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East Surry High

Q: Is East Surry High a good school?

East Surry High ranks 238 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East Surry High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended East Surry High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Surry High?

Students at East Surry High are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What schools feed into East Surry High?

East Surry High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Pilot Mountain Elementary Elementary : Shoals Elementary Elementary : Westfield Elementary Middle : Pilot Mountain Middle

Public Grades 9-12

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 64% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Surry High is a traditional public high school in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, serving 576 students in grades 9–12 from the town and surrounding rural areas of Surry County Schools. The school holds a steady three-star rating, ranking 238th out of 662 North Carolina high schools—the 64th percentile—placing it in the top third of schools statewide. It has remained consistently in that range since 2022 while serving a student population in which nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

East Surry High’s most striking academic strength is mathematics: 69% of students scored proficient on the Math I end-of-course exam, compared with about 42% statewide and across the district. That result towers above nearby high schools as well—West Stokes High School sits at 53.6%, Mount Airy High at 41.8%, and both Surry Central High and North Surry High at roughly 25%. English II (69.2%) and Math III (79.4%) also beat state averages, while Biology (58.8%) finishes right at the state average. Among ordinary neighborhood high schools in this part of North Carolina, East Surry ranks ahead of West Stokes High School, Mount Airy High, Surry Central High, and North Surry High—even though West Stokes serves a far wealthier student body with lower chronic absenteeism. Only Surry Early College, Stokes Early College High School, and Ronald W Reagan High School rank higher in the wider area.

The school also posts unusually strong results for its higher-need students. Low-income students perform in the 73rd percentile statewide—ahead of the school’s overall ranking—while Hispanic students sit in the 68th percentile and special education students in the 64th. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 40.6% in 2021–2022 to 19.9% in 2024–2025, and the graduation rate has rebounded to 93.2% after a one-year dip. In short, East Surry High is a high-poverty rural school that produces outcomes typically seen at far more advantaged schools, especially in math.

576

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,894

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 W Main Street
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-9318

(336) 368-2251

District: Surry County Schools

Feeder schools for East Surry High:

Elementary:	Pilot Mountain Elementary
	Shoals Elementary
	Westfield Elementary
Middle:	Pilot Mountain Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 56th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2026) from a 56th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg60%

238^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Surry County Schools

106^th of 246Surry 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	238 of 662	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	225 of 641	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	225 of 640	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	255 of 626	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	271 of 621	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	236 of 594	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	181 of 514	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	190 of 469	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	109 of 476	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	52.0	151 of 507	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	52.3	156 of 531	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	65.7	88 of 451	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	68.8	48 of 505	90.5%	★★★★★
2012	67.6	86 of 502	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	68.8	95 of 506	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	67.2	102 of 499	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	53 of 490	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	79.9	21 of 477	95.6%	★★★★★
2007	72.1	63 of 453	86.1%	★★★★☆
2006	67.1	94 of 431	78.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.5	107 of 330	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	52 of 334	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	46 of 364	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	205 of 349	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	274 of 629	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	222 of 610	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	223 of 602	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	310 of 588	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	251 of 594	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	174 of 475	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	133 of 475	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	190 of 449	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	42 of 407	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.7	294 of 412	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.6	214 of 403	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	286 of 403	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	331 of 398	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	101 of 325	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	152 of 474	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	243 of 462	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	195 of 454	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	13.4	426 of 449	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	355 of 436	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	190 of 370	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	328 of 340	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	169 of 620	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	177 of 606	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	211 of 613	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	253 of 597	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	226 of 544	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	81 of 432	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	42.1	196 of 446	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	276 of 424	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	201 of 624	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	213 of 601	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	219 of 607	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	212 of 602	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	290 of 585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	141 of 481	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	220 of 488	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	212 of 463	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	135 of 372	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	92 of 352	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	145 of 349	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	273 of 551	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.8	258 of 542	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	274 of 553	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	277 of 537	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	286 of 534	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	221 of 439	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	223 of 444	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	228 of 427	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III79%+10 vs state

English II69%+5 vs state

Math I69%+27 vs state

Biology59%~ 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)	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 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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 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
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
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
South Stokes High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Stokes High Drive	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 994-2995	538	37	14.5	51.9%	460 (85.5%)	27 (5.0%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	26.8	502^nd of 662 public high schools	24.2%		39.8	377^th of 641 public high schools	41.2%	125	45.9	47.0	27.9	61.7						$11,490	$951	$10,538
Stokes County Academy	Public	6-12	4611 NC 8 Hwy North	Lawsonville	27022	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 593-8284	59	9	6.8	94.9%	45 (76.3%)	2 (3.4%)	5 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (11.9%)	3	642^nd of 662 public high schools	3.0%		3.1	630^th of 641 public high schools	1.7%	12	16.7	20.0			14.3	< 5%	28.6	25.0	33.3	$15,262	$1,163	$14,099
Stokes Early College High School	Public	9-12	1165 Dodgetown Rd	Walnut Cove	27052	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 593-5405	159	8	19.5	39.0%	137 (86.2%)	2 (1.3%)	14 (8.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	84.5	111^th of 662 public high schools	83.2%		81.9	129^th of 641 public high schools	79.9%	18	75.6	91.3	96.0	88.9						$7,304	$140	$7,164

Frequently Asked Questions about East Surry High

How many students attend East Surry High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 576 students attended East Surry High.

What is the racial makeup of East Surry High?

Students at East Surry High are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into East Surry High?

East Surry High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pilot Mountain Elementary
Elementary : Shoals Elementary
Elementary : Westfield Elementary
Middle : Pilot Mountain Middle

What district is East Surry High in?

Surry County Schools

Is East Surry High a good school?

East Surry High ranks 238^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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