Best Public Schools in Surry County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Millennium Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	500 Old Springs Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Millennium Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(336) 789-7570	628	42	14.8		517 (82.3%)	25 (4.0%)	57 (9.1%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)								(n/a)	61.7	75.7	25.0	79.3	52.2	50.9	45.6	44.4	49.1	31.0	52.2	56.6	43.9	57.4	49.1	50.0	50.9	60.3
Elkin High	Public	9-12	334 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3858	401	28	14.5	50.9%	264 (65.8%)	14 (3.5%)	97 (24.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	72.6	168^th of 641 public high schools	73.8%		72.7	167^th of 640 public high schools	73.9%	1	54.3	78.0	53.3	89.5															$12,105	$1,046	$11,058
Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	135 Old Virginia Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 835-2756	673	40	16.6	58.2%	431 (64.0%)	25 (3.7%)	164 (24.4%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	54.5	659^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.4	694^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.9%	35					53.9	55.3	52.9	67.7			46.1	58.8	54.8	61.3			63.5		$9,868	$809	$9,059
Elkin Middle	Public	7-8	300 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3175	193	14	13.6	49.7%	132 (68.4%)	4 (2.1%)	44 (22.8%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	58	297^th of 773 public middle schools	61.6%		69.8	211^th of 793 public middle schools	73.4%	86									56.3	47.1					52.1	52.9		73.6	$9,240	$218	$9,022
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	315 Culbert Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 789-9046	432	29	14.8	99.3%	219 (50.7%)	34 (7.9%)	151 (35.0%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)								(n/a)																			$12,455	$1,917	$10,538
Jones Intermediate	Public	3-5	2170 Riverside Drive	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-4131	339	25	13.5	99.1%	179 (52.8%)	33 (9.7%)	102 (30.1%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	47	802^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%		44.1	855^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.2%	53					56.4	57.9	56.8				49.6	48.8	48.4				63.2		$10,260	$1,761	$8,499
Mount Airy High	Public	9-12	1011 N South St	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-5147	620	37	16.5	99.5%	381 (61.5%)	47 (7.6%)	144 (23.2%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	49.9	298^th of 641 public high schools	53.5%		55.5	260^th of 640 public high schools	59.4%	38	68.8	53.6	26.6	74.7															$10,888	$1,160	$9,729
Mount Airy Middle	Public	6-8	249 Hamburg Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-9021	395	31	12.7	99.2%	234 (59.2%)	24 (6.1%)	102 (25.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	56.7	305^th of 773 public middle schools	60.5%		66	241^st of 793 public middle schools	69.6%	64								52.6	64.4	52.7				36.8	51.9	64.1		70.2	$10,309	$806	$9,503
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	734 Flippin Road	Lowgap	27024	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 352-4320	348	25	14.1	99.1%	244 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	90 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%		50.9	733^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	51.3%	86					62.1	50.0	61.4				40.9	51.6	49.1				63.2		$9,811	$1,760	$8,051
Copeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	948 Copeland School Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-2572	274	21	13.0	98.9%	145 (52.9%)	2 (0.7%)	122 (44.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	597^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.3%	116					46.2	70.0	68.2				30.8	65.0	43.2				70.5		$11,205	$1,950	$9,256
Dobson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Atkins Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 386-8913	350	23	14.9	99.1%	182 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (43.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	70.3	386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.1%		69.6	417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.3%	31					79.6	66.1	65.3				59.3	64.5	55.1				65.3		$11,029	$1,718	$9,312
East Surry High	Public	9-12	801 W Main Street	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2251	576	33	17.6	99.5%	467 (81.1%)	12 (2.1%)	71 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.0%)	61.3	225^th of 641 public high schools	64.9%		61.3	225^th of 640 public high schools	64.8%		49.6	66.7	56.8	73.9															$9,894	$884	$9,010
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1539 E Pine St	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2910	217	16	13.1	98.6%	132 (60.8%)	16 (7.4%)	59 (27.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	25.5	1168^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.6%		30	1099^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.0%	69					57.6	35.3	42.9				48.5	44.1	28.6				39.3		$13,728	$2,125	$11,603
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 S Franklin Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 786-2459	473	35	13.4	98.9%	311 (65.8%)	18 (3.8%)	118 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	47.8	785^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.3%		52.6	709^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.9%	76					61.5	57.3	50.6				44.3	62.2	48.2				57.8		$10,170	$1,823	$8,347
