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Meadowview Magnet Middle

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Meadowview Magnet Middle ranks 421 st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 46% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Meadowview Magnet Middle is a small public magnet school in Mount Airy, North Carolina, serving 318 students in grades 6-8 as part of Surry County Schools. The school has slipped from a 4-star rating and 72nd percentile statewide ranking in 2022-2023 to a 2-star rating and 46th percentile ranking in 2025-2026, placing it below several nearby middle schools.

Meadowview's most concerning trend is its chronic absenteeism rate of 27.4% in 2024-2025—the highest among all nearby comparison schools and well above the state average of 24.2%. This matters because attendance is closely tied to achievement. Math proficiency has also dropped sharply: 8th grade math fell from 75% in 2023-2024 to 52.1% in 2025-2026, and 7th grade math (43.9%) now trails the state average by more than 12 points. Perhaps the most telling comparison is with J Sam Gentry Middle, located just 1.25 miles away with nearly identical enrollment and the same percentage of students qualifying for free lunch. Yet J Sam Gentry ranks 250th statewide (68th percentile) while Meadowview ranks 421st (46th percentile). Even Pilot Mountain Middle, with similar poverty levels, earns 4 stars and ranks in the 89th percentile.

There are bright spots worth noting. Meadowview's low-income students perform in the 65th percentile compared to similar students statewide, and gifted students rank in the 62nd percentile—signals that some groups are being well-served. Science scores are also close to state averages. However, reading proficiency has remained persistently below district averages across all grade levels. The school spends more per student ($10,579) than any nearby school and has a favorable 13-to-1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes do not reflect these advantages. For parents, the key question is whether school leadership and the district can reverse the recent declines—particularly by addressing attendance and the math slump—before the slide continues.

318

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1282 McKinney Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030-7981

(336) 789-0276

District: Surry County Schools

Students who attend Meadowview Magnet Middle usually attend:

High:	North Surry High
	Surry Early College

Feeder schools for Meadowview Magnet Middle:

Elementary:	Flat Rock Elementary
	Franklin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg58%

421^st of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 46% (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	47.1	421 of 778	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	428 of 773	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	255 of 793	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	219 of 784	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	321 of 786	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	219 of 741	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	259 of 737	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	289 of 691	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	378 of 694	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	305 of 692	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.5	433 of 705	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.5	406 of 627	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.8	278 of 673	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	304 of 662	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.4	204 of 648	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	157 of 640	75.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.4	110 of 630	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.2	183 of 620	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.9	148 of 606	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	61.6	242 of 598	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	139 of 449	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	73 of 478	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	102 of 504	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	67 of 475	85.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	102 of 356	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	50 of 318	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	34.9	211 of 312	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	406 of 731	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	342 of 733	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	202 of 738	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	186 of 731	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	289 of 733	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	251 of 706	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	241 of 684	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	283 of 656	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	175 of 465	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.7	95 of 458	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	100 of 461	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	193 of 452	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	39 of 450	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	69.7	118 of 448	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	164 of 416	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	422 of 566	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	353 of 562	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	231 of 564	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	136 of 553	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.4	217 of 541	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	97 of 522	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	69 of 493	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	33 of 472	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	255 of 725	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.3	309 of 729	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.9	99 of 743	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	101 of 735	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	154 of 689	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	56 of 633	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	83 of 639	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	102 of 604	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	407 of 736	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	458 of 733	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	293 of 751	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	246 of 747	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	320 of 748	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	182 of 711	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	263 of 697	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	283 of 665	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	245 of 283	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	334 of 500	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	429 of 478	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	164 of 473	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	432 of 644	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	498 of 649	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.6	304 of 652	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	297 of 656	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	353 of 658	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	261 of 632	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	325 of 624	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	422 of 596	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)13th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-5 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th 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
Meadowview Magnet Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1282 McKinney Road	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 789-0276	318	24	13.0	99.1%	197 (61.9%)	11 (3.5%)	85 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	47.1	421^st of 778 public middle schools	45.9%		45.6	428^th of 773 public middle schools	44.6%	7	57.0	43.9	52.1	51.0	54.2	57.3	67.7	$10,579	$1,000	$9,579
J Sam Gentry Middle	Public	6-8	1915 W Pine Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 786-4155	320	22	14.4	99.1%	224 (70.0%)	5 (1.6%)	80 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	64.8	250^th of 778 public middle schools	67.9%		52.1	365^th of 773 public middle schools	52.8%	115	64.7	74.5	62.6	52.1	51.9	65.2	75.7	$9,877	$999	$8,878
Mount Airy Middle	Public	6-8	249 Hamburg Street	Mount Airy	27030	Surry County	Mount Airy City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 789-9021	395	31	12.7	99.2%	234 (59.2%)	24 (6.1%)	102 (25.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	49	406^th of 778 public middle schools	47.8%		56.7	305^th of 773 public middle schools	60.5%	101	60.0	53.8	57.4	47.0	47.0	52.5	71.6	$10,309	$806	$9,503
Central Middle	Public	6-8	883 Zephyr Rd	Dobson	27017	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-4018	502	31	16.2	99.4%	282 (56.2%)	3 (0.6%)	199 (39.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	57.7	325^th of 778 public middle schools	58.2%		48.6	396^th of 773 public middle schools	48.8%	71	67.7	62.0	69.5	49.4	53.1	53.9	66.9	$8,754	$900	$7,854
Pilot Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	543 Old Westfield Road	Pilot Mountain	27041	Surry County	Surry County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 368-2641	401	26	15.5	99.3%	320 (79.8%)	7 (1.7%)	49 (12.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	85.6	88^th of 778 public middle schools	88.7%		88.8	62^nd of 773 public middle schools	92.0%	26	69.9	84.4	83.9	64.2	74.8	72.0	87.3	$9,172	$1,003	$8,168
Chestnut Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2185 Chestnut Grove Road	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 983-2106	662	40	16.3	98.0%	575 (86.9%)	17 (2.6%)	44 (6.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	67.6	225^th of 778 public middle schools	71.1%		63.4	259^th of 773 public middle schools	66.5%	34	65.9	70.5	72.0	54.2	54.7	60.7	78.7	$8,536	$580	$7,956
Elkin Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3175	193	14	13.6	49.7%	132 (68.4%)	4 (2.1%)	44 (22.8%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	80.1	130^th of 778 public middle schools	83.3%		58	297^th of 773 public middle schools	61.6%	167	81.3	62.0	65.3	71.4	68.5	67.3	86.7	$9,240	$218	$9,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowview Magnet Middle

What high school do graduates of Meadowview Magnet Middle attend?

Students who attend Meadowview Magnet Middle usually go on to attend North Surry High

Is Meadowview Magnet Middle a good school?

Meadowview Magnet Middle ranks 421^st of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Meadowview Magnet Middle in?

Surry County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Meadowview Magnet Middle?

Students at Meadowview Magnet Middle are 62% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Meadowview Magnet Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Meadowview Magnet Middle.

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