📍 1600 Hollybush Rd, Dendron, Surry County, 23839
Surry Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dendron, Surry County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Surry County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Surry Elementary enrolls 271 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 44% White and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 120 | 44% |
| White | 119 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
236 of the school's 271 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 236 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Surry Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-40, state senate district 18, state house district 64.
Surry Elementary is one of 3 schools in Surry County Public Schools, based in Surry, Virginia. The district serves 691 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Surry Elementary is larger than the district average of about 230 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant