Enrollment
159
High
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370438003129
Stokes Early College High School
1165 Dodgetown Rd, Walnut Cove, NC 27052 · (336) 593-5405 · Stokes County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
62 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 47 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
90.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
58.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Stokes Early College High School
Stokes Early College High School's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Early College High School this school | 159 | 39.0% | 71.1% |
| Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy Hudson | 218 | 33.9% | 75.2% |
| Watauga Innovation Academy Boone | 292 | 44.2% | 48.3% |
| Davidson Early College Thomasville | 138 | 42.8% | 89.7% |
| North Stokes High School Danbury | 280 | 52.5% | 47.3% |
| Onslow Early College Jacksonville | 189 | 24.3% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Stokes Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #86 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #94 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #30 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #504 of 598 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #433 of 527 |
Ranked against other public high 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
159
-16 (-9%) vs 2020
+51% since 2010-11, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 159 | 8.1 | 19.6:1 | 39% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 8.1 | 17.6:1 | 37% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 8.1 | 18.8:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 8 | 21.9:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 179 | 8 | 22.4:1 | 35% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 7 | 22.0:1 | 36% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 2 | 52.5:1 | 48% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stokes Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (179 to 159); teachers up 1% (8 to 8.1).
About Stokes Early College High School
Stokes Early College High School is one of the public schools in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. It is a very small high school. There are 159 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 13. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 79% below that mark.
Stokes County Schools counts 5,758 students in its 19 schools, and Stokes Early College High School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Stokes Early College High School is White, at 86%. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Stokes County residents, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Stokes Early College High School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Stokes Early College High School totals 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Stokes Early College High School is about 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stokes County is 82%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stokes Early College High School lands at A-, ahead of 78% of North Carolina public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Stokes Early College High School is 4.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
The school is in Stokes County, where the median household earns about $62,969 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Stokes County, 19 public schools serve about 5,758 students.
Of the public schools around it, Stokes Early College High School is closest to Walnut Cove Elementary School, about 3.9 miles away. Stokes Early College High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Stokes Early College High School ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.1% against a local average of 43.1%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 16 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 21.9:1 in 2020-21 and 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other schools in Walnut Cove
- South Stokes High SchoolHigh · 538 students
- Southeastern Stokes Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- London Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Cove Elementary School3.9 mi · 298
- South Stokes High School4.6 mi · 538
- Southeastern Stokes Middle School5.1 mi · 413
- London Elementary School5.5 mi · 230
- Germanton Elementary School6.1 mi · 165
- Pine Hall Elementary School8.1 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Stokes Early College High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stokes Early College High School?
Stokes Early College High School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Stokes Early College High School serve?
Stokes Early College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stokes Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stokes Early College High School is approximately 19.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Stokes Early College High School?
Stokes Early College High School reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stokes Early College High School in?
Stokes Early College High School is part of Stokes County Schools.
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