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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Chestnut Grove Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
662
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370438001730
Chestnut Grove Middle School
2185 Chestnut Grove Road, King, NC 27021 · (336) 983-2106 · Stokes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
649 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 214 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 33% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chestnut Grove Middle School
Chestnut Grove Middle School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Grove Middle School this school | 662 | 98.0% | 60.3% |
| West Lincoln Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Waynesville Middle Waynesville | 727 | 97.2% | 54.5% |
| Hudson Middle Hudson | 551 | 98.9% | 52.5% |
| South Brunswick Middle Southport | 585 | 99.5% | 57.0% |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 499 | 98.0% | 71.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chestnut Grove Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #126 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #97 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #201 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #175 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #242 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #450 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #306 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #292 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 40.4 | 16.4:1 | 98% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 40.1 | 16.9:1 | 55% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 41.1 | 16.1:1 | 52% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 39% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 42.2 | 15.9:1 | 46% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 47% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 40% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 54 | 14.5:1 | 22% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 51 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Grove Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (669 to 662); teachers down 4% (42.2 to 40.4).
About Chestnut Grove Middle School
Families in King, North Carolina, are served by Chestnut Grove Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. Federal data show 662 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Stokes County Schools has 19 schools and 5,758 students, and Chestnut Grove Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Chestnut Grove Middle School is 87% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Stokes County overall, the White share is about 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Chestnut Grove Middle School, there are about 16.4 students; the school has 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in North Carolina is about 15.9:1. There are 649 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 98% of enrollment. Across public schools in Stokes County, the average is 82%.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Chestnut Grove Middle School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Chestnut Grove Middle School falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 60.3% actual against 48.9% predicted.
In Stokes County, home to about 45,139 people, the median household earns about $62,969 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Stokes County number 19, with about 5,758 students.
Mount Olive Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Chestnut Grove Middle School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.3% against a local average of 62.5%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Chestnut Grove Middle School had 658 students in 2020-21 and 662 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Chestnut Grove Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stokes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,139
Census ACS
Median income
$62,969
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,758 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stokes County Schools
- West Stokes High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- South Stokes High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- King Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Mount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
Other schools in King
- West Stokes High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- King Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Mount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Olive Elementary School0.1 mi · 316
- West Stokes High School0.4 mi · 799
- King Elementary School3.1 mi · 383
- Poplar Springs Elementary School3.3 mi · 495
- Pinnacle Elementary School3.5 mi · 162
- Pilot Mountain Elementary7.1 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Grove Middle SchoolHow large is Chestnut Grove Middle School?
Chestnut Grove Middle School enrolls approximately 662 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chestnut Grove Middle School serve?
Chestnut Grove Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chestnut Grove Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Chestnut Grove Middle School.
How diverse is Chestnut Grove Middle School?
Chestnut Grove Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Chestnut Grove Middle School?
Chestnut Grove Middle School is overseen by Stokes County Schools in Stokes County.
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