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Schools in Claremont

Claremont’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
51%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 54% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.4
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
691 students on the public path
In brief

Claremont’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Claremont’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Surry County High places highest (better than 98%); Surry Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, 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 Claremont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Surry Elementaryin DendronC−
5–8Luther P. Jackson Middlein DendronC+
9–12Surry County Highin DendronA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Surry County Public 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 Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 691 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$26,498VA $17,169 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math51%
State average 54.4% · 319 students tested

Claremont vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Claremont’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Claremont—Surry County

Every school in Claremont

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

Also serving Claremontin other towns
Surry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Dendron
C−
292 students11:1Rate it →
Luther P. Jackson Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Dendron
C+
201 students8:1Rate it →
Surry County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dendron
A+
198 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Claremont’s schools

Are Claremont’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Claremont. Surry County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Claremont. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Claremont in?

Surry County Public Schools.

Where do Claremont kids go to high school?

Surry County High.

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What Claremont families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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.