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Stokes County Schools Schools
Stokes County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Stokes County (Danbury). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Stokes County Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Stokes County Schools
17 of 19 schools in Stokes County Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 4C: 4D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Stokes County Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Mount Olive Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Stokes Early College High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Pinnacle Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Piney Grove Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ West Stokes High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Chestnut Grove Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Poplar Springs Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Nancy Reynolds Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Walnut Cove Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ North Stokes High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Stokes County Schools
High schools (4)
- C+ North Stokes High School, Danbury
- C South Stokes High School, Walnut Cove
- A- Stokes Early College High School, Walnut Cove
- B+ West Stokes High School, King
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B+ Chestnut Grove Middle School, King
- A- Piney Grove Middle School, Lawsonville
- D Southeastern Stokes Middle School, Walnut Cove
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- D+ Germanton Elementary School, Germanton
- D- King Elementary School, King
- Lawsonville Elementary School, Lawsonville
- D- London Elementary School, Walnut Cove
- A Mount Olive Elementary School, King
- B Nancy Reynolds Elementary School, Westfield
- Pine Hall Elementary School, Pine Hall
- A- Pinnacle Elementary School, Pinnacle
- B Poplar Springs Elementary School, King
- C Sandy Ridge Elementary School, Sandy Ridge
- C+ Walnut Cove Elementary School, Walnut Cove
Other schools and academies (1)
- F Meadowbrook Academy, King
Where Stokes County Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (9)
- King (6)
- Walnut Cove (5)
- Lawsonville (2)
- Danbury (1)
- Germanton (1)
- Pine Hall (1)
- Pinnacle (1)
- Sandy Ridge (1)
- Westfield (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Stokes County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,585 students with 380 full-time-equivalent teachers and 772 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3704380
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (79 schools, 18 mi)
- Mount Airy City Schools (4 schools, 20 mi)
- Surry County Schools (20 schools, 23 mi)
- Rockingham County Schools (22 schools, 27 mi)
- Yadkin County Schools (14 schools, 27 mi)
- Elkin City Schools (4 schools, 32 mi)
- Guilford County Schools (124 schools, 34 mi)
- Davie County Schools (13 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Stokes County Schools
How many schools are in Stokes County Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Stokes County Schools, across 9 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Stokes County Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: King, Walnut Cove, Lawsonville, Danbury, Germanton and 4 more.
How good are the schools in Stokes County Schools?
Across the 17 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 54.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53.7%. 35% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Stokes County Schools?
5,585 students were enrolled in Stokes County Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Stokes County Schools?
Stokes County Schools is in North Carolina, based in Stokes County, with its district office in Danbury. Its boundary covers about 449 sq mi.