White Oak Elementary School

Posted October 29, 2009

My daughter is in third grade and we could not be more pleased with the caliber of this school and the parent and teacher involvement. There is a very active PTO that goes over and above for the school. While I agree that more should be done for the high achieving students, I blame the School board, the county commissioners and the local government for not providing more by way of $ for such programs. I also blame 'no child left behind' for the emphasis that must be placed on EOG testing. This is a great school in a great community run by caring professionals. Great job White Oak!
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Posted October 20, 2009

Don't be fooled by this school's rating--they use math and reading programs that dumb down the high achievers. They spend all their time and resources getting the really poor students up to barely grade level at the expense of students who are high potential/high achievers. Those students abilities are not recognized and are not encouraged. They must fall in line with the lower ability students and when they get bored and act out, the high achievers are punished. There is no program or help for students with high potential and if you express concern as a parent, you get frozen out. No one will talk to you. This has been our experience last year and this year. If you have a high potential child find a private school or home school.
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Posted July 13, 2009

Absolutely love this school! We moved here from out-of-state a few years back and I was nervous for my then second-grader to start at a new school. As soon as let his teacher know my feelings and expressed concern about my son's shyness, she immediately made efforts to match my son up with some friends. Now that he has completed 5th grade and is moving on to middle school, these two boys are still friends. Every concern I have ever had has been addressed with professionalism and compassion. Both of my children enjoy attending school here.
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Posted February 5, 2009

My husband and I moved to North Carolina just as our children were of age to enter school. Our first experience with a public school district was so horrible that, after TONS of research, we chose Carteret County. We were so pleased with the staff and families AND BUILDINGS that we sold our properties in the other school district, left our friends and family members and invested several hundred-thousands of dollars into a home in Cape Carteret, all so our children could be in a school district that offers every opportunity for their futures. The staff, the children and the families at White Oak, Broad Creek and Croatan are the reason for it's success. If you are unsatisfied with the school you may, like we did, make a change and move your child. I agree wholeheartedly with the comment posted June 10, 2008. Go Carteret County Schools!
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