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Pinnacle Elementary School

Stokes County Schools · Stokes County

Address
1095 Surry Line Rd, Pinnacle, NC 27043
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370438001739
162
Students
12.1
Teachers (FTE)
13.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
19.4%
Chronically absent
51.9%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Pinnacle Elementary SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Chestnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-83.5 mi
  2. West Stokes High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-123.6 mi
  3. Mount Olive Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-53.6 mi
  4. Shoals ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools3.7 mi
  5. Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools4.6 mi
  6. East Surry HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Surry County Schools5.0 mi
  7. Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Surry County Schools5.4 mi
  8. King Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-55.7 mi
  9. Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK-56.6 mi
  10. East Bend ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Yadkin County Schools8.8 mi

How Pinnacle Elementary School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools70th percentile
Higher than 70% · rank 394 of 1,419
Stokes County Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 4 of 16

Chronic absence is lower here than at 59% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (63 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CMet63.8
202466CExceeded60.6
202362CMet56.6
202256CMet50.6
201977BMet76
201878BMet76.4
201773BMet71
201665CMet61
201556CMet52
201463CExceeded56

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Stokes County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 90.74%Two+ Races 4.32%Hispanic 3.09%Black 1.85%
White: 90.74% (147) Two+ Races: 4.32% (7) Hispanic: 3.09% (5) Black: 1.85% (3)
White90.74%
Two+ Races4.32%
Hispanic3.09%
Black1.85%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 162
52.47%85 Female
47.53%77 Male

Student counts for Pinnacle Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 162 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 80.6%Chronically absent 19.4%
Regular attendance: 80.6% (125) Chronically absent: 19.4% (30)
Regular attendance80.6%
Chronically absent19.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 155
51.9%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Pinnacle Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 155 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 81.64%Beginning 18.36%
Experienced: 81.64% (9) Beginning: 18.36% (2)
Experienced81.64%
Beginning18.36%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 10.7 FTE
99.25%Fully licensed
0.65%Emergency or provisional
9.32%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Pinnacle Elementary School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 10.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)89.3%46.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)71.4%51.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.7%27.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)28.6%20%38.6%12.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.3%28.6%18.6%8.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)10.7%42.9%28.6%17.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.182.7

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers10.73
Experienced teachers8.76 (82%)
Beginning teachers1.97 (18%)
Holding a standard license10.65 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.07 (1%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (30 of 155)19.4%
Economically disadvantaged51.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student56.93
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.89

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Pinnacle Elementary School report card PDF

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Pinnacle Elementary School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.