North Surry High School

North Surry High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
2440 W Pine St,  Mount Airy, NC
Surry County Schools
3.8
3.4
843 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mrs Paige Badgett
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Average SAT Score
1120
Average ACT Score
23
Math Proficiency
84.5%
Reading Proficiency
67%
Average GPA
3.61
Graduation Rate
84%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
B+
Teachers
B-
College Prep
B-
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
B+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.61
Reading Proficiency
67%
Math Proficiency
84.5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
18:1
Teachers
48
Full Time Teachers
48
Teachers in First or Second Year
1.6%
College Prep
Average SAT
1120
Math
560
Verbal
560
Average ACT
23
Math
22
English
22
Reading
23
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
9
AP Pass Rate
40%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
376:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.1%
Female
46.9%
White
69%
Hispanic
23.3%
Two or more races
4.3%
Black
2.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Appalachian State University 115 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 81 Students
North Carolina State University 77 Students
Surry Community College 73 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 71 Students
East Carolina University 58 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 56 Students
Western Carolina University 51 Students
High Point University 40 Students
Wingate University 38 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 29 Students
Business 25 Students
Psychology 25 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 20 Students
Biology 17 Students
Forensic Science and Technology 12 Students
Music Teacher Education 12 Students
Chemistry 11 Students
Education 10 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 10 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 60 Reviews
3.0 Senior
9/8/2024
I think one of the best parts of this school is that it is easy enough to make friends if you get into the right classes. You'll generally find more people that have similar interests if you take electives which this school offers a lot of. I do not like the amount of change the school has gone through. In the 4 years I have been there, so many changes have happened that I and other students think are bad changes and wish it could be reverted.
4.0 Alum
1/8/2023
The school is nice and most of the people there are too. They tend to focus more on sports over academics however, which is not a plus.
5.0 Junior
11/1/2022
I love the school experience. We have great opportunities. I have college classes , honors classes and basics. I am a varsity cheerleader and cheer for soccer, basketball and football.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 10 Reviews
5.0 student
12/26/2013
The students that are posting bad things about the school are probably the ones who are always getting into trouble. As a former student of this high school I know it is a great school. North Carolina excels in education. Living in a different state now, and seeing how their grade school education i...
1.0 other
12/25/2013
this school doesn't care about the students, the principal and teachers all they care about is getting the students through school without having them to dropout, yall see they get graded as well that's all they care about. these people will do things behind your back, and then you will find out lat...
5.0 parent
7/15/2013
I try my best to be objective and base opinion on facts versus feelings. I have NEVER felt that either the old or new principal at North Surry intend to be dictators. At the end of the day they are responsible for MANY students and have to consider the good of the whole student body versus my child...
2.0 parent
7/13/2013
I can not believe how some people have wrote wonderfull reviews about this school. The school is simply horrible the teachers are pushovers, most of the kids are forced to attend while principals are dictators.

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