📍 366 4th Street NW, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
Oakwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oakwood Elementary enrolls 341 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 43 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 341 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Oakwood Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 42, state house district 96.
Oakwood Elementary is one of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools, based in Hickory, North Carolina. The district serves 3,735 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 341 students, Oakwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small