Schools in Four Oaks · Johnston County Schools
Four Oaks’s public schools beat 53% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Four Oaks’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
51%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 5 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 3 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 5% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
NC 16.1 · smaller classes
Schools
2
1,528 students
The School Grade
How Four Oaks compares
C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (306)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 19,081 tested students and a graduating class of 2,943; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Four Oaks.
9 schools teach 9th grade in Four Oaks’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corinth Holders High, Clayton High, Cleveland High and West Johnston High and more.
9 schools teach 10th grade in Four Oaks’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corinth Holders High, Clayton High, Cleveland High and West Johnston High and more.
9 schools teach 11th grade in Four Oaks’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corinth Holders High, Clayton High, Cleveland High and West Johnston High and more.
9 schools teach 12th grade in Four Oaks’s district. Which one depends on your address: Corinth Holders High, Clayton High, Cleveland High and West Johnston High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–5Four Oaks ElementaryJohnston County Schools
6–8Four Oaks MiddleJohnston County Schools
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading42%
State average 47.2%
Math39%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Four Oaks
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Middle
Also serving Four Oaks · in other towns
Corinth Holders High
B+2,187 students23:1Rate it →
Clayton High
B1,929 students23:1Rate it →
Cleveland High
A−1,889 students23:1Rate it →
West Johnston High
B1,563 students24:1Rate it →
Smithfield-Selma High
C1,548 students18:1Rate it →
South Johnston High
C−1,355 students23:1Rate it →
Princeton High
C+988 students19:1Rate it →
North Johnston High
C788 students20:1Rate it →
Johnston Co Early College Academy
A+251 students35:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Four Oaks
There’s no college in Four Oaks, but 14 are within 30 miles. The closest is Johnston Community College in Smithfield, 6 miles away.
Johnston Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Smithfield
6 mi2,839 students
Campbell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Buies Creek
18.2 mi4,333 students
Wake Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Raleigh
21.2 mi12,454 students
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wendell
24.2 mi70 students
Shaw UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Raleigh
25.3 mi822 students
University of Mount OliveUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mount Olive
25.8 mi982 students
Saint Augustine's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Raleigh
25.8 mi836 students
William Peace UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Raleigh
26.4 mi560 students
Wayne Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Goldsboro
26.8 mi1,672 students
North Carolina State University at RaleighUniversity or college · Public · Raleigh
27.2 mi34,210 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Four Oaks. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 4 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.