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The highest-poverty public schools in Surry County, North Carolina

26 public schools in Surry County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. North Surry High leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Surry County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SURRY COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	North Surry High	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	High	792	99.6%
2	Surry Central High	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	High	679	99.6%
3	Mount Airy High	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	High	620	99.5%
4	East Surry High	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	High	576	99.5%
5	Central Middle	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	502	99.4%
6	Bruce H. Tharrington Primary	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	Elementary	432	99.3%
7	Pilot Mountain Middle	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	401	99.3%
8	Mount Airy Middle	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	Middle	395	99.2%
9	Pilot Mountain Elementary	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	353	99.2%
10	Dobson Elementary	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	350	99.1%
11	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Lowgap, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	348	99.1%
12	Jones Intermediate	Mount Airy, NC	Mount Airy City Schools	Elementary	339	99.1%
13	Rockford Elementary	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	335	99.1%
14	White Plains Elementary	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	328	99.1%
15	J Sam Gentry Middle	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	320	99.1%
16	Meadowview Magnet Middle	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Middle	318	99.1%
17	Surry Early College	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	High	296	99.0%
18	Franklin Elementary	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	473	98.9%
19	Copeland Elementary	Dobson, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	274	98.9%
20	Shoals Elementary	Pinnacle, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	235	98.7%
21	Flat Rock Elementary	Mount Airy, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	217	98.6%
22	Westfield Elementary	Pilot Mountain, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	212	98.6%
23	Mountain Park Elementary	State Road, NC	Surry County Schools	Elementary	188	98.4%
24	Elkin Elementary	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	Elementary	673	58.2%
25	Elkin High	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	High	401	50.9%
26	Elkin Middle	Elkin, NC	Elkin City Schools	Middle	193	49.7%

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