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Mount Airy City Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 397 students in Mount Airy City Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Mount Airy City School School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
4 Schools
882 Schools
# Students
1,761 Students
494,023 Students
# Teachers
118 Teachers
31,644 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Mount Airy City Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#130 out of 325 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
63%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
5,633 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
20 Students
19,933 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
488 Students
98,873 Students
% Hispanic Students
28%
20%
# Black Students
135 Students
122,407 Students
% Black Students
8%
25%
# White Students
1,031 Students
215,701 Students
% White Students
58%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
646 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
86 Students
30,848 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
48
1,882
# Students in K Grade:
127
16,660
# Students in 1st Grade:
114
16,806
# Students in 2nd Grade:
117
17,050
# Students in 3rd Grade:
121
16,530
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
16,849
# Students in 5th Grade:
124
19,618
# Students in 6th Grade:
132
111,560
# Students in 7th Grade:
129
116,793
# Students in 8th Grade:
136
119,029
# Students in 9th Grade:
162
12,380
# Students in 10th Grade:
167
10,877
# Students in 11th Grade:
146
9,420
# Students in 12th Grade:
145
8,569
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,229 is higher than the state median of $11,187. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,026 is less than the state median of $11,612. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,229
$11,187
Spending / Student
$11,026
$11,612
Best Mount Airy City Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mount Airy Middle School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
249 Hamburg Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-9021
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 789-9021
Grades: 6-8
| 397 students
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