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Mount Airy City Schools Schools
Mount Airy City Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Surry County (Mount Airy). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mount Airy City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mount Airy City Schools
3 of 4 schools in Mount Airy City Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1
Best schools in Mount Airy City Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Mount Airy Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Mount Airy High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Jones Intermediate (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Mount Airy City Schools
High schools (1)
- A- Mount Airy High, Mount Airy
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B Jones Intermediate, Mount Airy
- A Mount Airy Middle, Mount Airy
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- Bruce H Tharrington Primary, Mount Airy
Where Mount Airy City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Mount Airy (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Surry County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,761 students with 117 full-time-equivalent teachers and 226 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3703210
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Surry County Schools (20 schools, 9 mi)
- Stokes County Schools (19 schools, 20 mi)
- Elkin City Schools (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Yadkin County Schools (14 schools, 25 mi)
- Alleghany County Schools (4 schools, 30 mi)
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools (79 schools, 32 mi)
- Wilkes County Schools (22 schools, 38 mi)
- Davie County Schools (13 schools, 40 mi)
Questions about Mount Airy City Schools
How many schools are in Mount Airy City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Mount Airy City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mount Airy City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mount Airy.
How good are the schools in Mount Airy City Schools?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 56.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mount Airy City Schools?
1,761 students were enrolled in Mount Airy City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mount Airy City Schools?
Mount Airy City Schools is in North Carolina, based in Surry County, with its district office in Mount Airy. Its boundary covers about 17.0 sq mi.