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Surry Early College

Public Grades 9-12

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 95% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Surry Early College is a small high school in Dobson, NC serving 296 students in grades 9–12 as part of Surry County Schools, and it has earned a reputation as one of the strongest high schools in North Carolina — currently ranked #32 in the state, putting it in the top 5% of all high schools.

For six straight years, this school has ranked in the top 10% of North Carolina high schools, and its test scores tell the story clearly. On End-of-Course exams, Surry Early College students far outpace both the district and state averages — for example, 90.7% of students are proficient in Math I while the state average is 42.1%, and the school posts a remarkable 100% proficiency rate in Math III. The contrast with nearby Surry Central High, located less than half a mile away in the same town, is dramatic: in Biology, Surry Early College reports 95.2% proficiency versus Surry Central's 37.6%. Even compared with Yadkin Early College, another regional early college, Surry Early College leads in every subject and is nearly 39 points higher in Math I.

What makes these results especially meaningful is that the school succeeds across student groups. Surry Early College ranks #22 in the state for economically disadvantaged students, #8 for Hispanic students, and #16 for male students — all five-star performances. The school also reports very low chronic absenteeism, historically around 5%, compared with 30% or more at many nearby traditional high schools. This is an early college program, which means students take community college courses and the structure differs from a traditional neighborhood school, and that is reflected in the unusual operational data — roughly half the per-pupil spending and a much higher student-teacher ratio than nearby high schools. The one relative soft spot is gifted and talented support, which ranks at the 79th percentile. Still, with its consistent top-tier results and strong performance for students from all backgrounds, Surry Early College stands out as an exceptional academic option in the Dobson area.

296

Students ?

35.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

630 South Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017-8432

(336) 386-3621

District: Surry County Schools

Feeder schools for Surry Early College:

Elementary:	Cedar Ridge Elementary
	Copeland Elementary
	Dobson Elementary
	Flat Rock Elementary
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	Franklin Elementary
	Mountain Park Elementary
	Pilot Mountain Elementary
	Rockford Elementary
	Shoals Elementary
	Westfield Elementary
	White Plains Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle
	J Sam Gentry Middle
	Meadowview Magnet Middle
	Pilot Mountain Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Hispanic:

37.5%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (96% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 36 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school96%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg60%

32^nd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

From top 8% (2021) to top 5% (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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	32 of 662	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	62 of 641	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	58 of 640	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	96 of 626	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	63 of 621	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	47 of 594	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	44 of 629	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	65 of 610	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	70 of 602	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	113 of 588	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	46 of 594	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	87 of 407	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	132 of 412	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	124 of 403	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.2	37 of 403	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	8 of 474	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	35 of 462	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	49 of 454	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	68 of 449	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	96.2	25 of 436	94.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	22 of 620	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	43 of 606	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	58 of 613	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	63 of 597	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.4	60 of 544	89.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	16 of 624	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	57 of 601	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	41 of 607	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	64 of 602	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	79 of 585	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	61 of 551	88.9%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	90 of 542	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	54 of 553	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	50 of 537	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	78 of 534	85.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III100%+31 vs state

English II95%+31 vs state

Biology95%+37 vs state

Math I91%+49 vs state

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Elkin High	Public	9-12	334 Elk Spur St	Elkin	28621	Surry County	Elkin City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 835-3858	401	28	14.5	50.9%	264 (65.8%)	14 (3.5%)	97 (24.2%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	72.7	173^rd of 662 public high schools	73.9%		72.6	168^th of 641 public high schools	73.8%	5	59.6	74.7	84.6	94.6	$12,105	$1,046	$11,058
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
Starmount High	Public	9-12	2516 Longtown Rd	Boonville	27011	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1150	556	26	21.2	62.9%	349 (62.8%)	25 (4.5%)	152 (27.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	38.3	417^th of 662 public high schools	37.0%		27.7	475^th of 641 public high schools	25.9%	58	49.2	48.5	45.1	69.4	$10,534	$904	$9,629
East Wilkes High School	Public	9-12	13315 Elkin Hwy 268	Ronda	28670	Wilkes County	Wilkes County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 651-7200	469	28	16.4	99.4%	407 (86.8%)	5 (1.1%)	30 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	50.5	325^th of 662 public high schools	50.9%		45.8	333^rd of 641 public high schools	48.0%	8	61.2	66.1	40.7	72.1	$10,562	$769	$9,794
Yadkin Early College	Public	9-12	1001 College Drive	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 386-3579	200	5	41.8	48.5%	124 (62.0%)	2 (1.0%)	70 (35.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	82.8	126^th of 662 public high schools	81.0%		92.3	58^th of 641 public high schools	91.0%	68	86.4	88.6	52.0	97.5	$6,070	$57	$6,013
Yadkin Success Academy	Public	6-12	733 East Main Street	Yadkinville	27055	Yadkin County	Yadkin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 551-1166	43	5	8.9	86.0%	27 (62.8%)	4 (9.3%)	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	9.1				$31,264	$1,106	$30,158

Frequently Asked Questions about Surry Early College

What is the racial makeup of Surry Early College?

Students at Surry Early College are 56% White, 38% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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Is Surry Early College a good school?

Yes! Surry Early College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 662 North Carolina high schools.

What district is Surry Early College in?

Surry County Schools

How many students attend Surry Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Surry Early College.

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