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Best public schools in Mount Airy, NC

11 public schools in Mount Airy: 5 elementary · 3 middle · 2 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.

Elementary schools

5 schools in Mount Airy, best first
1
White Plains Elementary 47.7
Surry County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 323 students
ELA 54%Math 62%Science 56%
#657 of 1,256 in North Carolina
2
Franklin Elementary 41.7
Surry County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 468 students
ELA 51%Math 55%Science 68%
#733 of 1,256 in North Carolina
3
Jones Intermediate 33.1
Mount Airy City Schools · Grades 3-5 · 338 students
ELA 49%Math 55%Science 54%
#841 of 1,256 in North Carolina
4
Flat Rock Elementary 10.1
Surry County Schools · Grades PK-5 · 182 students
ELA 42%Math 38%Science 36%
#1,130 of 1,256 in North Carolina
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Bruce H. Tharrington Primary —
Mount Airy City Schools · Grades PK-2 · 406 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Mount Airy, best first
1
J Sam Gentry Middle 74.2
Surry County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 346 students
ELA 57%Math 67%Science 76%
#119 of 460 in North Carolina
2
Mount Airy Middle 52.3
Mount Airy City Schools · Grades 6-8 · 397 students
ELA 49%Math 56%Science 72%
#220 of 460 in North Carolina
3
Meadowview Magnet Middle 49.0
Surry County Schools · Grades 6-8 · 312 students
ELA 53%Math 50%Science 69%
#235 of 460 in North Carolina

High schools

2 schools in Mount Airy, best first
1
Mount Airy High 51.9
Mount Airy City Schools · Grades 9-12 · 620 students
ELA 60%Math 66%Science 63%
#247 of 512 in North Carolina
2
North Surry High 23.3
Surry County Schools · Grades 9-12 · 823 students
ELA 48%Math 53%Science 37%
#393 of 512 in North Carolina

Combined schools

1 school in Mount Airy
1
Millennium Charter Academy 45.1
Millennium Charter Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 661 students
ELA 53%Math 46%Science 52%
#107 of 194 in North Carolina

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