Oakhurst Elementary was closed in 2011 due to CMS budget cuts and later reopened as a CMS…read moreAdministrative Center. In March of 2013 CMS announced a $400 million education upgrade and plans to reopen Oakhurst Elementary as a K-8 STEAM partial magnet school in time for the 2015 - 2016 school year. The core focus at the newly branded Oakhurst STEAM Academy will be on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math... aka STEAM. Since its been given the "partial magnet" status, there is a percentage of first priority available seats to children living within the outlined neighborhood boundaries which include Chantilly, Amity Gardens, Commonwealth Morningside, Echo Hills, and Oakhurst. All other children attending Oakhurst Elementary will have to enter via a lottery. The official school mascot is the Oakhurst Rockets and the school colors will be light blue and light orange. Oakhurst STEAM Academy will feature a Science and Robotic Labs, Lego Walls, a even a 3D Printer!!! The re-opening of Oakhurst Elementary is a very welcome change in the neighborhood and will serve as the staging ground for CMS to improve the education of the next generation of Charlotteans :)

Horrible school I wish I could give it 0 stars. I was a student here for 3 years and the girls…read morelunch time was extended so that the boys could have extra recess and when we went to complain they said they couldn't do anything but when the boys asked for more recess they gave it to them without any hesitation. The girls had 40 minutes of lunch and 20 minutes of recess, Crazy right. There also was a teacher who had told a class that they were going to hell?!? I will never in a million years recommend this school to ANYONE. The students are rude and especially the boys. One of the boys had once commented on my butt to his friends saying that I was flat and that there was nothing to like about me? And as always the teachers and staff did NOTHING. The double standards are insane and after I had left I hear from many friends it is still the same. The students are stink mouths and would always say something rude about anything and everything you do. Such a bad school, environment, and experience.

i have been in this school for almost 5 years and the coordinater…read moreMs honaida is the worst one yet She suspends students for no reason They take your phones and not give them back until the end of the day