Best Public Schools in State Road, NC

Summary:

The city of State Road, North Carolina is home to a single standout elementary school, Mountain Park Elementary, which serves students in grades K-5. As part of the Surry County Schools district, Mountain Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 25-30% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 3 years, with a current ranking of 355 out of 1,490 schools.

Mountain Park Elementary has maintained a strong 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating excellent academic performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed both the Surry County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in several key test score metrics, including 75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, 85.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math, and 61.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Reading.

With a student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1 and per-student spending of $12,952 (2018-2019 school year), Mountain Park Elementary appears to be effectively allocating its resources to support student learning. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 98.41% (2023-2024 school year), highlighting the importance of its strong academic performance in providing critical educational opportunities for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Mountain Park Rd	State Road	28676	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 874-3933	188	16	12.0	98.4%	134 (71.3%)	1 (0.5%)	46 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.1	425^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.8%	70	75.0	65.4	85.7	61.1	57.7	52.4	71.4	$12,952	$1,919	$11,033

Cities Near State Road

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elkin	8.29 mi	4	146^th
Traphill	8.39 mi	1	317^th
Ennice	8.69 mi	1	409^th
Dobson	8.78 mi	7	197^th
Lowgap	9.31 mi	1	295^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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