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Best Public Schools in Surry County, NC

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Schools

11,204

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSurry Early College32^nd of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Elkin Middle up 167 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westfield Elementary 11.7 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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)	38.5	73.9	12.1	73.0	62.7	59.2	36.5	49.0	38.9	28.6	49.2	57.1	38.5	52.9	66.7	44.9	48.1	59.2
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%)	72.7	173^rd of 662 public high schools	73.9%		72.6	168^th of 641 public high schools	73.8%	5	59.6	74.7	84.6	94.6															$12,105	$1,046	$11,058
Elkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	49.9	731^st of 1492 public elementary schools	51.0%		54.5	659^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.8%	72					65.4	57.6	68.3				55.6	55.3	47.6				64.6		$9,868	$809	$9,059
Elkin Middle	Public	6-8	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%)	80.1	130^th of 778 public middle schools	83.3%		58	297^th of 773 public middle schools	61.6%	167								81.3	62.0	65.3				71.4	68.5	67.3		86.7	$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%)	34.9	1006^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.6%		47	802^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.2%	204					55.3	59.0	50.0				55.3	55.6	38.5				53.3		$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%)	53	305^th of 662 public high schools	53.9%		49.9	298^th of 641 public high schools	53.5%	7	62.8	59.2	41.8	81.6															$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%)	49	406^th of 778 public middle schools	47.8%		56.7	305^th of 773 public middle schools	60.5%	101								60.0	53.8	57.4				47.0	47.0	52.5		71.6	$10,309	$806	$9,503
Nancy Reynolds Elementary School	Public	K-5	1585 NC 66 Hwy North	Westfield	27053	Surry County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 351-2480	192	13	15.0	97.4%	172 (89.6%)	5 (2.6%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	41.8	882^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	40.9%		51.1	729^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.1%	153					80.6	45.0	59.5				61.3	47.5	37.8				62.2		$11,998	$1,651	$10,348
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%)	32.1	1054^th of 1492 public elementary schools	29.4%		45.9	819^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.0%	235					73.2	42.2	42.9				57.1	48.4	38.1				54.0		$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%)	44.6	832^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%	119					53.3	57.5	69.2				46.7	42.5	51.3				79.5		$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%)	73.8	346^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.8%		70.3	386^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.1%	40					79.2	76.8	66.1				66.0	64.3	62.9				75.8		$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%)	62.4	238^th of 662 public high schools	64.0%		61.3	225^th of 641 public high schools	64.9%	13	58.8	69.2	69.0	79.4															$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%)	18.5	1309^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.3%		25.5	1168^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.6%	141					44.8	51.3	16.1				37.9	53.8	32.3				35.5		$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%)	40.6	896^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		47.8	785^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.3%	111					62.5	46.7	54.8				55.6	54.7	41.7				67.9		$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%)	64.8	250^th of 778 public middle schools	67.9%		52.1	365^th of 773 public middle schools	52.8%	115								64.7	74.5	62.6				52.1	51.9	65.2		75.7	$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%)	57.5	619^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.5%		72.4	355^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.2%	264					42.3	61.1	66.7				46.2	83.3	57.1				81.0		$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%)	30.4	477^th of 662 public high schools	27.9%		37.2	395^th of 641 public high schools	38.4%	82	37.1	48.0	24.8	76.3															$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%)	85.6	88^th of 778 public middle schools	88.7%		88.8	62^nd of 773 public middle schools	92.0%	26								69.9	84.4	83.9				64.2	74.8	72.0		87.3	$9,172	$1,003	$8,168
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%)	24	527^th of 662 public high schools	20.4%		32.4	430^th of 641 public high schools	32.9%	97	37.6	51.6	28.1	56.0															$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%)	28.7	1122^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	24.8%		35.4	992^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	33.4%	130					48.6	63.0	46.2				32.4	59.3	38.5				57.7		$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%)	47.4	776^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.0%		50.7	737^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%	39					57.1	71.4	54.8				53.1	66.1	40.5				57.1		$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%)	57.7	325^th of 778 public middle schools	58.2%		48.6	396^th of 773 public middle schools	48.8%	71								67.7	62.0	69.5				49.4	53.1	53.9		66.9	$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%)	47.1	421^st of 778 public middle schools	45.9%		45.6	428^th of 773 public middle schools	44.6%	7								57.0	43.9	52.1				51.0	54.2	57.3		67.7	$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%)	93	32^nd of 662 public high schools	95.2%		92.1	62^nd of 641 public high schools	90.3%	30	95.2	95.3	90.7	100.0															$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%)	81.9	219^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.1	243^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	83.7%	24					81.4	74.2	76.3				71.2	71.0	71.2				76.3		$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%)	53.6	671^st of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		63.1	511^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.7%	160					58.7	67.9	69.8				34.8	60.4	50.9				77.4		$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)	44.4	68.4	16.7	44.4						50.0						41.7		66.7
C B Eller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1288 CB Eller School Rd	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 903-6100	248	16	15.8	97.6%	215 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	42.8	862^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.2%		57.7	599^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.8%	263					67.6	41.5	48.6				58.8	46.3	45.7				85.7		$8,944	$1,129	$7,815

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