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Sandy Ridge Elementary School

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Sandy Ridge Elementary School ranks 843 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sandy Ridge Elementary School is a small, rural K-5 school in Sandy Ridge, NC, serving 213 students as part of Stokes County Schools. Nearly every student (98.6%) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a very high level of economic need. The school once earned 4-star ratings but has declined in recent years; it currently holds a 2-star state rating and sits at the 43rd percentile among North Carolina elementary schools.

Academics are uneven. The strongest area is math, with 5th graders reaching 73.9% proficiency in 2025-26, well above both the district average of 64.5% and the state average of 62.9%. Reading is more concerning, coming in below district and state averages in every grade. Third-grade reading is the biggest worry, rebounding from a very low 20% in 2024-25 to 45.7% in 2025-26, but still about 10 points behind the state. Chronic absenteeism is also a red flag, jumping from 13.8% in 2022-23 to 27.8% in 2024-25, well above the district rate of 19.1%.

Compared with schools nearby, Sandy Ridge sits in the middle. Poplar Springs Elementary School ranks at the 70th percentile, while Germanton Elementary School is at the 31st. The school’s economically disadvantaged students have performed well when compared with similar students statewide, consistently ranking in the 63rd–69th percentile and earning three stars for three years running. Spending of $10,401 per student is on par with neighboring schools. Because the school is so small, test results can shift meaningfully from one year to the next. The clearest opportunities for improvement are early literacy and attendance, which would help Sandy Ridge move back toward the stronger rankings it held in the past.

213

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1070 Amostown Road
Sandy Ridge, NC 27046-9801

(336) 871-2400

District: Stokes County Schools

Students who attend Sandy Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Piney Grove Middle School
High:	North Stokes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg61%

843^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	843 of 1492	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	936 of 1490	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	984 of 1505	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	686 of 1502	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	384 of 1514	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	391 of 1489	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	438 of 1473	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	431 of 1434	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	357 of 1429	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	309 of 1425	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	53.9	687 of 1440	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	439 of 1390	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.2	825 of 1403	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	976 of 1388	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	851 of 1381	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.2	694 of 1363	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.2	526 of 1354	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	590 of 1324	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.2	963 of 1293	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	991 of 1276	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	699 of 1447	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	955 of 1451	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	939 of 1455	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	681 of 1459	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	373 of 1458	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	359 of 1440	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	451 of 1424	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	635 of 1405	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	445 of 1434	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	533 of 1437	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	507 of 1450	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	310 of 1437	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	133 of 1366	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	141 of 1329	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	83 of 1361	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.0	221 of 1332	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	925 of 1451	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	861 of 1450	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	885 of 1464	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	653 of 1461	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	473 of 1464	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	425 of 1444	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	422 of 1430	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	236 of 1413	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	1030 of 1146	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	1059 of 1172	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1080 of 1166	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	753 of 1183	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	511 of 1194	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	512 of 1172	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	762 of 1183	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	698 of 1178	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)69th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science65%~ state avg

Mathematics59%-4 vs state

Reading52%-5 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
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	—	199 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	44.1	843^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	43.5%		39.1	936^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.2%	93	60.0	48.6	73.9	45.7	57.1	52.2	65.2	$10,401	$1,777	$8,625
John W Dillard Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Cure Dr	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 548-2472	256	16	16.0	—	162 (63.3%)	39 (15.2%)	36 (14.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	21.5	1257^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.8%		27.3	1125^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.5%	132	47.2	31.9	48.8	44.4	36.2	39.5	65.1	$9,262	$1,137	$8,126
Stoneville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Stone St	Stoneville	27048	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 445-1999	413	26	15.8	—	247 (59.8%)	39 (9.4%)	76 (18.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)	43.6	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		35.9	984^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.0%	131	58.2	67.2	54.9	50.9	49.2	53.5	61.4	$10,274	$1,658	$8,617
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	—	248 (83.2%)	14 (4.7%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	36.5	969^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.1%		47.2	796^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.6%	173	37.5	50.0	68.6	37.5	47.4	57.1	68.6	$11,436	$1,905	$9,530
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	—	164 (71.3%)	32 (13.9%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.8%)	36.4	973^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.8%		16.5	1333^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%	360	37.1	45.9	57.5	34.3	48.6	60.0	72.5	$10,895	$1,676	$9,219
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-5	1585 NC 66 Hwy North	Westfield	27053	Surry 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%)	41.8	882^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	40.9%		51.1	729^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%	153	80.6	45.0	59.5	61.3	47.5	37.8	62.2	$11,998	$1,651	$10,348
Huntsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Sardis Church Road	Madison	27025	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 427-3266	389	26	14.8	97.4%	272 (69.9%)	26 (6.7%)	65 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	29.1	1114^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.3	1084^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.2%	30	44.1	49.3	53.1	38.2	46.7	51.6	62.5	$9,670	$1,142	$8,528
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	—	148 (89.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.3%)	34.2	1026^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.2%		35.2	998^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.0%	28	55.9	38.5	79.2	44.1	34.6	45.8	66.7	$10,509	$1,783	$8,726
Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	408 Price St.	Eden	27288	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 623-6521	349	22	16.0	96.6%	176 (50.4%)	95 (27.2%)	55 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	48.7	750^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.7%		51.7	716^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.9%	34	51.0	67.3	63.4	51.0	50.0	61.0	68.3	$9,810	$1,553	$8,257
Bethany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 Bethany Rd	Reidsville	27320	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 951-2710	459	27	16.9	—	370 (80.6%)	19 (4.1%)	48 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	59.7	587^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.7%		67.2	440^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.5%	147	65.0	62.4	71.8	57.5	62.4	59.0	65.4	$9,010	$709	$8,301

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Ridge Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Sandy Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sandy Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piney Grove Middle School
High : North Stokes High School

What is the racial makeup of Sandy Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Sandy Ridge Elementary School are 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Sandy Ridge Elementary School in?

Stokes County Schools

Is Sandy Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Sandy Ridge Elementary School ranks 843^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sandy Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Sandy Ridge Elementary School.

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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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