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How has North Surry High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
792
High
DISTRICT 586 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370441001754
North Surry High
2440 W Pine Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030 · (336) 789-5055 · Surry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
789 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 212 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 196 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%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
47.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 North Surry High
North Surry High's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Surry High this school | 792 | 99.6% | 38.2% |
| Enka High Candler | 1,051 | 99.7% | 41.8% |
| North Iredell High Olin | 983 | 99.7% | 46.4% |
| Carson High China Grove | 1,063 | 99.7% | 47.5% |
| South Rowan High China Grove | 932 | 99.7% | 28.6% |
| Smoky Mountain High School Sylva | 881 | 97.7% | 46.3% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 North Surry High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Surry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #322 of 468 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #219 of 464 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #315 of 448 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #248 of 598 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #159 of 473 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #364 of 474 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #89 of 527 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #130 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
792
+56 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,051
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 792 | 46.2 | 17.2:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 49.3 | 16.7:1 | 62% (512) |
| 2022-23 | 843 | 48.2 | 17.5:1 | 62% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 736 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 37% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 54.6 | 16.1:1 | 52% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 54% (463) |
| 2010-11 | 921 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 51% (473) |
| 2000-01 | 966 | 72 | 13.4:1 | 17% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 1,051 | 75 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Surry High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (877 to 792); teachers down 15% (54.6 to 46.2).
About North Surry High
The public high school North Surry High is located in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Its 792 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
Besides North Surry High, Surry County Schools runs 19 other schools. The district enrolls 7,318 students.
North Surry High is 66% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 84% White among all Surry County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at North Surry High total 46.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The school counts 789 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%.
The allk12 Grade for North Surry High is C+. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Surry High is 10.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.2% actual, 48.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Surry County show that the median household income is $55,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides North Surry High, Surry County has 29 other public schools.
J Sam Gentry Middle is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of North Surry High. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Surry High is 7th on average proficiency.
North Surry High falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment rise, from 736 in 2020-21 to 792 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 17.2 in 2024-25.
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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
- Surry Central HighHigh · 679 students
- East Surry HighHigh · 576 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 502 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Pilot Mountain MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Pilot Mountain ElementaryElementary · 353 students
Other schools in Mount Airy
- Millennium Charter AcademyCombined · 628 students
- Mount Airy HighHigh · 620 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryElementary · 432 students
- Mount Airy MiddleMiddle · 395 students
- Jones IntermediateElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- J Sam Gentry Middle1.1 mi · 320
- Meadowview Magnet Middle2.0 mi · 318
- Franklin Elementary2.6 mi · 473
- Mount Airy High3.2 mi · 620
- White Plains Elementary3.9 mi · 328
- Bruce H. Tharrington Primary4.1 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About North Surry HighHow large is North Surry High?
North Surry High enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Surry High an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Surry High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Surry High have?
North Surry High employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at North Surry High?
Student demographics at North Surry High are roughly 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Surry High?
North Surry High 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.