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South Stokes High School

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South Stokes High School ranks 377 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

South Stokes High School is a public high school located in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, serving 545 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Stokes County Schools district, which is ranked 133 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, South Stokes High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 214 out of 514 high schools in 2018-2019 to 377 out of 641 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated between 2 and 3 stars out of 5 during this period. The school performs relatively better for its female and special education student populations, ranking in the top half of North Carolina high schools for these subgroups. However, its performance for white and low socioeconomic status students is in the bottom half of the state. South Stokes High School's test scores are generally below the Stokes County Schools and North Carolina state averages across the various End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Math I.

Compared to nearby schools, North Stokes High School and Stokes Early College High School within the Stokes County Schools district perform better than South Stokes High School on various metrics, including statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. Additionally, schools in the neighboring Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, such as East Surry High and Ronald W. Reagan High, generally outperform South Stokes High School academically.

538

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,490

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 S Stokes High Drive
Walnut Cove, NC 27052-9750

(336) 994-2995

District: Stokes County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

African American:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg53%

377^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High 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	39.8	377 of 641	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	309 of 640	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	292 of 626	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	360 of 621	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	338 of 594	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	214 of 514	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	243 of 469	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.4	233 of 476	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	169 of 507	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.0	208 of 531	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	127 of 451	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	46.6	173 of 505	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.6	355 of 502	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.6	209 of 506	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	260 of 499	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	197 of 490	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.9	264 of 477	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.6	352 of 453	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.2	263 of 431	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.8	220 of 369	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	222 of 359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	226 of 330	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	328 of 334	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	202 of 364	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	359 of 610	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	301 of 602	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	268 of 588	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	334 of 594	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	231 of 475	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	199 of 475	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	251 of 449	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	288 of 412	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	163 of 403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	279 of 403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.5	48 of 398	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	27.1	275 of 337	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.5	100 of 325	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	326 of 606	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	231 of 613	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	261 of 597	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	322 of 544	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	178 of 432	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	152 of 446	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	160 of 424	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	381 of 601	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	305 of 607	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	299 of 602	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	363 of 585	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	272 of 481	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	224 of 488	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	252 of 463	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	164 of 253	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	171 of 352	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	117 of 349	66.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	434 of 542	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	363 of 553	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	346 of 537	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	400 of 534	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	306 of 439	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	297 of 444	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	334 of 427	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

African American (2019)40th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III78%+12 vs state

English II52%-8 vs state

Biology41%-7 vs state

Math I16%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The teachers here are so wonderful and helpful! I have never had better grades or better understanding in my studies than when I started attending South Stokes High. Some people say West Stokes is better but I definitely beg to differ! I am a Proud South Stokes Saura and hope to stay that way to the end!

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Stokes High Drive	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 994-2995	538	37	14.5	51.9%	460 (85.5%)	27 (5.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	39.8	377^th of 641 public high schools	41.2%		48.2	309^th of 640 public high schools	51.7%	68	41.4	51.5	16.5	78.5					$11,490	$951	$10,538
Stokes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1165 Dodgetown Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-5405	159	8	19.5	39.0%	137 (86.2%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (8.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	81.9	129^th of 641 public high schools	79.9%		87.7	99^th of 640 public high schools	84.5%	30	64.5	90.6	58.3	90.9					$7,304	$140	$7,164
West Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1400 Priddy Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2099	799	51	15.6	44.7%	689 (86.2%)	11 (1.4%)	62 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	69.1	183^rd of 641 public high schools	71.5%		68.4	191^st of 640 public high schools	70.2%	8	59.8	63.7	55.1	85.3					$9,546	$707	$8,839
North Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1350 N Stokes Sch Rd	Danbury	27016	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-8134	280	24	11.7	52.5%	253 (90.4%)	8 (2.9%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	49.4	305^th of 641 public high schools	52.4%		25.7	478^th of 640 public high schools	25.3%	173	50.0	50.6	41.4	74.6					$14,520	$873	$13,648
North Forsyth Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5705 Shattalon Drive	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 661-4880	1,084	68	15.8	99.7%	77 (7.1%)	431 (39.8%)	518 (47.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (4.6%)	14.8	563^rd of 641 public high schools	12.2%		10	592^nd of 640 public high schools	7.5%	29	24.6	29.6	15.1	48.6					$10,139	$976	$9,162
Stokes County Academy	Public	6-12	4611 NC 8 Hwy North	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 593-8284	59	9	6.8	94.9%	45 (76.3%)	2 (3.4%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.9%)	3.1	630^th of 641 public high schools	1.7%		1.5	637^th of 640 public high schools	0.5%	7	6.7	16.7			16.7	8.3	7.7	15.4	$15,262	$1,163	$14,099
Walkertown High	Public	9-12	5240 Sullivantown Road	Walkertown	27051	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-4151	662	47	13.9	99.5%	281 (42.4%)	173 (26.1%)	169 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	17	548^th of 641 public high schools	14.5%		16.5	542^nd of 640 public high schools	15.3%	6	30.1	36.9	10.9	46.8					$10,875	$1,189	$9,686
Ronald W Reagan High School	Public	9-12	3750 Transou Road	Pfafftown	27040	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6776	2,122	115	18.4	29.8%	1,286 (60.6%)	291 (13.7%)	333 (15.7%)	98 (4.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (5.3%)	80.7	132^nd of 641 public high schools	79.4%		77.8	139^th of 640 public high schools	78.3%	7	70.0	83.4	48.2	89.2					$7,615	$522	$7,093
Carver High	Public	9-12	3545 Carver School Road	Winston Salem	27105	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 727-2987	728	49	14.8	99.6%	23 (3.2%)	402 (55.2%)	280 (38.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	9	603^rd of 641 public high schools	5.9%		9	597^th of 640 public high schools	6.7%	6	16.6	24.0	6.0	44.4					$15,235	$2,941	$12,294
East Surry High	Public	9-12	801 W Main Street	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2251	576	33	17.6	99.5%	467 (81.1%)	12 (2.1%)	71 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	61.3	225^th of 641 public high schools	64.9%		61.3	225^th of 640 public high schools	64.8%		49.6	66.7	56.8	73.9					$9,894	$884	$9,010

Frequently Asked Questions about South Stokes High School

What district is South Stokes High School in?

Stokes County Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Stokes High School?

Students at South Stokes High School are 86% White, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is South Stokes High School a good school?

South Stokes High School ranks 377^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Stokes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended South Stokes High School.

What schools feed into South Stokes High School?

South Stokes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Germanton Elementary School
Elementary : London Elementary School
Elementary : Walnut Cove Elementary School
Middle : Southeastern Stokes Middle School

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