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Copeland Elementary

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Copeland Elementary ranks 713 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Copeland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dobson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 258 students. The school is part of the Surry County Schools district, which is ranked 88 out of 242 districts in the state.

Copeland Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 216th out of 1,489 North Carolina elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 713th out of 1,490 in 2024-2025. However, the school still performs better than the state and district averages in several subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where 4th-grade and 5th-grade proficiency rates exceed the state and district averages. In reading, the school's performance is more mixed, with 3rd-grade and 5th-grade reading proficiency rates lagging behind the state and district averages.

Copeland Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. This high poverty rate is significantly higher than the state and district averages, and it likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. Despite this, the school's success in supporting its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations is commendable, with these subgroups outperforming their peers at the state level. The school's relatively low spending per student compared to some nearby schools, such as Mountain Park Elementary and Bruce H. Tharrington Primary, suggests that the school may be operating with limited resources, which could be a factor in its academic performance.

274

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,205

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

948 Copeland School Road
Dobson, NC 27017-9637

(336) 374-2572

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Copeland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Surry Central High
	Surry Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

44.5%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

713^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Surry County Schools

88^th of 242Surry County 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
2025	51.9	713 of 1490	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	597 of 1505	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	558 of 1502	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	403 of 1514	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	216 of 1489	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	381 of 1473	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	397 of 1434	72.3%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	382 of 1429	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	64.1	493 of 1425	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.2	511 of 1440	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.9	575 of 1390	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.1	421 of 1403	70.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	453 of 1388	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	406 of 1381	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	60.5	605 of 1363	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.4	412 of 1354	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.8	244 of 1324	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	70.5	331 of 1293	74.4%	★★★★☆
2006	53.2	660 of 1276	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	340 of 563	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.4	64 of 533	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	68 of 514	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	70 of 485	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	15 of 385	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	25 of 497	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	12 of 421	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	855 of 1451	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	640 of 1455	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	640 of 1459	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	466 of 1458	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.8	240 of 1440	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	299 of 1424	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	366 of 1405	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	399 of 961	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.4	177 of 951	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	182 of 915	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	225 of 893	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	122 of 843	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	125 of 865	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	162 of 851	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	609 of 1437	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	356 of 1450	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	314 of 1437	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	93 of 1366	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	28 of 1329	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	101 of 1361	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	92 of 1332	93.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	582 of 1450	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	513 of 1464	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	482 of 1461	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	370 of 1464	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	232 of 1444	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	554 of 1430	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	459 of 1413	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	751 of 1172	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	753 of 1166	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	730 of 1183	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	395 of 1194	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	238 of 1172	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	583 of 1183	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	469 of 1178	60.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)60th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+8 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading46%-6 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Fall Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Smithtown Rd	East Bend	27018	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 551-1128	251	13	19.6	96.4%	224 (89.2%)	5 (2.0%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	72.3	358^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.0%		73.6	350^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.7%	8	80.0	77.8	67.4	50.0	61.1	62.8	67.4	$9,927	$1,038	$8,888
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Copeland Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Copeland Elementary?

Students at Copeland Elementary are 53% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Copeland Elementary a good school?

Copeland Elementary ranks 713^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Copeland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Copeland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Surry Central High
High : Surry Early College

What district is Copeland Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

How many students attend Copeland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Copeland Elementary.

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