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West Stokes High School

Q: Is West Stokes High School a good school?

West Stokes High School ranks 255 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West Stokes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended West Stokes High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Stokes High School?

Students at West Stokes High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools feed into West Stokes High School?

West Stokes High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : King Elementary School Elementary : Pinnacle Elementary School Middle : Chestnut Grove Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 61% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Stokes High School is a traditional public high school in King, NC, serving about 799 students in grades 9 through 12. It currently earns a 3-star rating and ranks in the 61st percentile of North Carolina high schools, even though its home district, Stokes County Schools, has a more modest overall rating. West Stokes posts a 93.9% graduation rate, well above the district’s 89.3% and the state’s 88.8%, and only 13.4% of students are chronically absent — roughly half the statewide rate. This combination of solid academics, high graduation, and strong attendance makes it a standout among traditional comprehensive high schools in the area.

West Stokes’ academic results compare favorably with nearby schools. On end-of-course exams, 72.9% of students scored proficient in biology and 75.5% in Math III, both well above state averages. North Stokes High School and South Stokes High School posted biology proficiency rates of 50.7% and 45.9%, respectively. West Stokes also outpaced high schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, such as Mount Tabor High School, though those schools face much higher poverty and absence levels. Math is a consistent bright spot, with West Stokes students scoring above the state average in Math I for four straight years. English II slipped slightly below the state average in the latest year at 63.9% versus 64.6%, but it remains above district and local peers.

Attendance has also improved dramatically since the pandemic, falling from 23.9% chronic absenteeism in 2020–21 to 13.4% in 2024–25. Student subgroup results are generally positive, with students from lower-income households and those receiving special education services performing at or above state medians. About 44.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a moderate level compared with several nearby high schools. The main thing to watch is a ranking decline from back-to-back 4-star ratings in 2023–24 and 2024–25 to 3 stars in 2025–26. Even with that dip, West Stokes remains above the state median and close to its historical baseline. For parents, the school offers strong math and science outcomes, very low chronic absenteeism, and a graduation rate that gives real reason for confidence.

799

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,546

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Priddy Road
King, NC 27021

(336) 983-2099

District: Stokes County Schools

Feeder schools for West Stokes High School:

Elementary:	King Elementary School
	Pinnacle Elementary School
Middle:	Chestnut Grove Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg60%

255^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Stokes County Schools

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	60.0	255 of 662	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	183 of 641	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	191 of 640	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	262 of 626	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	234 of 621	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.8	313 of 594	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	139 of 514	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	198 of 469	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	270 of 476	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	205 of 507	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.2	229 of 531	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	29.2	281 of 451	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	171 of 505	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	137 of 502	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.4	202 of 506	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	162 of 499	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	158 of 490	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.7	126 of 477	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	56.6	175 of 453	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.0	71 of 431	83.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	61.1	73 of 330	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	159 of 364	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	89 of 349	74.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	237 of 629	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	159 of 610	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	174 of 602	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	302 of 588	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	224 of 594	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	245 of 475	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	151 of 475	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	238 of 449	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	143 of 407	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.6	9 of 412	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	204 of 403	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	62 of 398	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	236 of 337	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.1	58 of 325	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	137 of 474	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	116 of 462	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	88 of 454	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	160 of 449	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	164 of 436	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	140 of 370	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	223 of 620	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.7	148 of 606	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	159 of 613	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.1	226 of 597	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	128 of 544	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	163 of 432	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	95 of 446	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	139 of 424	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	248 of 624	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.1	189 of 601	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	193 of 607	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	229 of 602	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	210 of 585	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	194 of 481	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	126 of 488	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	178 of 463	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	61 of 265	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	36 of 226	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	34.0	132 of 185	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	153 of 372	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	111 of 352	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	88 of 349	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	318 of 551	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	238 of 542	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	245 of 553	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	320 of 537	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	280 of 534	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	288 of 439	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	200 of 444	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	316 of 427	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III75%+7 vs state

Biology73%+14 vs state

English II64%~ state avg

Math I54%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	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 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	60	255^th of 662 public high schools	61.5%		69.1	183^rd of 641 public high schools	71.5%	72	72.9	63.9	53.6	75.5						$9,546	$707	$8,839
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%)	26.8	502^nd of 662 public high schools	24.2%		39.8	377^th of 641 public high schools	41.2%	125	45.9	47.0	27.9	61.7						$11,490	$951	$10,538
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%)	62.4	238^th of 662 public high schools	64.0%		61.3	225^th of 641 public high schools	64.9%	13	58.8	69.2	69.0	79.4						$9,894	$884	$9,010
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%)	74.9	161^st of 662 public high schools	75.7%		80.7	132^nd of 641 public high schools	79.4%	29	77.7	82.4	51.6	87.0						$7,615	$522	$7,093
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%)	9.7	602^nd of 662 public high schools	9.1%		14.8	563^rd of 641 public high schools	12.2%	39	25.8	39.1	16.7	38.3						$10,139	$976	$9,162
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%)	84.5	111^th of 662 public high schools	83.2%		81.9	129^th of 641 public high schools	79.9%	18	75.6	91.3	96.0	88.9						$7,304	$140	$7,164
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%)	34.7	441^st of 662 public high schools	33.4%		49.4	305^th of 641 public high schools	52.4%	136	50.7	49.2	44.4	61.1						$14,520	$873	$13,648
Mount Tabor High School	Public	9-12	342 Petree Road	Winston Salem	27106	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6700	1,426	81	17.6	99.8%	416 (29.2%)	553 (38.8%)	358 (25.1%)	32 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	63 (4.4%)	26.1	510^th of 662 public high schools	23.0%		29	464^th of 641 public high schools	27.6%	46	46.6	54.5	17.5	55.8						$8,336	$579	$7,757
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	642^nd of 662 public high schools	3.0%		3.1	630^th of 641 public high schools	1.7%	12	16.7	20.0			14.3	< 5%	28.6	25.0	33.3	$15,262	$1,163	$14,099
Forbush High	Public	9-12	1525 Falcon Road	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1140	787	37	21.0	54.8%	527 (67.0%)	22 (2.8%)	213 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	35.8	435^th of 662 public high schools	34.3%		36.3	402^nd of 641 public high schools	37.3%	33	37.0	58.1	40.7	69.1						$9,104	$736	$8,368

Frequently Asked Questions about West Stokes High School

What schools feed into West Stokes High School?

West Stokes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : King Elementary School
Elementary : Pinnacle Elementary School
Middle : Chestnut Grove Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Stokes High School?

Students at West Stokes High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is West Stokes High School in?

Stokes County Schools

Is West Stokes High School a good school?

West Stokes High School ranks 255^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Stokes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended West Stokes High School.

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