Summary:
Surry Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dendron, Virginia, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 271. The school is part of the Surry County Public Schools district, which is ranked 55 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Surry Elementary stands out in several ways compared to nearby schools. The school has a relatively even racial distribution, with 43.91% White, 44.28% African American, and smaller percentages of other races, unlike many nearby schools that tend to have more homogeneous student populations. However, Surry Elementary has struggled in recent years, ranking between 820-880 out of 1,100+ Virginia elementary schools and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, significantly lower than the nearby James River Elementary, Waller Mill Elementary, and other schools that generally rank in the top half of Virginia elementary schools and have 3-4 star ratings. Surry Elementary's student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests has been below the state and district averages in most subject areas and grade levels.
Another notable difference is Surry Elementary's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.17% to 87.08% in recent years, much higher than the nearby schools, which have free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 24.77% to 72.18%. This suggests the community Surry Elementary serves faces significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the school's academic struggles and require targeted interventions and support. Despite this, Surry Elementary's spending per student has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from $10,422 to $17,995 per student, generally higher than the nearby schools, which spend between $7,174 and $10,914 per student.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-4
District:
Surry County Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
448th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,885
Students who attend Surry Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 10.4
Number of students: 271
Racial breakdown:
African American:
44.3%
White:
43.9%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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Hispanic:
4.8%
American Indian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.1%
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