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Mount Airy High

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Mount Airy High ranks 305 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 54% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Mount Airy High is a public high school in Mount Airy, NC, serving 620 students in grades 9–12 as part of Mount Airy City Schools. The school currently earns a 3-star SchoolDigger rating, ranking at the 54th percentile among North Carolina high schools—a solidly mid-tier position that reflects a slide from its former upper-quarter standing a decade ago. The school graduates 92.2% of its students, above the statewide rate of 88.8%, and keeps chronic absenteeism at just 15.8%, well below the state figure of 24.2%. Those are meaningful strengths, particularly given that nearly all of the student body is economically disadvantaged as measured by free and reduced-price lunch eligibility.

Academically, Mount Airy's standout subject is Math III, where 81.6% of students scored proficient in 2025-26, well above the state average of 68.9%. That leads nearby high schools including East Surry High (79.4%) and West Stokes High (75.5%), and it is bested locally only by the selective Surry Early College. Biology is also a relative strength, with 62.8% proficiency. The clearest challenge is English II, where just 59.2% of students are proficient—below the state average of 64.6% and trailing East Surry's 69.2%. Math I results have been volatile across recent years and currently sit near the state average, making it a subject to watch.

Local comparisons are revealing. North Surry High, just over three miles away and serving a nearly identical high-poverty population, trails Mount Airy in Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III, and reports a chronic absenteeism rate of 31.7% versus Mount Airy's 15.8%. Meanwhile, East Surry High posts a higher overall ranking despite similar demographics, making it the local school to emulate. Mount Airy's subgroup results are uneven—outcomes for low-income, male, and gifted students have slipped in recent years—yet its strong graduation rate, solid attendance, and advanced-math success suggest a school holding its own in a challenging context. The next step is reversing English II declines.

620

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,888

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1011 N South St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-2851

(336) 789-5147

District: Mount Airy City Schools

Feeder schools for Mount Airy High:

Elementary:	Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
	Jones Intermediate
Middle:	Mount Airy Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.2%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Above the North Carolina median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

North Carolina avg60%

305^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 246Mount Airy City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	305 of 662	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	298 of 641	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	260 of 640	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	193 of 626	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	177 of 621	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	139 of 594	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	116 of 514	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	146 of 469	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	95 of 476	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	46.7	187 of 507	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.5	126 of 531	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	63.6	101 of 451	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	57.2	92 of 505	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	73.9	49 of 502	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	73.2	67 of 506	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	37 of 499	92.6%	★★★★★
2009	68.8	83 of 490	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	63 of 477	86.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	46 of 453	89.8%	★★★★★
2006	65.1	112 of 431	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	351 of 440	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	205 of 437	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	245 of 434	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	109 of 369	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	28.0	264 of 359	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	69.6	49 of 330	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	30 of 334	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	21 of 364	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	46 of 349	86.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	167 of 289	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	105 of 273	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	169 of 262	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.8	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	275 of 629	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	230 of 610	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	235 of 602	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	161 of 588	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	169 of 594	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	85 of 475	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	143 of 475	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	139 of 449	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	311 of 407	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	297 of 412	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.1	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	264 of 398	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.9	56 of 337	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	252 of 474	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	210 of 462	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	201 of 454	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	125 of 449	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	125 of 436	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.5	118 of 370	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	143 of 354	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	153 of 340	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	322 of 620	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	300 of 606	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	198 of 613	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	156 of 597	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	144 of 544	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	33 of 432	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	82 of 446	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	166 of 424	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	318 of 624	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	361 of 601	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	258 of 607	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	221 of 602	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	179 of 585	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	67 of 481	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	97 of 488	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	55.0	175 of 463	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	115 of 265	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.4	215 of 253	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	241 of 352	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	285 of 551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	299 of 542	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	278 of 553	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	200 of 537	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	177 of 534	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	71 of 439	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	118 of 444	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	152 of 427	64.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)85th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)57th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)42nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III82%+13 vs state

Biology63%+4 vs state

English II59%-5 vs state

Math I42%~ state avg

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
North Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1350 N Stokes Sch Rd	Danbury	27016	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-8134	280	24	11.7	52.5%	253 (90.4%)	8 (2.9%)	13 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	34.7	441^st of 662 public high schools	33.4%		49.4	305^th of 641 public high schools	52.4%	136	50.7	49.2	44.4	61.1	$14,520	$873	$13,648
West Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1400 Priddy Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2099	799	51	15.6	44.7%	689 (86.2%)	11 (1.4%)	62 (7.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.4%)	60	255^th of 662 public high schools	61.5%		69.1	183^rd of 641 public high schools	71.5%	72	72.9	63.9	53.6	75.5	$9,546	$707	$8,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Airy High

How many students attend Mount Airy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Mount Airy High.

Is Mount Airy High a good school?

Mount Airy High ranks 305^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Airy High?

Students at Mount Airy High are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Mount Airy High in?

Mount Airy City Schools

What schools feed into Mount Airy High?

Mount Airy High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
Elementary : Jones Intermediate
Middle : Mount Airy Middle

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