Stokes County Schools

Summary:

The Stokes County Schools district in North Carolina consists of 19 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 133 out of 242 school districts in the state and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district, including Stokes Early College High School, which consistently ranks among the top schools in the state with exceptional test scores, and Mount Olive Elementary School, which has shown strong academic performance, particularly in math and science. Additionally, Piney Grove Middle School ranks in the top 193-251 middle schools in the state and has above-average proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

However, the district also has a wide performance gap between its highest and lowest-performing schools. While some schools like Stokes Early College and Mount Olive are excelling, others such as Southeastern Stokes Middle School and London Elementary School are struggling significantly, with proficiency rates 10-30 percentage points below the state average. This disparity suggests opportunities for the district to learn from its top-performing schools and implement best practices to support student achievement across all schools.

District Detail

100 Courthouse Circle
Danbury, NC 27016

(336) 593-8146

SchoolDigger Rank:
133^rd of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 5,553

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chestnut Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Chestnut Grove Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2106	662	40	16.3	98.0%	575 (86.9%)	17 (2.6%)	44 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	63.4	259^th of 773 public middle schools	66.5%		69.4	214^th of 793 public middle schools	73.0%	45								62.1	67.3	64.5				54.0	51.2	50.2		68.5	$8,536	$580	$7,956
Germanton Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 NC 8 Hwy South	Germanton	27019	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4021	165	10	16.1	98.2%	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	35.2	998^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.0%		41.1	911^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.5%	87					64.3	60.9	52.9				28.6	52.2	41.2				44.1		$10,509	$1,783	$8,726
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	152 East School St	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 983-5824	383	31	12.2	99.0%	307 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	24.6	1196^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.7%		50.9	730^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.5%	466					45.2	47.5	45.5				39.7	54.2	20.0				27.3		$12,007	$2,205	$9,803
Mount Olive Elementary School	Public	K-5	2145 Chestnut Grove Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 983-4351	316	20	15.9	99.1%	291 (92.1%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	80.1	244^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.6%		66.1	471^st of 1505 public elementary schools	68.7%	227					84.1	66.7	75.8				60.3	62.2	62.9				80.6		$8,969	$1,028	$7,941
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-5	1585 NC 66 Hwy North	Westfield	27053	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2480	192	13	15.0	97.4%	172 (89.6%)	5 (2.6%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	51.1	729^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%		64.8	493^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.2%	236					66.7	48.5	70.4				27.3	45.5	66.7				77.8		$11,998	$1,651	$10,348
North Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1350 N Stokes Sch Rd	Danbury	27016	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-8134	280	24	11.7	52.5%	253 (90.4%)	8 (2.9%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	49.4	305^th of 641 public high schools	52.4%		25.7	478^th of 640 public high schools	25.3%	173	50.0	50.6	41.4	74.6															$14,520	$873	$13,648
Pinnacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1095 Surry Line Rd	Pinnacle	27043	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 368-2990	162	12	13.3	98.1%	147 (90.7%)	3 (1.9%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	70.9	376^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.8%		64	509^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.2%	133					68.0	52.9	85.7				44.0	64.7	60.7				89.3		$11,967	$1,242	$10,725
Sandy Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	1070 Amostown Road	Sandy Ridge	27046	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 871-2400	213	14	15.5	98.6%	199 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	39.1	936^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%		36.5	984^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.6%	48					37.1	65.5	56.8				20.0	44.8	52.3				63.6		$10,401	$1,777	$8,625
South Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Stokes High Drive	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 994-2995	538	37	14.5	51.9%	460 (85.5%)	27 (5.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	39.8	377^th of 641 public high schools	41.2%		48.2	309^th of 640 public high schools	51.7%	68	41.4	51.5	16.5	78.5															$11,490	$951	$10,538
Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Public	6-8	1044 N Main Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 591-4371	413	28	14.8	98.3%	330 (79.9%)	31 (7.5%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	21	627^th of 773 public middle schools	18.9%		25.7	607^th of 793 public middle schools	23.5%	20								41.8	30.3	30.7				41.0	38.6	34.3		46.0	$10,154	$904	$9,250
London Elementary School	Public	K-5	609 School Street	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-7204	230	15	15.4	98.7%	164 (71.3%)	32 (13.9%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	16.5	1333^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%		40.3	925^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.5%	408					48.7	44.2	28.6				28.2	44.2	28.6				42.9		$10,895	$1,676	$9,219
Walnut Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1211 Walnut Cove School Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 591-4408	298	21	14.4	98.3%	248 (83.2%)	14 (4.7%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	47.2	796^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.2	794^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.2%	2					67.6	58.8	56.8				24.3	55.9	47.7				65.9		$11,436	$1,905	$9,530
Stokes County Academy	Public	6-12	4611 NC 8 Hwy North	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 593-8284	59	9	6.8	94.9%	45 (76.3%)	2 (3.4%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.9%)	3.1	630^th of 641 public high schools	1.7%		1.5	637^th of 640 public high schools	0.5%	7	6.7	16.7						16.7						8.3		7.7		15.4	$15,262	$1,163	$14,099
Piney Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	3415 Piney Grove Church Road	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-4000	189	17	11.2	98.4%	165 (87.3%)	4 (2.1%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	70.6	193^rd of 773 public middle schools	75.0%		67	232^nd of 793 public middle schools	70.7%	39								64.9	59.6	61.2				57.9	54.4	67.2		73.1	$10,513	$712	$9,800
West Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1400 Priddy Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2099	799	51	15.6	44.7%	689 (86.2%)	11 (1.4%)	62 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	69.1	183^rd of 641 public high schools	71.5%		68.4	191^st of 640 public high schools	70.2%	8	59.8	63.7	55.1	85.3															$9,546	$707	$8,839
Stokes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1165 Dodgetown Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-5405	159	8	19.5	39.0%	137 (86.2%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (8.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	81.9	129^th of 641 public high schools	79.9%		87.7	99^th of 640 public high schools	84.5%	30	64.5	90.6	58.3	90.9															$7,304	$140	$7,164
Poplar Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	223 Hobe Kiser Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 985-0234	495	31	15.9	99.4%	413 (83.4%)	10 (2.0%)	49 (9.9%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	66.1	464^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.9%		55.6	652^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	56.7%	188					78.7	64.9	71.6				52.8	55.8	53.7				64.2		$9,813	$1,074	$8,739

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Surry County Schools	7.15 mi	20	88^th
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	7.19 mi	81	159^th
Yadkin County Schools	10.41 mi	14	135^th
Forsyth Academy	11.24 mi	1	220^th
Quality Education Academy	15.07 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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