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Schools in Toast

Toast’s public schools

Surry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Toast. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?9/9schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 4% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
NC 16.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
4,357 students on the public path
In brief

Toast’s schools, in brief

School by school

9 of Toast’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Surry Early College places highest (better than 98%); J Sam Gentry Middle lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Toast, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Franklin ElementarySurry County SchoolsB+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Surry County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Surry County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 20 schools · 7,318 students · 14.8 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$12,463NC $13,045 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 49.9% · 3771 students tested
Math60%
State average 50.8% · 3466 students tested

Toast vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Toast’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Toast—Surry County Schools
Mount AiryB+Mount Airy City Schools PK–12 · Surry County Schools PK–12

Every school in Toast

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Toastby address
Franklin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mount Airy
B+
473 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Toastin other towns
Central Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dobson
B
502 students16:1Rate it →
Pilot Mountain Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pilot Mountain
B
401 students16:1Rate it →
J Sam Gentry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Airy
B
320 students14:1Rate it →
Meadowview Magnet Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Airy
B
318 students13:1Rate it →
North Surry High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Airy
B+
792 students17:1Rate it →
Surry Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dobson
B
679 students17:1Rate it →
East Surry High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pilot Mountain
A−
576 students18:1Rate it →
Surry Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Dobson
A+
296 studentsRate it →

Questions about Toast’s schools

Are Toast’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Toast. Surry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Toast. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Toast in?

Surry County Schools.

Where do Toast kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: North Surry High, Surry Central High, East Surry High and Surry Early College.

Parents talk

What Toast families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) 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). Stars are from neighbors.