Surry Town Hall · Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Surry’s public schools score below 68% of Maine districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Surry, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maine, not nationally.
From Maine state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Surry’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 320 Maine towns with household incomes within a quarter of Surry’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 82% and math 82% in spring 2022, against 84% and 82% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,620 per student, against $20,630 across Maine (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Surry’s grade
C: better than 32% of Maine school districts. Test scores are below the Maine average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Surry, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Surry
Surry Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 134 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Surry’s public schools are run by Surry. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Surry vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maine towns that share Surry’s borders.
Every school in Surry
1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maine’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Surry’s schools
Are Surry’s schools good?
On Maine’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Surry children attend score below 68% of Maine’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Surry in?
Surry, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 134 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Surry spend per student?
$13,620 in Surry (FY2024), against $20,630 across Maine. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Surry families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Surry → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maine. Stars are from neighbors.