:1
Bogue Sound Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Newport
A−
416 students13:1
Beaufort Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beaufort
B+
346 students13:1
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Smyrna
B+
262 students12:1
Atlantic Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlantic
A
88 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Cape Carteret’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.