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Surry County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 208 students in Surry County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Virginia.
Public Middle School in Surry County School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Virginia public middle school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 67% (versus the 70% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Virginia public middle school average of 53% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
448 Schools
# Students
691 Students
312,714 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
23,458 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Surry County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 135 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)51%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)66%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)55-59%
59%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.62
0.70
# American Indian Students
2 Students
845 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
23,246 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
42 Students
54,991 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
18%
# Black Students
301 Students
66,738 Students
% Black Students
44%
21%
# White Students
298 Students
145,582 Students
% White Students
43%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
525 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
45 Students
20,787 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
7%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
34
1,227
# Students in K Grade:
57
2,557
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
2,554
# Students in 2nd Grade:
48
2,836
# Students in 3rd Grade:
46
3,010
# Students in 4th Grade:
50
3,036
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
4,468
# Students in 6th Grade:
59
78,046
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
93,323
# Students in 8th Grade:
56
93,990
# Students in 9th Grade:
52
7,012
# Students in 10th Grade:
43
7,347
# Students in 11th Grade:
53
6,831
# Students in 12th Grade:
52
6,477
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,793 is higher than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,495 is higher than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,793
$15,502
Spending / Student
$23,495
$15,257
Best Surry County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Luther P. Jackson Middle School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4255 New Design Rd
Dendron, VA 23839
(757) 267-2810
Dendron, VA 23839
(757) 267-2810
Grades: 5-8
| 208 students
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