Southeastern Stokes Middle School

Southeastern Stokes Middle School is one of the cozy junior highs in Walnut Cove, North Carolina, operated by Stokes County Schools, with 413 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 32% smaller than typical.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southeastern Stokes Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Southeastern Stokes Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at Southeastern Stokes Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Southeastern Stokes Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

In the broader community, Stokes County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,969, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southeastern Stokes Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Stokes County (combined enrollment of about 5,758 students).

The closest other public school is London Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southeastern Stokes Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southeastern Stokes Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 411 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 86% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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