Is Davidson County High School a good school?

Davidson County High School ranks in the bottom 4.2% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Davidson County High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 73 students attended Davidson County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Davidson County High School?

Students at Davidson County High School are 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Davidson County High School

Summary:

Davidson County High School is a small public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with just 86 students. Despite its small size, the school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, and a low statewide ranking.

The key insights about Davidson County High School are concerning. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are well below the district and state averages, with only 8.3% of students proficient in Biology, compared to 60.4% for the Davidson County Schools district and 53.4% for the state. Additionally, 70.93% of students at Davidson County High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as West Davidson High, Oak Grove High, and North Davidson High, which range from 30.38% to 53.07%.

Despite the school's small size and low student-teacher ratio, Davidson County High School has not shown any significant improvement in its test scores over the past several years, and it consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 557 and 613 out of 626-640 schools. The nearby high schools generally perform much better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings, suggesting that more targeted interventions and support may be needed to help Davidson County High School and its students succeed.

Detail:

Public 6-12

2061 E Holly Grove Road
Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 242-1459

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
613^th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,547

Student/teacher ratio: 6.6

Number of students: 73

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Davidson County High School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2007 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.69. (See more...)

Compare Details Davidson County High School ranks worse than 95.8% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 10 ranked high schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.71. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Davidson County High School has the smallest high school student body size in the Davidson County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (80.8%), Hispanic (6.8%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Davidson County High School is 6.6, which is the lowest among 10 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Davidson County High School employs 11 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Davidson County High School is $16,547, which is the highest among 10 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District!

Schooldigger Rankings:

Davidson County High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County High School 613^th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Davidson County High School in the ranking list.)

Davidson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County Schools 100^th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Davidson County High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2006	2.67	579^th	598	3.2%
2007	14.69	552^nd	606	8.9%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Davidson County High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Davidson County High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	6.06	408^th	431	5.3%
2007	6.99	422^nd	453	6.8%
2008	14.87	419^th	477	12.2%
2009	19.30	418^th	490	14.7%
2010	3.72	472^nd	499	5.4%
2011	20.21	433^rd	506	14.4%
2012	15.37	437^th	502	12.9%
2013	14.23	420^th	505	16.8%
2015	35.62	290^th	531	45.4%
2016	16.77	405^th	507	20.1%
2017	4.48	447^th	476	6.1%
2018	4.28	444^th	469	5.3%
2019	4.78	480^th	514	6.6%
2022	3.28	616^th	621	0.8%
2023	12.24	557^th	626	11.0%
2024	5.71	613^th	640	4.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Davidson County High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	16.18	401^st	446	10.1%
2023	18.57	514^th	597	13.9%
2024	15.06	559^th	613	8.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Davidson County High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	5.67	470^th	488	3.7%

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Rank History for high school White students at Davidson County High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	0.51	421^st	427	1.4%
2019	0.88	436^th	444	1.8%
2022	1.03	531^st	534	0.6%
2023	2.24	529^th	537	1.5%
2024	0.75	549^th	553	0.7%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a citizen
Sunday, March 29, 2015

I was fortunate enough to be selected to substitute teach at Davidson High School recently. I was very impressed with the students, the administration, and the teachers. It was obvious that the staff was focused on seeing that the students received a top-notch education. The students were very polite, and they worked hard. The teachers were helpful and maintained class room discipline. It was an absolute pleasure for me to get to assist at a school where a path to success is provided for each-and-every student. Davidson County is very lucky to have this high school in our district. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, December 11, 2009

This school is a Excellent school because I have there for four years and I have been making honor roll every year and the teachers helps the students out over there I think this school should be ranked #1 in the District. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Davidson County High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	96	13	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	-3	108
1989	95	9	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	104
1990	123	5	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	129
1991	147	12	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	161
1992	96	13	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	-1	108
1993	99	7	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	106
1994	76	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	8	86
1995	72	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	72
1996	72	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	72
1997	53	6	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	61
1998	47	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	52
1999	66	2	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	69
2000	66	8	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	75
2001	59	9	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	69
2002	57	9	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	66
2003	57	9	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	66
2004	45	5	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	54
2005	156	3	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
2006	136	5	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	148
2007	136	4	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	1	145
2008	120	5	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	1	133
2009	110	7	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	122
2010	95	9	1	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	108
2011	53	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	57
2012	84	5	0	4	0	0	3	0	96
2013	70	3	0	4	0	0	3	0	80
2014	69	3	0	3	1	0	2	0	78
2015	68	4	1	3	1	0	3	0	80
2016	60	2	0	3	0	0	5	0	70
2017	56	3	0	4	0	0	2	0	65
2018	74	5	2	4	1	0	6	0	92
2019	86	4	0	4	1	0	2	0	97
2020	53	3	0	3	0	0	3	0	62
2021	45	3	0	6	0	0	4	0	58
2022	66	4	1	10	0	0	2	0	83
2023	66	2	0	13	0	0	5	0	86
2024	59	4	0	5	0	0	5	0	73

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Davidson County High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	108	13.0	8.3	n/a
1989	104	13.0	8.0	n/a
1990	129	16.0	8.0	n/a
1991	161	16.0	10.0	0
1992	108	16.0	6.7	n/a
1993	106	27.0	3.9	n/a
1994	86	30.0	2.9	n/a
1995	72	27.0	2.7	n/a
1996	72	27.0	2.7	n/a
1997	61	26.0	2.3	n/a
1998	52	28.0	1.9	n/a
1999	69	13.0	5.3	n/a
2000	75	13.0	5.8	n/a
2001	69	18.0	3.8	n/a
2002	66	9.0	7.3	0
2003	66	9.0	7.3	0
2004	54	9.0	6.0	0
2005	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
2006	148	11.0	13.5	41.9
2007	145	13.9	10.4	52.8
2008	133	15.0	8.9	47.7
2009	122	17.9	6.8	n/a
2010	108	9.5	11.3	55.6
2011	57	9.0	6.3	91.2
2012	96	9.9	9.6	67.7
2013	80	7.8	10.1	92.5
2014	78	12.0	6.5	76.9
2015	80	11.0	7.2	72.5
2016	70	13.0	5.3	82.9
2017	65	13.0	5.0	75.4
2018	92	13.0	7.0	52.2
2019	97	10.3	9.3	66
2020	62	8.0	7.6	62.9
2021	58	9.5	6.1	48.3
2022	83	11.0	7.5	42.2
2023	86	11.0	7.8	70.9
2024	73	11.0	6.6	95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Davidson County High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	108	13.0	8.3	n/a
1989	104	13.0	8.0	n/a
1990	129	16.0	8.0	n/a
1991	161	16.0	10.0	0
1992	108	16.0	6.7	n/a
1993	106	27.0	3.9	n/a
1994	86	30.0	2.9	n/a
1995	72	27.0	2.7	n/a
1996	72	27.0	2.7	n/a
1997	61	26.0	2.3	n/a
1998	52	28.0	1.9	n/a
1999	69	13.0	5.3	n/a
2000	75	13.0	5.8	n/a
2001	69	18.0	3.8	n/a
2002	66	9.0	7.3	0
2003	66	9.0	7.3	0
2004	54	9.0	6.0	0
2005	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
2006	148	11.0	13.5	41.9
2007	145	13.9	10.4	52.8
2008	133	15.0	8.9	47.7
2009	122	17.9	6.8	n/a
2010	108	9.5	11.3	55.6
2011	57	9.0	6.3	91.2
2012	96	9.9	9.6	67.7
2013	80	7.8	10.1	92.5
2014	78	12.0	6.5	76.9
2015	80	11.0	7.2	72.5
2016	70	13.0	5.3	82.9
2017	65	13.0	5.0	75.4
2018	92	13.0	7.0	52.2
2019	97	10.3	9.3	66
2020	62	8.0	7.6	62.9
2021	58	9.5	6.1	48.3
2022	83	11.0	7.5	42.2
2023	86	11.0	7.8	70.9
2024	73	11.0	6.6	95.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Davidson County High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$783 (4.7%)	$15,764 (95.3%)	$16,547