J Sam Gentry Middle	Public	6-8	1915 W Pine Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 786-4155	320	22	14.4	99.1%	224 (70.0%)	5 (1.6%)	80 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	52.1	365^th of 773 public middle schools	52.8%		58.3	302^nd of 793 public middle schools	61.9%	63								69.9	70.5	36.2				57.3	61.6	40.5		42.2	$9,877	$999	$8,878
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
North Surry High	Public	9-12	2440 W Pine Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-5055	792	46	17.1	99.6%	521 (65.8%)	20 (2.5%)	214 (27.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)	37.2	395^th of 641 public high schools	38.4%		38.1	384^th of 640 public high schools	40.0%	11	29.6	47.5	36.0	73.4															$9,405	$905	$8,500
Pilot Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	543 Old Westfield Road	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2641	401	26	15.5	99.3%	320 (79.8%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	88.8	62^nd of 773 public middle schools	92.0%		86.7	87^th of 793 public middle schools	89.0%	25								82.4	82.1	83.3				67.2	75.2	68.2		78.7	$9,172	$1,003	$8,168
Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Shoals Road	Pinnacle	27043	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 325-2518	235	18	13.3	98.7%	208 (88.5%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	91.1	94^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.7%		85.7	168^th of 1505 public elementary schools	88.8%	74					86.7	89.2	79.1				76.7	89.2	74.4				74.4		$10,986	$1,064	$9,923
Surry Central High	Public	9-12	716 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-8842	679	41	16.7	99.6%	385 (56.7%)	4 (0.6%)	271 (39.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	32.4	430^th of 641 public high schools	32.9%		37.2	393^rd of 640 public high schools	38.6%	37	42.6	53.6	23.8	50.6															$9,348	$869	$8,479
Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Jessup Grove Church Rd	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2745	212	18	11.7	98.6%	157 (74.1%)	6 (2.8%)	39 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	35.4	992^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%		34.5	1017^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.4%	25					53.8	44.4	52.8				34.6	48.1	41.7				63.9		$13,096	$1,838	$11,258
White Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Cadle Ford Rd	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 320-3434	328	22	14.8	99.1%	230 (70.1%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	50.7	737^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		51.3	725^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.8%	12					68.4	56.4	57.4				57.9	48.7	40.7				59.3		$10,986	$1,465	$9,521
Central Middle	Public	6-8	883 Zephyr Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-4018	502	31	16.2	99.4%	282 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (39.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	48.6	396^th of 773 public middle schools	48.8%		52.1	374^th of 793 public middle schools	52.8%	22								58.0	53.2	53.4				45.3	44.2	54.0		57.1	$8,754	$900	$7,854
Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 789-0276	318	24	13.0	99.1%	197 (61.9%)	11 (3.5%)	85 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	45.6	428^th of 773 public middle schools	44.6%		64.5	255^th of 793 public middle schools	67.8%	173								45.9	43.0	57.3				50.5	50.5	51.0		57.3	$10,579	$1,000	$9,579
Surry Early College	Public	9-12	630 South Main Street	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3621	296	8	35.8	99.0%	167 (56.4%)	6 (2.0%)	111 (37.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	92.1	62^nd of 641 public high schools	90.3%		91.9	58^th of 640 public high schools	90.9%	4	77.4	94.0	81.3	98.5															$4,884	$155	$4,730
Pilot Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Friends St.	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 444-8200	353	23	15.2	99.2%	283 (80.2%)	4 (1.1%)	53 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	80.1	243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.7%		75.8	313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	79.2%	70					85.1	76.3	66.0				58.2	74.6	63.8				68.1		$9,756	$1,118	$8,638
Rockford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 Rockford Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 374-6300	335	25	13.4	99.1%	176 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%		38.8	956^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%	445					66.7	62.3	65.3				48.1	64.2	46.9				81.6		$10,901	$1,542	$9,360
Surry Online Magnet School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	883 Zephyr Road	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 386-8215	121	2	60.5	53.7%	98 (81.0%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								(n/a)	21.1	45.8	33.3	62.5

Best Public Schools in Surry County, NC

Surry Early College

Shoals Elementary

Pilot Mountain Middle

Pilot Mountain Elementary

Elkin High

Mountain Park Elementary

Dobson Elementary

Rockford Elementary

East Surry High

Elkin Middle

Mount Airy Middle

Elkin Elementary

J Sam Gentry Middle

Copeland Elementary

White Plains Elementary

Mount Airy High

Central Middle

Franklin Elementary

Jones Intermediate

Cedar Ridge Elementary

Meadowview Magnet Middle

North Surry High

Westfield Elementary

Surry Central High

Flat Rock Elementary

Bruce H. Tharrington Primary

Millennium Charter Academy

Surry Online Magnet School

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