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Germanton Elementary School

Q: Is Germanton Elementary School a good school?

Germanton Elementary School ranks 998 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

998^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Germanton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 171 students in grades K-5 in Germanton, North Carolina, which is part of the Stokes County Schools district. While the district is ranked 133 out of 242 in the state, Germanton Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 750 and 1,196 out of around 1,500 schools.

Germanton Elementary faces several key challenges, including underperformance on standardized tests compared to state and district averages, struggles to support certain student subgroups like female students, white students, and gifted/talented students, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching nearly 60% in recent years. When compared to other elementary schools in the Stokes County district, such as Mount Olive Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary, Germanton Elementary generally underperforms across multiple academic metrics.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $10,509 in 2018-2019, which is higher than the state average, it has not translated into consistent academic improvements. Germanton Elementary's ranking has fluctuated over the years, but has generally remained in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, indicating a lack of sustained, meaningful improvement in the school's academic outcomes.

165

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,509

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6085 NC 8 Hwy South
Germanton, NC 27019-9701

(336) 591-4021

District: Stokes County Schools

Students who attend Germanton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeastern Stokes Middle School
High:	South Stokes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg57%

998^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Stokes County Schools

133^rd of 242Stokes 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	998 of 1490	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	911 of 1505	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	975 of 1502	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1169 of 1514	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	901 of 1489	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1169 of 1473	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	921 of 1434	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	1030 of 1429	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.1	750 of 1425	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	933 of 1440	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.0	456 of 1390	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.5	714 of 1403	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	74.4	308 of 1388	77.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	381 of 1381	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	380 of 1363	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	246 of 1354	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	59.7	551 of 1324	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.7	676 of 1293	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.2	410 of 1276	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1029 of 1451	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1140 of 1455	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1155 of 1459	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	1431 of 1458	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1103 of 1440	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1243 of 1424	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.6	900 of 1405	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	695 of 710	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1056 of 1437	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	784 of 1450	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	883 of 1437	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	724 of 1366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	554 of 1329	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.3	1248 of 1361	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	730 of 1332	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	885 of 1450	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	614 of 1464	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	827 of 1461	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1017 of 1464	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	714 of 1444	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	901 of 1430	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	888 of 1413	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	454 of 801	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1002 of 1172	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1061 of 1166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1093 of 1183	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1152 of 1194	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1059 of 1172	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	1161 of 1183	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	1111 of 1178	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)43rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics59%~ state avg

Science44%-18 vs state

Reading40%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
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
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
Rural Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	275 College Street	Rural Hall	27045	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6789	491	33	15.0	98.8%	178 (36.3%)	107 (21.8%)	162 (33.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	30.7	1079^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.6%		42.5	878^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.7%	201	44.4	41.0	55.4				33.8	49.4	45.9				55.4		$10,048	$1,056	$8,992
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
Poplar Springs Elementary School	Public	K-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
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	PK, KG-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
Gibson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Walker Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4212	589	48	12.3	99.5%	38 (6.5%)	288 (48.9%)	220 (37.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	3.5	1481^st of 1490 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.7	1476^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.9%	5	35.4	20.0	19.3				23.2	24.0	16.9				20.7		$11,207	$1,880	$9,327
Forsyth Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5426 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Forsyth Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 922-1121	729	36	20.0	99.5%	48 (6.6%)	319 (43.8%)	303 (41.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.0%)	18	1316^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.7%		20.7	1272^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.5%	44	36.3	30.4	31.1	45.0	48.0	25.3	28.8	42.0	41.9	37.5	45.3	48.0	48.6	41.3
Mineral Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4527 Ogburn Avenue	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-6788	545	46	11.7	99.4%	34 (6.2%)	167 (30.6%)	317 (58.2%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	20.9	1262^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.3%		19.2	1298^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.8%	36	35.3	59.5	43.3				17.6	49.4	35.3				43.3		$10,648	$1,665	$8,983

Frequently Asked Questions about Germanton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Germanton Elementary School?

Students at Germanton Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What district is Germanton Elementary School in?

Stokes County Schools

Is Germanton Elementary School a good school?

Germanton Elementary School ranks 998^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Germanton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Germanton Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeastern Stokes Middle School
High : South Stokes High School

How many students attend Germanton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Germanton Elementary School.

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