Oakwood Elementary renovations will move Yanceyville K-5 students to South Elementary

Oakwood Elementary School’s kindergarten-through-fifth-grade students will attend South Elementary School during renovations planned for the 2026-27 school year, according to Caswell County Schools’ back-to-school guidance.

The temporary move affects families connected to Oakwood Elementary in Yanceyville and changes where students will attend classes during the renovation period. The district has also changed school start times to accommodate tiered bus routes, adding transportation and scheduling details for parents and caregivers to track before the new school year.

What is changing for Oakwood families

Oakwood’s K-5 students will be housed at South Elementary while work takes place at Oakwood. The arrangement means students will use South Elementary as their school location during the renovations rather than attending classes at the Oakwood campus.

The transportation change is broader than the school relocation. Caswell County Schools said it has new start times to support tiered bus routes. Families will need to use the district’s current school and transportation guidance when planning morning departures, bus timing, drop-off and pickup, and after-school arrangements.

The guidance identifies the 2026-27 school year as the period covered by the temporary placement. It does not give a renovation cost or a precise completion date, so families do not have a published return date for Oakwood students in that guidance.

Local records and timing

The school announcement was posted as Caswell County’s local governments continued publishing records and meeting information. Yanceyville and Caswell County held a joint local-government meeting in Yanceyville on May 21, 2026.

Caswell County’s government page lists the July 20, 2026, Board of Commissioners meeting as the latest posted 2026 meeting record. The county also posted fiscal year 2026-27 budget materials through its Yanceyville offices and library.

Those records give residents additional places to follow county and town activity while school families prepare for the temporary change in location and transportation schedules.

What happens next

The immediate confirmed changes are Oakwood’s renovation-related move to South Elementary for K-5 students and the district’s revised start times for tiered bus routes. Families should watch Caswell County Schools for final transportation instructions and any further information about the transition.

The current guidance establishes the temporary school location for the 2026-27 school year but does not establish a specific date for Oakwood students to return to their regular campus.