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Mount Airy High

Mount Airy City Schools · Surry County

Address
1011 N South St, Mount Airy, NC 27030
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370321001339
620
Students
37.5
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
66
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
15.9%
Chronically absent
48.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Mount Airy HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Millennium Charter AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · Millennium Charter Academy · Charter1.0 mi
  2. Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-21.7 mi
  3. Mount Airy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.8 mi
  4. Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools1.8 mi
  5. Jones IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-51.9 mi
  6. J Sam Gentry MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Surry County Schools2.4 mi
  7. Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools2.6 mi
  8. Meadowview Magnet MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Surry County Schools3.0 mi
  9. North Surry HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Surry County Schools3.2 mi
  10. White Plains ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools5.2 mi

How Mount Airy High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 66 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools63rd percentile
Higher than 63% · rank 863 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 283 of 514
Mount Airy City Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 1 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 73% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 13 points since 2014 (79 → 66). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202566CNot Met69.5
202470BMet69.5
202372BMet69.7
202273BMet71
201977BMet76.3
201877BExceeded74.3
201779BExceeded77
201673BMet71
201579BExceeded77
201479BExceeded76

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

White 61.45%Hispanic 23.23%Black 7.58%Two+ Races 6.13%Asian 1.61%
White: 61.45% (381) Hispanic: 23.23% (144) Black: 7.58% (47) Two+ Races: 6.13% (38) Asian: 1.61% (10)
White61.45%
Hispanic23.23%
Black7.58%
Two+ Races6.13%
Asian1.61%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 620
45%279 Female
55%341 Male

Student counts for Mount Airy High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 620 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84.1%Chronically absent 15.9%
Regular attendance: 84.1% (547) Chronically absent: 15.9% (103)
Regular attendance84.1%
Chronically absent15.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 650
48.1%Economically disadvantaged
8.06%50 English learners

Student indicators for Mount Airy High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 650 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

Experienced 85.9%Beginning 14.1%
Experienced: 85.9% (30) Beginning: 14.1% (5)
Experienced85.9%
Beginning14.1%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 34.7 FTE
98.85%Fully licensed
1.15%Emergency or provisional
2.88%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Mount Airy High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 34.7 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 374.7%46.1%
Biology68.4%54.4%
English II53.5%27.1%
NC Math 127%5%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology31.6%13.9%30.4%24.1%
English II46.5%26.5%25.8%--
NC Math 173%22.2%----
NC Math 325.3%28.6%34.4%11.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-7.8353.6

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers34.74
Experienced teachers29.84 (86%)
Beginning teachers4.9 (14%)
Holding a standard license34.34 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.4 (1%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (103 of 650)15.9%
Economically disadvantaged48.1%
English learners making progress (of 50)16%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student4.1
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.33

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Mount Airy High report card PDF

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Mount Airy High'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.

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.