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Schools in Pinnacle

Pinnacle’s public schools

Stokes County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinnacle. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 5% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
3,202 students on the public path
In brief

Pinnacle’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Pinnacle’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Stokes Early College High School places highest (better than 94%); Pinnacle Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pinnacle, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Pinnacle Elementary SchoolStokes County SchoolsC+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Stokes County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Stokes County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 5,553 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,752NC $13,045 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 49.9% · 2927 students tested
Math54%
State average 50.8% · 2693 students tested

Pinnacle vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Pinnacle’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pinnacle—Stokes County Schools

Every school in Pinnacle

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pinnacleby address
Pinnacle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
162 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Pinnaclein other towns
Chestnut Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · King
B
662 students16:1Rate it →
Southeastern Stokes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Walnut Cove
B−
413 students15:1Rate it →
Piney Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawsonville
B−
189 students11:1Rate it →
West Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · King
A−
799 students16:1Rate it →
South Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Cove
B+
538 students15:1Rate it →
North Stokes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danbury
A−
280 students12:1Rate it →
Stokes Early College High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Cove
A
159 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Pinnacle’s schools

Are Pinnacle’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pinnacle. Stokes County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinnacle. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pinnacle in?

Stokes County Schools.

Where do Pinnacle kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: West Stokes High School, South Stokes High School, North Stokes High School and Stokes Early College High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.