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Mount Airy Middle

Mount Airy City Schools · Surry County

Address
249 Hamburg Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370321001340
395
Students
31.0
Teachers (FTE)
12.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
59
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
14.8%
Chronically absent
52.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Mount Airy MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Bruce H. Tharrington PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-20.8 mi
  2. Millennium Charter AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · Millennium Charter Academy · Charter1.4 mi
  3. Flat Rock ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools1.7 mi
  4. Mount Airy HighHigh · Grades 9-121.8 mi
  5. Jones IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-52.2 mi
  6. Franklin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools2.3 mi
  7. J Sam Gentry MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Surry County Schools3.6 mi
  8. Meadowview Magnet MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Surry County Schools3.6 mi
  9. North Surry HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Surry County Schools4.6 mi
  10. White Plains ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Surry County Schools5.4 mi

How Mount Airy Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 59 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools43rd percentile
Higher than 43% · rank 1,354 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 169 of 456
Mount Airy City Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 2 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 76% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (63 → 59). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202559CMet56.2
202465CExceeded58.5
202364CExceeded56.5
202260CExceeded52.6
201977BExceeded72.7
201861CNot Met62.1
201765CMet62
201661CNot Met62
201568CMet64
201463CMet61

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 59.24%Hispanic 25.82%Black 6.08%Two+ Races 6.08%Asian 2.78%
White: 59.24% (234) Hispanic: 25.82% (102) Black: 6.08% (24) Two+ Races: 6.08% (24) Asian: 2.78% (11)
White59.24%
Hispanic25.82%
Black6.08%
Two+ Races6.08%
Asian2.78%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 395
49.87%197 Female
50.13%198 Male

Student counts for Mount Airy Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 395 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 85.2%Chronically absent 14.8%
Regular attendance: 85.2% (358) Chronically absent: 14.8% (62)
Regular attendance85.2%
Chronically absent14.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 420
52.1%Economically disadvantaged
11.65%46 English learners

Student indicators for Mount Airy Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 420 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 100%
Experienced: 100% (28)
Experienced100%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 28.1 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
17.79%5 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Mount Airy Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 28.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)70.5%56.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)57%38.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.2%26.6%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)43%18.2%29.6%9.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)48.8%24.6%19.2%7.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)29.5%14.4%36.4%19.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.8770.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers28.1
Experienced teachers28.1 (100%)
Beginning teachers0 (0%)
Holding a standard license28.1 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (62 of 420)14.8%
Economically disadvantaged52.1%
English learners making progress (of 46)21.7%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.83
Library books per student25.98
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom2.93

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 Middle report card PDF

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Mount Airy Middle'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.