Pinnacle Elementary School

Pinnacle Elementary School is a K-5 school of tiny scale in Pinnacle, North Carolina, one of the schools within Stokes County Schools, works with 162 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 65% leaner than typical.

Stokes County Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 5,758 students. Pinnacle Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Pinnacle Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Stokes County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stokes County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pinnacle Elementary School sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.9%; actual is 68.2%, +19.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Stokes County put median household income runs about $62,969, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pinnacle Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Stokes County (combined enrollment of about 5,758 students).

Nearest neighbor: Chestnut Grove Middle School, around 3.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Pinnacle Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Pinnacle Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 180 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Pinnacle Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.