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Pinnacle Elementary School

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Pinnacle Elementary School ranks 376 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinnacle Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pinnacle, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 163 students. The school is part of the Stokes County Schools district, which is ranked 133 out of 242 districts in the state.

Pinnacle Elementary School has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 376 (4 stars) and 787 (2 stars) out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 376 with a 4-star rating, indicating above-average academic performance. Notably, the school outperformed the Stokes County Schools and North Carolina state averages in mathematics for grades 3-5, as well as in science for 5th grade. The school has also demonstrated strong performance among male students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 242 and 174 out of 1,450 and 1,437 North Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Pinnacle Elementary School generally outperforms other schools in the Stokes County Schools district, such as Nancy Reynolds Elementary and Poplar Springs Elementary. However, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in other districts, such as Westfield Elementary (Surry County Schools) and Old Richmond Elementary (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools). The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (67.48% in 2023-2024) suggests it serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the school's academic performance challenges, though it has shown strong support for this subgroup.

162

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,967

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1095 Surry Line Rd
Pinnacle, NC 27043

(336) 368-2990

District: Stokes County Schools

Students who attend Pinnacle Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stokes County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg57%

376^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	70.9	376 of 1490	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	509 of 1505	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	641 of 1502	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	753 of 1514	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	787 of 1489	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.9	246 of 1473	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	165 of 1434	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.6	361 of 1429	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	51.6	700 of 1425	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.6	897 of 1440	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	707 of 1390	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1011 of 1403	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	75.0	297 of 1388	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	359 of 1381	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	346 of 1363	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	515 of 1354	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	529 of 1324	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	390 of 1293	69.8%	★★★★☆
2006	52.7	668 of 1276	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	428 of 1451	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	53.1	665 of 1458	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	613 of 1440	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	198 of 1424	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	123 of 1405	91.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	174 of 1437	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	418 of 1450	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	569 of 1437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	487 of 1366	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	617 of 1329	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.1	46 of 1361	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	28 of 1332	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	242 of 1450	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	291 of 1464	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	415 of 1461	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	680 of 1464	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	848 of 1444	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.2	112 of 1430	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	340 of 1413	75.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	623 of 1172	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	724 of 1166	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	884 of 1183	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	979 of 1194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1026 of 1172	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.7	428 of 1183	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	369 of 1178	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+27 vs state

Mathematics71%+11 vs state

Reading56%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Pinnacle 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Shoals Road	Pinnacle	27043	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 325-2518	235	18	13.3	98.7%	208 (88.5%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	91.1	94^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.7	168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.8%	74	86.7	89.2	79.1	76.7	89.2	74.4	74.4	$10,986	$1,064	$9,923
Pilot Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Friends St.	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 444-8200	353	23	15.2	99.2%	283 (80.2%)	4 (1.1%)	53 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	80.1	243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.7%		75.8	313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.2%	70	85.1	76.3	66.0	58.2	74.6	63.8	68.1	$9,756	$1,118	$8,638
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
East Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 School Street	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1125	246	14	17.0	98.8%	180 (73.2%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (21.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	55.4	647^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.6%		62.3	539^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.2%	108	57.9	79.3	68.3	42.1	65.5	43.9	61.0	$10,438	$1,223	$9,214
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
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
Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Jessup Grove Church Rd	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2745	212	18	11.7	98.6%	157 (74.1%)	6 (2.8%)	39 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	35.4	992^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.5	1017^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.4%	25	53.8	44.4	52.8	34.6	48.1	41.7	63.9	$13,096	$1,838	$11,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinnacle Elementary School

What district is Pinnacle Elementary School in?

Stokes County Schools

Is Pinnacle Elementary School a good school?

Pinnacle Elementary School ranks 376^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pinnacle Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend Pinnacle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Pinnacle Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pinnacle Elementary School?

Students at Pinnacle Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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