- Address
- 315 Culbert Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (336) 789-9046
- Grades served
- PK-2
- NCES school ID
- 370321001337
School calendar
Mount Airy City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Bruce H. Tharrington Primary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Mount Airy Middle0.8 mi
- Franklin Elementary1.6 mi
- Mount Airy High1.7 mi
- Millennium Charter Academy1.8 mi
- Flat Rock Elementary2.4 mi
- Jones Intermediate2.7 mi
- Meadowview Magnet Middle2.9 mi
- J Sam Gentry Middle3.1 mi
- North Surry High4.1 mi
- White Plains Elementary4.6 mi
How Bruce H. Tharrington Primary compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 56 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 53% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2018
Score down 6 points since 2018 (62 → 56). No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56 | C | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 54 | D | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 63 | C | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 54 | D | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 54 | D | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 62 | C | -- | -- |
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Mount Airy City Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 432Student counts for Bruce H. Tharrington Primary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 432 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 390Student indicators for Bruce H. Tharrington Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 390 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 26.1 FTETeacher figures for Bruce H. Tharrington Primary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 26.1 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 26.1 |
| Experienced teachers | 23.85 (91%) |
| Beginning teachers | 2.25 (9%) |
| Holding a standard license | 25.65 (98%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0.45 (2%) |
| National Board certified | 7 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (82 of 390) | 21% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 62.8% |
| English learners making progress (of 43) | 60.5% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.95 |
| Library books per student | 16.83 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.19 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | Yes |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Other elementary schools in this district
All 4 schools →Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.