Surry Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Surry, Maine
Surry Elementary School in Surry, Maine enrolled 134 students in 2024-25 with 14.5 full-time teachers, 9.2 students per teacher against the Maine elementary-school median of 10.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 80-84% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maine: 84.1% and 48.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
144 students in 2022-23, 138 students in 2023-24, 134 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 14.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 144 | 16.0 | 9.0 |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 14.0 | 9.9 |
| 2024-25 | 134 | 14.5 | 9.2 |
9.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Maine elementary schools
Among the 341 Maine elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 342 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Surry Elementary School enrolled 137 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 342 of the 137 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent34.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.0% of students were White, 2.2% Hispanic, 0.7% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- White97.0%
- Hispanic2.2%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Surry Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maine, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 80‑84% | 80‑84% | 84.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | 80‑84% (2021-22) | 48.8% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Surry Elementary School
- Ellsworth Elementary-Middle SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 740 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Blue Hill Consolidated SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.3 miles away: 256 students, 8.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
- Compare Surry Elementary School with Ellsworth Elementary-Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Surry Public Schools spends per student$12,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,431
- The largest public schools in MaineSurry Elementary School is the number 242 by size of 346 Maine elementary schools open in 2024-25.#242 of 346
- Maine schools by students per teacher9.2 students per teacher here against the Maine median of 10.6 for elementary schools.9.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Surry Elementary School
How many students attend Surry Elementary School?
134 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 144 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Surry, ME.What is the student-teacher ratio at Surry Elementary School?
9.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maine median for elementary schools is 10.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Surry Elementary School a Title I school?
Surry Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Surry Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Surry Elementary School scored proficient or above: 80-84% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 84.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 48.8% in math in 2022-23 across Maine. Maine's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Surry Elementary School in?
Surry Public Schools, NCES district ID 2312750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 231275000993 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.