Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510375001635
Surry County High
1675 Hollybush Rd, Dendron, VA 23839 · (757) 267-2211 · Surry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Virginia public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Virginia public high schools
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
190 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 25% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Surry County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Surry County High
Surry County High's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry County High this school | 198 | 96.0% | 79.3% |
| Richmond Community High Richmond | 211 | 99.5% | 91.1% |
| Northumberland High Heathsville | 380 | 95.8% | 75.8% |
| Cumberland High Cumberland | 374 | 100.0% | 66.5% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 402 | 100.0% | 59.8% |
| Colonial Beach High Colonial Beach | 226 | 89.8% | 65.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Surry County High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #103 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #60 of 316 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #139 of 316 ▲ 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #310 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #51 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #17 of 178 |
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
198
-21 (-10%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 198 | 32 | 6.2:1 | 96% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 32 | 6.3:1 | 97% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 33 | 6.3:1 | 86% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 30 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 32.6 | 7.7:1 | 55% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 31 | 8.8:1 | 49% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 26 | 12.0:1 | 44% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 37 | 9.0:1 | 39% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 44 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surry County High.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (249 to 198); teachers down 2% (32.6 to 32).
About Surry County High
Surry County High is a very small high school with an address in Dendron, Virginia. It enrolls 198 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 84% fewer students than the average for high schools in Virginia (about 1,213).
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Surry County Public Schools totals 691 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Surry County High is Black, with 43% of students. Other groups include 40% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The diversity index for Surry County High is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 32 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 6.2:1. The average for high schools in Virginia, 13.9:1, is higher. Roughly 96% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 95% average for public schools in Surry County.
Surry County High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Virginia public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Surry County High ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools. It scores 79.3%; the prediction is 62.0%.
In the surrounding county, Surry County, the median household earns about $78,041 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Surry County High, Surry County has 3 public schools.
Surry Elementary is the nearest public school to Surry County High, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 75.6% proficiency; Surry County High posts 79.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 219 students in 2020-21 to 198 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.2:1) than in 2020-21 (7.3:1).
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Surry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,549
Census ACS
Median income
$78,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Surry County Public Schools
- Surry ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Luther P. Jackson MiddleMiddle · 201 students
Other schools in Dendron
- Surry ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Luther P. Jackson MiddleMiddle · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Surry Elementary0.1 mi · 292
- Luther P. Jackson Middle0.2 mi · 201
- Jamestown High13.5 mi · 1,243
- Clara Byrd Baker Elementary13.9 mi · 457
- Matoaka Elementary14.3 mi · 595
- Laurel Lane Elementary15.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Surry County HighWhat is the total enrollment at Surry County High?
Surry County High enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Surry County High serve?
Surry County High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Surry County High?
Approximately 6.2:1 students per teacher at Surry County High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Surry County High?
At Surry County High, the student body is approximately 40% White, 7% Hispanic, 43% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Surry County High public or private?
Surry County High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Surry County Public Schools.
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