Surry Central High High School
716 South Main St
Dobson NC, 27017, Surry County
Phone: 336-386-8842
Ranking: 
(184 out of 287, bottom 36%)*
(184 out of 287, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Surry County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 51 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 781 | 794 | 763 | 781 | 764 | 780 | 736 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 221 | 28.3% | 238 | 30.0% | 203 | 26.6% | 217 | 27.8% | 218 | 28.5% | 240 | 30.8% | 212 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 212 | 27.1% | 188 | 23.7% | 200 | 26.2% | 219 | 28.0% | 216 | 28.3% | 192 | 24.6% | 182 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 173 | 22.2% | 194 | 24.4% | 185 | 24.2% | 196 | 25.1% | 170 | 22.3% | 172 | 22.1% | 185 | 25.1% |
| Grade 12: | 175 | 22.4% | 174 | 21.9% | 175 | 22.9% | 149 | 19.1% | 160 | 20.9% | 176 | 22.6% | 157 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 393 | 50.3% | 412 | 51.9% | 400 | 52.4% | 418 | 53.5% | 383 | 50.1% | 390 | 50.0% | 372 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 388 | 49.7% | 382 | 48.1% | 363 | 47.6% | 363 | 46.5% | 373 | 48.8% | 382 | 49.0% | 348 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 217 | 27.8% | 196 | 24.7% | 210 | 27.5% | 222 | 28.4% | 192 | 25.1% | 200 | 25.6% | 166 | 22.6% |
| Black: | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.5% | 29 | 3.8% | 25 | 3.2% | 8 | 1.1% |
| White: | 553 | 70.8% | 578 | 72.8% | 532 | 69.7% | 542 | 69.4% | 541 | 70.8% | 555 | 71.2% | 550 | 74.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 389 | 49.8% | 391 | 49.2% | 363 | 47.6% | 351 | 44.9% | 332 | 43.5% | 313 | 40.1% | 270 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 81 | 10.4% | 79 | 9.9% | 69 | 9.0% | 61 | 7.8% | 83 | 10.9% | 67 | 8.6% | 76 | 10.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.89 | 16.12 | 15.49 | 15.49 | 14.46 | 15.60 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.6% | 92.8% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 74.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.5% | 82.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 78.8% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 87.7% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 83.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 85.8% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 43.9% | 47.4% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 91.1% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 94.7% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 82% | 82.6% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 80.9% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 87.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.9% | 88.6% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 73.2% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 69.2% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 82% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81.4% | 83.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 86.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 88.4% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83% | 88.8% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59.1% | 59.6% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 94.8% | 88.1% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 79.9% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 88.9% | 86.7% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 57% | 60.2% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 60.6% | 66.9% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72.8% | 73.4% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 62.1% | 71.8% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 78.7% | 77.3% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 88.4% | 88.1% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 82.9% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 76.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.3% | 78.5% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 73.3% | 77.7% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 90.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 74.5% | 84.2% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.3% | 89.8% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 53.9% | 55.6% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 84% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77.4% | 74% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 89% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 82.4% | 59.1% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 76.6% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 92.4% | 76.1% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 91.3% | 87.5% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 93.3% | 89.1% | 76.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | 84.6% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 62.1% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 69.9% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 66.3% | 69.6% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 74% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 73% | 82.7% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 81.1% | 83% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 10.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.9% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 11.4% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 54.5% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.9% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.7% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 66.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75.6% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.6% | 69.9% |
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* Surry Central High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.