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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Franklin Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441001750
Franklin Elementary
519 S Franklin Road, Mount Airy, NC 27030 · (336) 786-2459 · Surry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
468 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Elementary this school | 473 | 98.9% | 54.5% |
| South Macon Elementary Franklin | 465 | 99.4% | 59.4% |
| Stanfield Elementary Stanfield | 483 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| Mulberry Elementary School North Wilkesboro | 419 | 99.3% | 66.4% |
| Pisgah Forest Elementary Brevard | 431 | 99.3% | 58.2% |
| West Buncombe Elementary Asheville | 580 | 98.1% | 71.2% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Franklin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #686 of 1,297 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #735 of 1,296 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #584 of 1,300 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #688 of 1,485 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #343 of 1,377 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #985 of 1,379 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #674 of 1,414 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #465 of 937 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
473
+39 (+9%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 473 | 35.1 | 13.5:1 | 99% (468) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 34.3 | 13.7:1 | 99% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 34.7 | 13.1:1 | 75% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 59% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 35.4 | 15.4:1 | 72% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 75% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 69% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 52 | 13.0:1 | 54% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 45 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (547 to 473); teachers down 1% (35.4 to 35.1).
About Franklin Elementary
Franklin Elementary is an elementary school in Mount Airy, North Carolina, and it is part of Surry County Schools. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 473 students.
Surry County Schools (20 schools, 7,318 students) runs Franklin Elementary.
The share of White students at Franklin Elementary is 66%, a majority. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Surry County is roughly 84% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Franklin Elementary reported 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.5:1. The school's 13.5:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students at Franklin Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Franklin Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.6% at Franklin Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%.
In Surry County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $55,656 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Surry County number 30, with about 11,139 students.
Meadowview Magnet Middle is about 1.4 miles from Franklin Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Franklin Elementary is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 434 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 473 by 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Franklin Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,425
Census ACS
Median income
$55,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
11,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Schools
- North Surry HighHigh · 792 students
- Surry Central HighHigh · 679 students
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Mount Airy
- North Surry HighHigh · 792 students
- Millennium Charter AcademyCombined · 628 students
- Mount Airy HighHigh · 620 students
- Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryElementary · 432 students
- Mount Airy MiddleMiddle · 395 students
- Jones IntermediateElementary · 339 students
Other Franklin Elementary schools
74 other US public schools in 22 states are named Franklin Elementary. Franklin Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 75.
- Franklin Elementary SchoolKEARNY, NJ · 950 students
- Franklin ElementaryElk Grove, CA · 932 students
- Franklin ElementaryModesto, CA · 777 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolNEWARK, NJ · 725 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolSewickley, PA · 718 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowview Magnet Middle1.4 mi · 318
- J Sam Gentry Middle1.5 mi · 320
- Bruce H. Tharrington Primary1.6 mi · 432
- Mount Airy High1.8 mi · 620
- Mount Airy Middle2.3 mi · 395
- North Surry High2.6 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin ElementaryHow large is Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
Is Franklin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Franklin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Franklin Elementary have?
Franklin Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Franklin Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Elementary are roughly 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Franklin Elementary?
Franklin Elementary is overseen by Surry County Schools in Surry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.