White Plains’s public schools
Surry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for White Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
White Plains’s schools, in brief
School by school
18 of White Plains’s 19 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%); Cedar Ridge Elementary lowest (47%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve White Plains, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: North Surry High, Surry Central High, East Surry High and Surry Early College. 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 White Plains, with each school’s own grade.
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.
Above the state in reading
White Plains vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share White Plains’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| White Plains | — | Surry County Schools |
| Mount Airy | B+ | Mount Airy City Schools PK–12 · Surry County Schools PK–12 |
Every school in White Plains
20 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).
Questions about White Plains’s schools
Are White Plains’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for White Plains. Surry County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for White Plains. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 18 of its 19 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is White Plains in?
Surry County Schools.
Where do White Plains 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.
Are there private schools in White Plains?
Yes: White Plains Christian School (grades K–12, 68 students).
Parents talk
What White Plains families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near White Plains → They have their own page.
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.