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Nancy Reynolds Elementary School

1585 NC 66 Hwy North, Westfield, NC 27053 · (336) 351-2480 · Stokes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
192
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
187 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2714%
Grade 13619%
Grade 23217%
Grade 33518%
Grade 43217%
Grade 53016%

This year's kindergarten class (27) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).

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%
White
17290%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
126%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
53%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
9549%
Female
9751%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
45.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
61.3%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% 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 Nancy Reynolds Elementary School

Nancy Reynolds Elementary School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School this school19297.4%58.7%
Piney Creek Elementary
Piney Creek
19898.5%59.8%
Meadowbrook Elementary
Canton
19898.0%46.0%
Riverbend Elementary
Clyde
20498.5%84.4%
Sandy Ridge Elementary School
Sandy Ridge
21398.6%49.6%
Freedom Trail Elementary
Elk Park
20294.1%63.8%
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 Nancy Reynolds Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Stokes County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.7%#543 of 1,297#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.3%#583 of 1,296#4 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.2%#781 of 1,300#4 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
192#1,391 of 1,485#7 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.4%#970 of 1,414#9 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 2024-25
Enrollment
192
+67 (+54%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519212.715.1:197% (187)
2023-241328.815.1:177% (101)
2022-231218.614.0:171% (86)
2020-21125815.6:164% (80)
2017-181449.714.8:164% (92)
2015-161671016.7:160% (100)
2010-11126815.8:169% (87)
2000-012081316.0:136% (74)
1990-911631114.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nancy Reynolds Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 33% (144 to 192); teachers up 31% (9.7 to 12.7).

About Nancy Reynolds Elementary School

Nancy Reynolds Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Westfield, North Carolina. Enrollment is 192 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 59% smaller than average.

The 19 schools of Stokes County Schools, including Nancy Reynolds Elementary School, enroll 5,758 students.

Nancy Reynolds Elementary School's enrollment is 90% White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 3% Black. For comparison, Stokes County is about 90% White. Nancy Reynolds Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.

Nancy Reynolds Elementary School employs 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Nancy Reynolds Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 97%. For comparison, public schools in Stokes County average 82%.

The allk12 Grade for Nancy Reynolds Elementary School is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.1% for Nancy Reynolds Elementary School. The school posts 58.7%, 9.6 points above the prediction.

Stokes County census figures show that the median household income is $62,969, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Stokes County, enrolling about 5,758 students in all.

Nearest public school: North Stokes High School, about 4.0 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 62.7% on proficiency, and Nancy Reynolds Elementary School is below that at 58.7%.

The NCES locale for Nancy Reynolds Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2020-21 the school reported 125 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 192. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.

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Stokes County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School
District
Stokes County Schools
Address
1585 NC 66 Hwy North, Westfield, NC 27053
Phone
(336) 351-2480
County
Stokes County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
192
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
187 (97%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370438001736
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Nancy Reynolds Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Nancy Reynolds Elementary School?
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School enrolls approximately 192 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Nancy Reynolds Elementary School serve?
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Nancy Reynolds Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Nancy Reynolds Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nancy Reynolds Elementary School?
At Nancy Reynolds Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Nancy Reynolds Elementary School public or private?
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stokes County Schools.
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