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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 preschool serving 283 students in Surry County School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Virginia.
Public Preschool in Surry County School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Virginia public pre school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 66% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public preschool average of 56% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,059 Schools
# Students
691 Students
522,218 Students
# Teachers
82 Teachers
37,218 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
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
0.72
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
8%
% Hispanic
6%
20%
% Black
44%
20%
% White
43%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
8%
All Ethnic Groups
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 Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Surry Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1600 Hollybush Rd
Dendron, VA 23839
(757) 267-2558
Dendron, VA 23839
(757) 267-2558
Grades: PK-4
| 283 students
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