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Mount Airy High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1011 N South St, Mount Airy, NC 27030 · (336) 789-5147 · Part of Mount Airy City Schools

Mount Airy’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
620
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mount Airy High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.6% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Mount Airy kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Mount Airy Middle395 students
9–12Mount Airy HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1011 N South St, Mount Airy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9162
Grade 10148
Grade 11169
Grade 12141
Enrollment over time
541’20
581’21
582’22
620’23
620’24

Up 14.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Hispanic 23%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mount Airy High from Mount Airy families.

Other schools in Mount Airy City Schools

The district →
Bruce H. Tharrington Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mount Airy
432 students15:1
Jones Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mount Airy
B
339 students14:1
Mount Airy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Airy
B
395 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Mount Airy’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.