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Flat Rock Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Flat Rock Elementary is a small pre-K through 5th grade school in the rural community of Mount Airy, NC, serving about 217 students in Surry County Schools, and it has become the lowest-performing elementary school in its area after ranking in the 80th percentile statewide just a decade ago. The school now sits in the 12th percentile, at 1,309 out of 1,492 elementary schools, following a decline that has accelerated sharply over the last three years. Like many schools in this rural region, Flat Rock Elementary serves an almost entirely low-income student body: 98.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The gap between Flat Rock Elementary and neighboring schools is striking: Shoals Elementary ranks in the 95th percentile, Pilot Mountain Elementary in the 85th, and Dobson Elementary in the 77th, while Flat Rock sits in the bottom 12% of the state. Proficiency at Flat Rock trails district and state averages in nearly every grade and subject. The most alarming gap is in 5th grade math, where just 16.1% of Flat Rock fifth graders are proficient, compared with 59.3% across Surry County Schools and 62.9% statewide. The current fifth-grade class has also lost ground as it moved through the school: math proficiency fell from 48.5% in 3rd grade to 35.3% in 4th grade, then to 16.1% in 5th grade. Reading is also weak, and no subgroup of Flat Rock students is meeting strong statewide benchmarks.

What makes this decline especially troubling is that Flat Rock is not under-resourced. It actually spends more per student — about $13,728 — than any nearby elementary school, and its student-teacher ratio is lower than many of its neighbors'. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated: 20.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared with 9.8% at Dobson Elementary. Flat Rock's poverty rate is nearly identical to that of high-performing Shoals Elementary and Pilot Mountain Elementary, which serve the same economic demographic. That strongly suggests school-level factors, not the students themselves, are driving the difference — and it means Flat Rock's current trajectory is serious but not inevitable.

217

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1539 E Pine St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-8220

(336) 786-2910

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Flat Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Meadowview Magnet Middle
High:	North Surry High
	Surry Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

27.2%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 68 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg61%

1,309^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 68 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	1309 of 1492	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	1168 of 1490	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1099 of 1505	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.2	715 of 1502	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	514 of 1514	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	604 of 1489	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	398 of 1473	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	306 of 1434	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	298 of 1429	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	279 of 1425	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.8	437 of 1440	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	447 of 1390	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.6	650 of 1403	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.3	292 of 1388	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	64.6	526 of 1381	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	465 of 1363	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	465 of 1354	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.3	729 of 1324	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.5	873 of 1293	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.2	727 of 1276	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	75.9	106 of 897	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1372 of 1447	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	988 of 1451	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	909 of 1455	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.4	468 of 1459	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	359 of 1458	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	440 of 1440	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	567 of 1424	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	302 of 1405	78.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	608 of 961	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	471 of 951	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	239 of 893	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	28 of 865	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	2 of 851	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1281 of 1434	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	1054 of 1437	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	787 of 1450	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.9	337 of 1437	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	207 of 1366	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	226 of 1329	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	91 of 1361	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	73 of 1332	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	1030 of 1451	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	1212 of 1450	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	1193 of 1464	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	852 of 1461	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	646 of 1464	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	693 of 1444	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	282 of 1430	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	296 of 1413	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	1079 of 1146	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1081 of 1172	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1076 of 1166	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	741 of 1183	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	583 of 1194	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	629 of 1172	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	586 of 1183	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	568 of 1178	51.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2018)88th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-14 vs state

Mathematics38%-25 vs state

Science36%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Flat Rock Elementary

Is Flat Rock Elementary a good school?

Flat Rock Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Flat Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Flat Rock Elementary.

What district is Flat Rock Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Flat Rock Elementary?

Students at Flat Rock Elementary are 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Flat Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Flat Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meadowview Magnet Middle
High : North Surry High
High : Surry Early College

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