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Which teacher or staff member at Stokesdale Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192000851
Stokesdale Elementary
8025 US Highway 158, Stokesdale, NC 27357 · (336) 643-8420 · Guilford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
136 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
62.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
69.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Stokesdale Elementary
Stokesdale Elementary's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokesdale Elementary this school | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Camden Intermediate Camden | 461 | 29.5% | 64.6% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
| Shady Grove Elementary Advance | 492 | 27.4% | 80.4% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
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 Stokesdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #344 of 1,297 | #14 of 64 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #353 of 1,296 | #15 of 64 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #276 of 1,300 | #13 of 64 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #686 of 1,485 | #41 of 76 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #898 of 1,377 | #51 of 72 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #1,212 of 1,379 | #67 of 72 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #1,311 of 1,414 | #68 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #402 of 937 | #12 of 49 |
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
473
+29 (+7%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 473 | 30.5 | 15.5:1 | 29% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 29.5 | 15.9:1 | 28% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 30.5 | 14.9:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 31.5 | 17.7:1 | 20% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 25% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 20% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 17% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stokesdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (557 to 473); teachers down 3% (31.5 to 30.5).
About Stokesdale Elementary
Stokesdale Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Stokesdale, North Carolina. The school counted 473 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
The district for Stokesdale Elementary is Guilford County Schools, with 123 schools and 68,535 students.
About 79% of the student body at Stokesdale Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Guilford County residents are White. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Stokesdale Elementary are from different groups.
Stokesdale Elementary reports a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher, from 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Guilford County averages 89%, higher than here.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Stokesdale Elementary outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stokesdale Elementary is 4.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 65.1%. Predicted: 70.1%.
In Guilford County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $68,642 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Stokesdale Elementary, Guilford County has 143 public schools.
A public school about 4.0 miles away, Summerfield Charter Academy, is the closest to Stokesdale Elementary. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Stokesdale Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 65.1% is below the 80.4% average for nearby schools.
Stokesdale Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 473, compared with 444 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.9:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Stokesdale Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Nearby schools
- Summerfield Charter Academy4.0 mi · 774
- Revolution Academy4.1 mi · 886
- Oak Ridge Elementary4.7 mi · 712
- Summerfield Elementary4.8 mi · 584
- Northwest Guilford Middle5.7 mi · 915
- Northwest Guilford High5.8 mi · 2,055
Frequently asked questions
About Stokesdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stokesdale Elementary?
Stokesdale Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stokesdale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stokesdale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stokesdale Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Stokesdale Elementary.
How diverse is Stokesdale Elementary?
Stokesdale Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stokesdale Elementary in?
Stokesdale Elementary is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.