Poplar Springs Elementary School

Regular School · King, NC

Poplar Springs Elementary School is a regular school school in King, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 495 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

495

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	413	83%
Hispanic/Latino	49	10%
Two or more races	12	2%
Asian	11	2%
Black or African American	10	2%
Total enrollment	495	262M / 233F

English Language Learners: 10 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +12.1pp	41.9%	214
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.9pp	46.9%	214
Science Proficiency	60-64%	—	70

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	495	100%

Contact & Location

223 Hobe Kiser Road

King, NC 27021

Phone: (336)985-0234

http://www.poplarsprings.stokes.k12.nc.us/

District

Stokes County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,697

District enrollment: 5,606

Other Schools in District

Germanton Elementary School Elementary
King Elementary School Elementary
London Elementary School Elementary
Mount Olive Elementary School Elementary
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School Elementary
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Sandy Ridge Elementary School Elementary
Walnut Cove Elementary School Elementary

View all 16 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27021) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370438003252

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD