Elkin High School was awarded the Silver Medal and recognized as one of the top performing high schools nationwide. Elkin High School was also #2 in the state for having the highest graduation rate. A detailed NC School Report Card on each school in the Elkin School system can be found on the link below or on the website of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Visit Elkin City Schools.

Mount Airy City Schools is a small school district with big benefits. The district is comprised of four schools. Students begin their educational career at BH Tharrington Primary School, then move to JJ Jones Intermediate School, Mount Airy Middle School, and finally to Mount Airy High School where they graduate. Being a small school district allows students to thrive in a learning environment where students feel a connectedness thanks to the types of relationships they are able to form with staff, administrators, and the Mount Airy community. Mount Airy City Schools offers multiple opportunities for students to discover their interests and grow their talents. Beginning at Tharrington Primary School, students are introduced to the district-wide STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) framework. This framework supports the district’s vision that all students will think critically, innovatively solve problems, and be responsible citizens and confident leaders with a passion for learning. Tharrington is a Leader In Me school that boasts a global focus for all classrooms. Tharrington is also where students interested in dual language immersion would begin learning in Spanish. Jones Intermediate School is also a Leader In Me school where students take ownership of their learning. All students attend STEAM and Spanish classes once a week and interested fifth grade students have the opportunity to begin band. Students also enjoy the beginning of school clubs and greater opportunities to serve. Mount Airy Middle School is a nationally recognized school that earned its Schools to Watch designation in 2014 and was redesignated in 2017. Sixth through eighth grade students have 14 sports to choose from and over 15 academic clubs, many of which compete at the state and national level. For the past two years, Mount Airy City Schools has won the Small District Cup due to the successful academic competitions by students at Mount Airy Middle School and Mount Airy High School. The only Interact club in the region is also found at Mount Airy Middle School. In 2011, Mount Airy High School earned the title of National Blue Ribbon School due to its high levels of achievement with all students. While Mount Airy High School is a 1A high school, it is not limiting in the number of extra curricular opportunities or learning experiences offered to students. There are 22 athletic teams and over 16 service organizations, school clubs, and academic clubs where students can excel. Students also enjoy STEAM infused classes as well as foreign languages such as Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. Since 2014, Mount Airy City Schools and Mount Airy High School have sent administrators, staff members, and board members to China. Mount Airy High School has also welcomed administrators and students from China to visit and live with high school students. Students hold internships in many STEAM fields such as NASCAR with Richard Childress Racing and the medical field with local doctors and Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mount Airy High School students benefit from the partnership with Surry Community College where hundreds of college credits are earned by students each year while attending high school. Visit www.mtairy.k12.nc.us to learn more about Mount Airy City Schools. You can also stay up-to-date by liking the district on Facebook www.facebook.com/MACSchools and following them on Twitter www.twitter.com/MACSchools

Millennium Charter Academy is a tuition-free, independent, public school serving grades kindergarten through twelve.   Founded in 2000, MCA is a classical, liberal arts school. In addition to strong, honors level academics, the school’s vision is to develop virtuous, intelligent citizens who lead in a constitutional republic and who seek truth, goodness, and beauty.  The school partners with families to educate students in the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, graduating thoughtful, articulate young adults who are prepared, not only for college, but for life.

As a charter school, MCA is a public school of choice, freed from many governmental regulations, but accountable for results. The school is open to all who wish to attend. Since tax dollars pay for the education, no tuition is charged. The school answers to its governing body, the Board of Directors of Millennium Education Foundation, its parent body, and to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, as well as to certain federal departments. Originally serving students in grades kindergarten through four, the school has grown steadily with its first twelfth grade class graduating in 2018.  The school has almost nine hundred students and employs around one hundred ten people. MCA is well-noted in the community for its family-like environment, strong curriculum, and especially for its attention to teaching the whole child and not just focusing on test results.  Students in all grades experience a curriculum of rich literature, problem-solving oriented mathematics, art, music, history, geography, science, and technology.

The MCA Lower School, comprised of grades kindergarten through five, offers the Core Knowledge Language Arts curriculum, which is a comprehensive program for teaching skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  This program also builds a strong knowledge base and vocabulary in literature, history, geography, and science. Math is taught from the Everyday Math curriculum, which focuses on building strong real-world problem solving skills.  In addition to core classes, lower school students receive instrumental music, vocal music, art, technology, and physical education training.  In addition to all core classes being taught at an honors level, the MCA Upper, grades six through twelve, offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities to students.  The school has sixth through eighth grades and high school teams for soccer, cross country, volleyball, basketball, cheer leading, indoor track, fencing, track, tennis, golf, softball, and baseball. Students may participate in various clubs and competitions including Interact, Mock Trial, Debate, Quiz Bowl, Patriot’s Pen, NC Science and Engineering Fair, and the NC Student Academy of Science Research Paper Competition, among others.  The student life experience is rich and fun, and offers many opportunities for service to the community and school, as well as fun after-hours events.  High school students have the opportunity to partner with Surry Community College, the NC School of Science and Math, or to take Advanced Placement classes onsite at MCA to obtain early college credit.  The high school also assists students with various internships, the production of a senior capstone project, and international travel.   Of its very first graduating class, 92% of the graduating class is continuing to college, and one student is going into a missions program.

To learn more, please visit the school’s website at www.mcacademy.com, or to stay up-to-date with all the latest events and happenings, visit www.facebook.com/millenniumcharteracademy