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Dobson Elementary

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Dobson Elementary ranks 386 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dobson Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Dobson, North Carolina, part of the Surry County Schools district. With 346 students, Dobson Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dobson Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 79.6% of 3rd graders at Dobson Elementary were proficient or better in Math, compared to 68% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 267 out of 961 North Carolina elementary schools for Hispanic students and 204 out of 563 for English Language Learner students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Despite its high-poverty student population, with 26.6% to 99.13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years, Dobson Elementary has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 12.5 to 14.4. The school's Gifted and Talented program is particularly strong, ranking 22 out of 494 North Carolina elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year. While Dobson Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools in the Surry County Schools district, Mountain Park Elementary performs comparably to Dobson in many areas.

350

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,029

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 W Atkins Street
Dobson, NC 27017-8712

(336) 386-8913

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Dobson Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

Hispanic:

43.1%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 86th percentile in 2017 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 86th-percentile peak (2017) to 74th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

386^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	70.3	386 of 1490	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	417 of 1505	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	529 of 1502	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	239 of 1514	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	286 of 1489	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	293 of 1473	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	293 of 1434	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	207 of 1429	85.5%	★★★★☆
2016	75.7	297 of 1425	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	68.2	450 of 1440	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.7	289 of 1390	79.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	266 of 1403	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.3	136 of 1388	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.7	154 of 1381	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	197 of 1363	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	194 of 1354	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	118 of 1324	91.1%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	124 of 1293	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	73.5	284 of 1276	77.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	30.1	668 of 878	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	201 of 897	77.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	204 of 563	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	138 of 533	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	142 of 514	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	56 of 485	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	70 of 385	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	52 of 497	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	33 of 421	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	323 of 1451	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	391 of 1455	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	479 of 1459	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.8	203 of 1458	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	333 of 1440	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	377 of 1424	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	399 of 1405	71.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	267 of 961	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	208 of 951	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	328 of 915	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.7	130 of 893	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	159 of 843	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	192 of 865	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	126 of 851	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	294 of 1437	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	303 of 1450	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	461 of 1437	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	92.6	32 of 1366	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	85 of 1329	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	178 of 1361	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	64 of 1332	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	455 of 1450	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	423 of 1464	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	574 of 1461	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.3	275 of 1464	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	267 of 1444	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	254 of 1430	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	238 of 1413	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	371 of 1172	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	409 of 1166	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	449 of 1183	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.0	243 of 1194	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	309 of 1172	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	303 of 1183	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	342 of 1178	71.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)96th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+9 vs state

Science65%+3 vs state

Reading60%+8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dobson Elementary

How many students attend Dobson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Dobson Elementary.

What district is Dobson Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

Is Dobson Elementary a good school?

Dobson Elementary ranks 386^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dobson Elementary?

Students at Dobson Elementary are 52% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Dobson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dobson Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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