Surry Elementary

Surry Elementary is an elementary school of close-knit scale in Dendron, Virginia, operated by Surry County Public Schools, hosting 292 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Surry Elementary sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Surry County Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 691 students; Surry Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Surry Elementary logs that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 43% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Surry Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.1%; actual is 76.3%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Surry County) shows that median household earnings sit near $78,041, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Surry County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 691 students), of which Surry Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Surry County High, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Surry Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 321 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 52% to 43%.

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