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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
218
-29 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.1:1
% White
57%
was 54%
% Hispanic
20%
was 10%
% Black
17%
was 29%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stokes
As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Stokes, North Carolina, Stokes serves 218 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Pitt County Schools. That puts it 53% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.
Stokes is one of 40 schools operated by Pitt County Schools, a district that hosts 24,470 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Stokes records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Stokes logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Stokes tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.
In the broader community, census data for Pitt County shows median household earnings sit near $58,188, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Stokes is one of 43 public schools in Pitt County (combined enrollment of about 25,202 students).
The closest other public school is North Pitt High, roughly 5.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Stokes comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Stokes's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 218). Black enrollment moved from 29% to 17% across the same window.
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.