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Franklin Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

519 S Franklin Road, Mount Airy, NC 27030 · (336) 786-2459 · Part of Surry County Schools

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Directions
Students
473
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Franklin Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Toast kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Franklin ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B+, 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 ↗

519 S Franklin Road, Mount Airy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten65
Grade 162
Grade 274
Grade 378
Grade 481
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
434’20
453’21
456’22
468’23
473’24

Up 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 25%Two or more races 5%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Franklin Elementary from Toast families.

Other schools in Surry County Schools

The district →
Pilot Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pilot Mountain
B+
353 students15:1
Dobson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B+
350 students15:1
Cedar Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lowgap
B−
348 students14:1
Rockford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
B−
335 students13:1
White Plains Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
A−
328 students15:1
Copeland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dobson
A−
274 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; Toast’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.