Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510375002002
Surry Elementary
1600 Hollybush Rd, Dendron, VA 23839 · (757) 267-2558 · Surry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
279 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
62%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
Students here typically continue to
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
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 14 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 Elementary
Surry Elementary's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surry Elementary this school | 292 | 95.5% | 76.3% |
| Patrick Henry School Of Science And Arts Richmond | 310 | 100.0% | 74.1% |
| Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary Richmond | 262 | 100.0% | 71.3% |
| Armstrong Elementary Hampton | 288 | 94.4% | 83.1% |
| Buckingham Co Elementary Dillwyn | 351 | 99.4% | 59.8% |
| William Fox Elementary Richmond | 367 | 100.0% | 73.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Surry Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #408 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #609 of 1,111 ▼ 107 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #801 of 1,111 ▼ 392 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #984 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #88 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #510 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #241 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #494 of 759 |
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
292
+37 (+15%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 292 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 96% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 26 | 10.9:1 | 98% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 26 | 10.4:1 | 87% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 28.1 | 11.4:1 | 68% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 64% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 67% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 56% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 45 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Surry Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (321 to 292); teachers down 8% (28.1 to 26).
About Surry Elementary
Surry Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Dendron, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 292 students. The school's enrollment is 41% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Surry Elementary sits within Surry County Public Schools, which has 3 schools and 691 students.
White students are the largest group at Surry Elementary, with 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 43% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Surry County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Surry Elementary comes in at 62%.
At Surry Elementary, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment. Across public schools in Surry County, the average is about the same, 95%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Surry Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 62.1%. Surry Elementary posts 76.3%, 14.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Surry County census figures show that median household income is about $78,041, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Surry Elementary is among the 3 public schools in Surry County.
The nearest other public school, Surry County High, is about 0.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Surry Elementary. Surry Elementary places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Surry Elementary had 255 students in 2020-21 and 292 in 2024-25, a 15% gain.
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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
- Luther P. Jackson MiddleMiddle · 201 students
- Surry County HighHigh · 198 students
Other schools in Dendron
- Luther P. Jackson MiddleMiddle · 201 students
- Surry County HighHigh · 198 students
Other Surry Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Surry Elementary. Surry Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Surry Elementary SchoolSurry, ME · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Surry County High0.1 mi · 198
- Luther P. Jackson Middle0.3 mi · 201
- Jamestown High13.5 mi · 1,243
- Clara Byrd Baker Elementary13.9 mi · 457
- Matoaka Elementary14.4 mi · 595
- Laurel Lane Elementary14.9 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Surry ElementaryHow large is Surry Elementary?
Surry Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-04.
Is Surry Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Surry Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Surry Elementary?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Surry Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Surry Elementary?
Student demographics at Surry Elementary are roughly 43% White, 6% Hispanic, 43% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Surry Elementary public or private?
Surry Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Surry County Public Schools.
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