Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201505
Stokes
2683 NC 903 North, Stokes, NC 27884 · (252) 752-6907 · Pitt County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
215 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 10 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 31% smaller than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
50.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
50.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Stokes
Stokes's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes this school | 218 | 98.6% | 52.6% |
| Taylorsville Elementary Taylorsville | 241 | 98.8% | 53.6% |
| Page Street Elementary Troy | 248 | 98.8% | 48.4% |
| Southwood Elementary Kinston | 218 | 98.6% | 57.5% |
| Oak Lane Elementary Hurdle Mills | 224 | 98.7% | 61.3% |
| J S Waters School Goldston | 222 | 98.6% | 59.3% |
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 Stokes ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #737 of 1,297 | #10 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #886 of 1,296 | #15 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #594 of 1,300 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #1,344 of 1,485 | #24 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #234 of 1,377 | #6 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #698 of 1,379 | #14 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #801 of 1,414 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #525 of 937 | #6 of 14 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
218
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 218 | 16.7 | 13.1:1 | 99% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 17.3 | 12.7:1 | 99% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 17.5 | 13.6:1 | 99% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 23 | 9.7:1 | 99% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 20.4 | 12.1:1 | 62% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 58% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 58% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 58% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stokes.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (247 to 218); teachers down 18% (20.4 to 16.7).
About Stokes
Stokes runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Stokes, North Carolina. The latest federal count shows 218 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 53% smaller than average.
A total of 40 schools make up Pitt County Schools, with 24,470 students enrolled.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Stokes combined. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Stokes comes in at 60%.
Teachers at Stokes total 16.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%.
allk12 grades Stokes a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Stokes is 3.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Federal survey data for Pitt County show that median household income is about $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Stokes is among the 43 public schools in Pitt County.
The closest public school, North Pitt High, is about 5.7 miles from Stokes. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stokes is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Stokes is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Stokes had 224 students in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease. The ratio was 9.7:1 in 2020-21 and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Nearby schools
- North Pitt High5.7 mi · 854
- Wellcome Middle6.3 mi · 391
- Pactolus7.0 mi · 657
- Bethel Elementary8.4 mi · 232
- Bear Grass Charter School8.7 mi · 445
- Wahl Coates Elementary8.9 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About StokesWhat is the total enrollment at Stokes?
Stokes enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-08.
Is Stokes an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stokes is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Stokes have?
Stokes employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Stokes?
Student demographics at Stokes are roughly 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Stokes public or private?
Stokes is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pitt County Schools.
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