Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370438001732
Germanton Elementary School
6085 NC 8 Hwy South, Germanton, NC 27019 · (336) 591-4021 · Stokes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
162 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
19%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
40.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Germanton Elementary School
Germanton Elementary School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germanton Elementary School this school | 165 | 98.2% | 48.7% |
| Pinnacle Elementary School Pinnacle | 162 | 98.1% | 68.2% |
| Kings Creek Elementary Lenoir | 153 | 98.0% | 37.0% |
| Ellendale Elementary Taylorsville | 168 | 98.2% | 51.4% |
| Peachtree Elementary Murphy | 166 | 97.6% | 72.3% |
| Gouge Primary Bakersville | 144 | 97.9% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Germanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stokes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #845 of 1,297 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #645 of 1,296 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #945 of 1,300 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,415 of 1,485 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #884 of 1,414 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
165
+11 (+7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 165 | 10.2 | 16.2:1 | 98% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 11.5 | 14.9:1 | 60% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 12.5 | 14.2:1 | 56% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 11 | 14.0:1 | 53% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 51% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 45% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 44% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 22% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Germanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (174 to 165); teachers down 22% (13 to 10.2).
About Germanton Elementary School
Germanton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Germanton, North Carolina. Its 165 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Stokes County Schools enrolls 5,758 students, and its 19 schools include Germanton Elementary School.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Germanton Elementary School. The remaining students are 7% multiracial. For comparison, Stokes County is about 90% White. Germanton Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Germanton Elementary School's 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.2:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 98%. That is 16 points above the 82% average for public schools in Stokes County.
Germanton Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Germanton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.7% is within a point of the 48.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Stokes County show that the median household income is $62,969, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Germanton Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in the county.
South Stokes High School is the closest public school, about 2.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Nearby schools with test data average 48.5% proficiency; Germanton Elementary School posts 48.7%.
Germanton Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 165 students in 2024-25, 11 more than the 154 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 16.2:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Germanton Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Chestnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- South Stokes High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
- Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- King Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- South Stokes High School2.0 mi · 538
- London Elementary School4.9 mi · 230
- Rural Hall Elementary5.0 mi · 491
- Walnut Cove Elementary School5.0 mi · 298
- Poplar Springs Elementary School5.2 mi · 495
- Southeastern Stokes Middle School5.4 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Germanton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Germanton Elementary School?
Germanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades KG-05.
Is Germanton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Germanton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Germanton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Germanton Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Germanton Elementary School?
At Germanton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Germanton Elementary School?
Germanton Elementary School is overseen by Stokes County Schools in Stokes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.