Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOKES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370438001744
Walnut Cove Elementary School
1211 Walnut Cove School Rd, Walnut Cove, NC 27052 · (336) 591-4408 · Stokes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
293 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
30%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
42.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Walnut Cove Elementary School
Walnut Cove Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Cove Elementary School this school | 298 | 98.3% | 54.2% |
| Southmont Elementary Lexington | 281 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
| Morgan Elementary Gold Hill | 275 | 98.9% | 46.4% |
| Central Elementary Statesville | 331 | 97.6% | 66.3% |
| Ronda-Clingman Elementary School Ronda | 318 | 99.1% | 50.1% |
| Richfield Elementary Richfield | 302 | 99.0% | 70.3% |
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 Walnut Cove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Stokes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #693 of 1,297 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #602 of 1,296 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #869 of 1,300 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,182 of 1,485 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #581 of 1,377 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #1,289 of 1,379 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #865 of 1,414 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #114 of 369 | N/A |
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
298
+47 (+19%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
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 | 298 | 20.7 | 14.4:1 | 98% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 18.1 | 14.9:1 | 76% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 19.2 | 13.3:1 | 73% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 64% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 17.6 | 14.4:1 | 67% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 19 | 13.3:1 | 72% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 65% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 42% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Cove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (254 to 298); teachers up 17% (17.6 to 20.7).
About Walnut Cove Elementary School
Walnut Cove Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 298 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 19 schools in Stokes County Schools totals 5,758 students.
The share of students at Walnut Cove Elementary School who are White is 83%. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
Walnut Cove Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. The school has 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Stokes County is 82%.
Walnut Cove Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Walnut Cove Elementary School scores 54.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.8%.
The school's county is Stokes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $62,969, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,758, Walnut Cove Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Southeastern Stokes Middle School, is about 1.2 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Walnut Cove Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 251 (2020-21) to 298 (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
- London Elementary SchoolElementary · 230 students
- Stokes Early College High SchoolHigh · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Southeastern Stokes Middle School1.2 mi · 413
- London Elementary School1.7 mi · 230
- Stokes Early College High School3.9 mi · 159
- South Stokes High School5.0 mi · 538
- Germanton Elementary School5.0 mi · 165
- Pine Hall Elementary School5.7 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Cove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walnut Cove Elementary School?
Walnut Cove Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walnut Cove Elementary School serve?
Walnut Cove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Walnut Cove Elementary School have?
Walnut Cove Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Cove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walnut Cove Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Walnut Cove Elementary School in?
Walnut Cove Elementary School is part of Stokes County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.