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King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1196^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

King Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 406 students in grades PK-5 in King, North Carolina, which is part of the Stokes County Schools district. While the district is ranked 133 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, King Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores across grades and subjects.

The school struggles to support certain student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, white, special education, low socioeconomic status, and gifted and talented students all in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, King Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching nearly 70% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student, these challenges have not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Stokes County Schools district, such as Germanton Elementary and Pinnacle Elementary, generally outperform King Elementary School in academic measures, though they also serve student populations with similar economic disadvantages. Additionally, King Elementary School is located within a few miles of several higher-performing elementary schools in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, such as Old Richmond Elementary and Rural Hall Elementary, which achieve significantly better academic results despite serving student populations with similar economic disadvantages.

383

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,007

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

152 East School St
King, NC 27021

(336) 983-5824

District: Stokes County Schools

Students who attend King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chestnut Grove Middle School
High:	West Stokes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.2%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg57%

1,196^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	24.6	1196 of 1490	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	730 of 1505	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	734 of 1502	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	779 of 1514	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.2	650 of 1489	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	644 of 1473	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	741 of 1434	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.5	516 of 1429	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.8	590 of 1425	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	499 of 1440	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.5	440 of 1390	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	602 of 1403	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.2	473 of 1388	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.2	318 of 1381	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.2	307 of 1363	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	297 of 1354	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	266 of 1324	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	156 of 1293	87.9%	★★★★☆
2006	67.7	377 of 1276	70.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	417 of 634	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	258 of 646	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	370 of 878	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	319 of 897	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1263 of 1451	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	835 of 1455	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	844 of 1459	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	824 of 1458	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	788 of 1440	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	463 of 1424	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	639 of 1405	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	43.9	549 of 669	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	464 of 582	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1260 of 1437	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.6	589 of 1450	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	483 of 1437	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	537 of 1366	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	312 of 1329	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	478 of 1361	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	534 of 1332	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1071 of 1450	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.6	590 of 1464	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	536 of 1461	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	715 of 1464	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	559 of 1444	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	802 of 1430	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	861 of 1413	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	591 of 821	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	576 of 801	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1123 of 1172	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	921 of 1166	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	878 of 1183	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	955 of 1194	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	829 of 1172	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	860 of 1183	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	954 of 1178	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)18th percentile-34 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics46%-15 vs state

Reading40%-13 vs state

Science27%-35 vs state

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Schools Near King Elementary School

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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
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
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
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
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
Old Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6315 Tobaccoville Road	Tobaccoville	27050	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4287	408	29	14.2	99.3%	217 (53.2%)	91 (22.3%)	67 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	74.6	321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	78.5%		81.4	220^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.4%	101	73.6	86.8	71.9				50.0	75.5	54.7				71.9		$9,989	$654	$9,335
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
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
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
Old Town Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3930 Reynolda Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4283	617	45	13.8	99.5%	25 (4.1%)	203 (32.9%)	338 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	31 (5.0%)	8.9	1437^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.6%		10.3	1422^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	46.1	32.7	35.4				21.3	29.6	19.2				36.4		$11,107	$1,932	$9,175
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

Frequently Asked Questions about King Elementary School

How many students attend King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended King Elementary School.

Is King Elementary School a good school?

King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of King Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Chestnut Grove Middle School
High : West Stokes High School

What is the racial makeup of King Elementary School?

Students at King Elementary School are 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is King Elementary School in?

Stokes County Schools

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