Poplar Springs Elementary School

Poplar Springs Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in King, North Carolina, run under Stokes County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 495 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 19 schools in Stokes County Schools (5,758 students total), Poplar Springs Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Poplar Springs Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Stokes County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Poplar Springs Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 63.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Stokes County indicate median household income runs about $62,969, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Stokes County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,758 students), Poplar Springs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

King Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Poplar Springs Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Poplar Springs Elementary School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.7%.

Poplar Springs Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Poplar Springs Elementary School's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 495). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 83%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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