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Franklin Elementary

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Franklin Elementary ranks 896 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Franklin Elementary is a PK–5 school in Mount Airy, North Carolina, serving 473 students as part of Surry County Schools, where nearly all students come from low-income households. One of the most striking things about Franklin is that its attendance is genuinely strong—chronic absenteeism is around 11%, far better than the district (18%) and state (24%) averages—yet its academic performance has declined sharply over the past five years. The school earned a 4-star rating (80th percentile statewide) in 2021–2022, but has since fallen to a 2-star rating (40th percentile) for 2025–2026, placing it in the lower-middle tier of elementary schools across North Carolina.

Academically, Franklin's test scores now trail district and state averages in most subjects. The largest gaps are in 4th grade math (about 15 points below the district) and 5th grade reading (about 10 points below the district). However, the school is not weak everywhere: 5th grade science is essentially at the state average, and results have been inconsistent across grade levels and subjects from year to year, suggesting cohort-level variability rather than a single schoolwide weakness. One genuine bright spot is the performance of English Language Learner students, who have consistently ranked in the 70th–84th percentile statewide in recent years—a clear strength that stands out against the school's overall ranking.

When compared with nearby schools, Franklin sits in the lower-middle range. It ranks below Pilot Mountain Elementary (85th percentile) and Dobson Elementary (77th percentile), but ahead of Cedar Ridge Elementary and Flat Rock Elementary. The most encouraging takeaway for parents is that both Pilot Mountain and Dobson serve nearly identical student populations—about 99% low-income—and achieve much stronger results. With Franklin's excellent attendance and proven success with ELL students, the foundation for improvement is clearly in place; the gap appears to be in instructional strategy and intervention rather than student demographics.

473

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

519 S Franklin Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4225

(336) 786-2459

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg61%

896^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 40% (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	40.6	896 of 1492	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	785 of 1490	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	709 of 1505	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	574 of 1502	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.5	304 of 1514	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	361 of 1489	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	544 of 1473	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	606 of 1434	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	547 of 1429	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	662 of 1425	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	551 of 1440	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.1	296 of 1390	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	64.6	445 of 1403	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	82.2	160 of 1388	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	590 of 1381	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.2	431 of 1363	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.1	391 of 1354	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	331 of 1324	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	66.8	409 of 1293	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	479 of 1276	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	72.9	84 of 646	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	179 of 878	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	287 of 897	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	171 of 563	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	84 of 533	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	103 of 497	79.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	916 of 1447	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	870 of 1451	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	852 of 1455	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	688 of 1459	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	304 of 1458	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	253 of 1440	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	452 of 1424	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	673 of 1405	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	594 of 981	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	500 of 961	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	364 of 951	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	231 of 915	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	66 of 893	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	43 of 843	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	58.7	312 of 865	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	247 of 851	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	739 of 1434	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	482 of 1437	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	514 of 1450	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	249 of 1437	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	48 of 1366	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	52 of 1329	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.5	201 of 1361	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	253 of 1332	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	843 of 1451	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.4	623 of 1450	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	492 of 1464	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	449 of 1461	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	307 of 1464	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	508 of 1444	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	658 of 1430	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	530 of 1413	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	728 of 821	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	670 of 801	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	970 of 1146	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	901 of 1172	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	811 of 1166	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	769 of 1183	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	465 of 1194	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	684 of 1172	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	645 of 1183	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	812 of 1178	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2021)87th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-9 vs state

Reading50%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	44.6	832^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.2%		51.9	713^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.1%	119	53.3	57.5	69.2	46.7	42.5	51.3	79.5	$11,205	$1,950	$9,256

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Franklin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Franklin Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Franklin Elementary a good school?

Franklin Elementary ranks 896^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Franklin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Franklin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin Elementary?

Students at Franklin Elementary are 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Franklin Elementary in?

Surry County Schools

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