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Chestnut Grove Middle School

Q: Is Chestnut Grove Middle School a good school?

Chestnut Grove Middle School ranks 225 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Chestnut Grove Middle School in King, NC, serves 662 students in grades 6–8 and ranks as the leading traditional middle school in Stokes County Schools, holding a 71st-percentile statewide standing with a 4-star rating. It has been consistently solid rather than flashy, maintaining a statewide percentile between 65 and 73 since 2020–21 and improving meaningfully from a 53rd-percentile showing in 2018–19.

Chestnut Grove's real academic identity is math and science. Eighth-grade math proficiency is 72%, compared with just 53% statewide, and that grade level has climbed 20 points over three years. Science scores are likewise strong at 78.7% proficiency for 8th graders. The school also posts notably effective outcomes for economically disadvantaged and Hispanic students, with those subgroups ranking in the 74th–76th percentiles statewide. Reading is the weaker spot: 6th- and 7th-grade reading proficiency (54.2% and 54.7%) sits at or slightly below state averages, and only 8th-grade reading (60.7%) is clearly ahead of North Carolina as a whole. Raising literacy is the clearest opportunity for this school to climb into the top tier.

The biggest flag outside academics is chronic absenteeism at 25.8% — above the Stokes County rate of 19.1% and slightly above the state's 24.2%. Nearby comparisons are striking: Pilot Mountain Middle reports 16.6% chronic absenteeism, and Piney Grove Middle School, in the same district, sits at 15.8%. Chestnut Grove's strong scores despite attendance challenges reflect a resilient instructional culture, and there is untapped potential: its reading scores trail high-performing neighbors like Pilot Mountain and Lewisville Middle, where reading proficiency often lands in the low-to-mid 70s. Cutting absenteeism closer to those schools' levels — and closing the reading gap — could move Chestnut Grove from the top third of North Carolina middle schools into the region's elite group.

662

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2185 Chestnut Grove Road
King, NC 27021-9271

(336) 983-2106

District: Stokes County Schools

Students who attend Chestnut Grove Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Stokes High School

Feeder schools for Chestnut Grove Middle School:

Elementary:	King Elementary School
	Mount Olive Elementary School
	Pinnacle Elementary School
	Poplar Springs Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.9%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg58%

225^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

147^th of 246Stokes County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	225 of 778	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	259 of 773	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	214 of 793	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	267 of 784	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	266 of 786	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	256 of 741	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	343 of 737	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	301 of 691	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.2	276 of 694	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	210 of 692	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.6	201 of 705	71.5%	★★★★☆
2014	64.7	192 of 627	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	235 of 673	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	193 of 662	70.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.8	202 of 648	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	188 of 640	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	221 of 630	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	221 of 620	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.0	223 of 606	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.4	147 of 598	75.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	303 of 449	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	203 of 478	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	136 of 504	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	75 of 475	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	269 of 731	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.0	269 of 733	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.4	194 of 738	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	215 of 731	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	230 of 733	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	223 of 706	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	323 of 684	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	299 of 656	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	383 of 465	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	261 of 458	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.7	4 of 461	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	67.3	128 of 452	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	162 of 450	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	291 of 448	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	223 of 416	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	148 of 566	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	55.7	219 of 562	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	143 of 564	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	203 of 553	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	87 of 541	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	98 of 522	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	320 of 493	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	133 of 472	71.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	175 of 725	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	58.2	257 of 729	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	123 of 743	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	207 of 735	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	97 of 689	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	124 of 633	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	198 of 639	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	176 of 604	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	180 of 736	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	225 of 733	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	212 of 751	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	304 of 747	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	280 of 748	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	292 of 711	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	337 of 697	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	288 of 665	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	61.3	102 of 306	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	118 of 221	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	155 of 500	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.6	79 of 478	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.7	200 of 473	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	337 of 644	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	385 of 649	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	340 of 652	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	434 of 656	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	409 of 658	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	414 of 632	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	462 of 624	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	446 of 596	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)67th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+10 vs state

Mathematics69%+13 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th 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%)	67.6	225^th of 778 public middle schools	71.1%		63.4	259^th of 773 public middle schools	66.5%	34	65.9	70.5	72.0	54.2	54.7	60.7	78.7	$8,536	$580	$7,956
Pilot Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	543 Old Westfield Road	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2641	401	26	15.5	99.3%	320 (79.8%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	85.6	88^th of 778 public middle schools	88.7%		88.8	62^nd of 773 public middle schools	92.0%	26	69.9	84.4	83.9	64.2	74.8	72.0	87.3	$9,172	$1,003	$8,168
Northwest Middle	Public	6-8	5501 Murray Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4161	702	48	14.5	99.6%	71 (10.1%)	282 (40.2%)	299 (42.6%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.1%)	10.7	719^th of 778 public middle schools	7.6%		9.2	725^th of 773 public middle schools	6.2%	6	42.4	32.4	25.1	33.9	28.0	29.0	41.3	$9,092	$1,130	$7,962
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%)	24.4	608^th of 778 public middle schools	21.9%		21	627^th of 773 public middle schools	18.9%	19	42.7	42.2	31.8	28.2	50.0	44.2	59.7	$10,154	$904	$9,250
Mineral Springs Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4559 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6733	702	54	12.9	99.6%	30 (4.3%)	271 (38.6%)	361 (51.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.3%)	4.4	755^th of 778 public middle schools	3.0%		3.9	754^th of 773 public middle schools	2.5%	1	21.3	12.7	27.8	23.3	21.6	24.3	34.7	$12,230	$2,011	$10,220
Lewisville Middle	Public	6-8	1115 Lewisville Vienna Rd	Lewisville	27023	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 866-3032	888	53	16.7	99.7%	581 (65.4%)	100 (11.3%)	117 (13.2%)	34 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	52 (5.9%)	89.6	56^th of 778 public middle schools	92.8%		81.5	123^rd of 773 public middle schools	84.1%	67	83.0	73.3	81.7	75.4	78.1	76.7	85.5
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%)	52.4	375^th of 778 public middle schools	51.8%		70.6	193^rd of 773 public middle schools	75.0%	182	50.7	60.0	45.0	56.3	58.5	53.3	75.0	$10,513	$712	$9,800
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Sally Kirk Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4222	808	47	17.0	99.6%	398 (49.3%)	201 (24.9%)	117 (14.5%)	35 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.9%)	80.7	124^th of 778 public middle schools	84.1%		80.1	136^th of 773 public middle schools	82.4%	12	74.7	65.0	74.0	63.6	71.4	75.5	81.0	$8,047	$507	$7,540
Meadowlark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Meadowlark Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4228	857	50	17.0	99.5%	486 (56.7%)	128 (14.9%)	122 (14.2%)	75 (8.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	76.5	162^nd of 778 public middle schools	79.2%		78.7	144^th of 773 public middle schools	81.4%	18	70.8	67.4	68.2	68.3	61.9	67.0	81.3	$8,035	$504	$7,532
Lowrance Middle	Public	6-10	1394 Thurmond St	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4181	129	21	6.0	97.7%	26 (20.2%)	46 (35.7%)	48 (37.2%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)								(n/a)								$29,307	$2,298	$27,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Chestnut Grove Middle School

What high school do graduates of Chestnut Grove Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chestnut Grove Middle School usually go on to attend West Stokes High School

Is Chestnut Grove Middle School a good school?

Chestnut Grove Middle School ranks 225^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Chestnut Grove Middle School in?

Stokes County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Grove Middle School?

Students at Chestnut Grove Middle School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Chestnut Grove Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Chestnut Grove Middle School.

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