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Davidson County High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 480^th of 514 High schools	Ranks 557^th of 626 High schools	4.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Davidson County High School)	20.8	9.1	11.7%
End of Course Biology (Davidson County Schools)	57.8	56.2	1.6%
End of Course Biology (North Carolina)	59.6	54.1	5.5%
End of Course English II (Davidson County High School)	23.1	30	6.9%
End of Course English II (Davidson County Schools)	59.5	57.3	2.2%
End of Course English II (North Carolina)	59.7	58.5	1.2%
End of Course Math III (Davidson County High School)	5.3	40	34.7%
End of Course Math III (Davidson County Schools)	47	59.5	12.5%
End of Course Math III (North Carolina)	46.8	58.3	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	97	86	11.3%
African American	4	2	50%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	4	13	225%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	86	66	23.3%
Two or More Races	2	5	150%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	66%	70.9%	5%

Schools Near Davidson County High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Davidson County High School	Public	6-12	2061 E Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1459	73	11	6.6	95.9%	59 (80.8%)	4 (5.5%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	5.7	613^th of 640 public high schools	4.2%		12.2	557^th of 626 public high schools	11.0%	56	8.3			26.7	$16,547	$783	$15,764
Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Public	9-12	2065 E. Holly Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5820	168	11	14.8	51.8%	122 (72.6%)	11 (6.5%)	17 (10.1%)	9 (5.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	68.7	189^th of 640 public high schools	70.5%		58.7	237^th of 626 public high schools	62.1%	48	65.7	75.8	54.3	67.9	$11,324	$132	$11,192
Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5686	142	5	31.5	43.7%	104 (73.2%)	9 (6.3%)	20 (14.1%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	93.9	44^th of 640 public high schools	93.1%		81.3	121^st of 626 public high schools	80.7%	77	94.4	100.0	68.4	100.0	$9,157	$89	$9,067
Lexington Senior High School	Public	9-12	26 Penry Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-1574	929	53	17.6	99.7%	156 (16.8%)	284 (30.6%)	341 (36.7%)	46 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	95 (10.2%)	25.3	481^st of 640 public high schools	24.8%		28.2	449^th of 626 public high schools	28.3%	32	35.3	44.4	27.5	48.3	$10,435	$1,128	$9,307
East Davidson High	Public	9-12	1408 Lake Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4814	722	40	18.2	55.4%	525 (72.7%)	28 (3.9%)	130 (18.0%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.2%)	40.2	370^th of 640 public high schools	42.2%		50.4	286^th of 626 public high schools	54.3%	84	51.7	55.1	33.3	53.9	$7,878	$419	$7,459
Central Davidson High	Public	9-12	2747 NC Hwy 47	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 357-2920	867	49	17.8	56.2%	670 (77.3%)	44 (5.1%)	112 (12.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.2%)	34	411^th of 640 public high schools	35.8%		39.6	359^th of 626 public high schools	42.7%	52	48.8	50.2	21.4	56.3	$8,319	$521	$7,798
North Davidson High	Public	9-12	7227 Old US Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-8431	904	53	17.1	40.5%	699 (77.3%)	44 (4.9%)	95 (10.5%)	23 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.5%)	60.8	229^th of 640 public high schools	64.2%		56.3	251^st of 626 public high schools	59.9%	22	71.1	67.4	34.4	65.3	$8,214	$565	$7,650
Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	596	34	17.7	99.5%	69 (11.6%)	227 (38.1%)	254 (42.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	9.9	593^rd of 640 public high schools	7.3%		11	569^th of 626 public high schools	9.1%	24	33.1	32.5	8.1	17.2	$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8280	986	51	19.1	32.4%	774 (78.5%)	58 (5.9%)	96 (9.7%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.4%)	68.6	190^th of 640 public high schools	70.3%		64.2	200^th of 626 public high schools	68.1%	10	78.9	73.2	44.6	64.8	$8,226	$493	$7,733
West Davidson High	Public	9-12	200 Dragon Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-8082	743	43	17.3	54.5%	586 (78.9%)	33 (4.4%)	95 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	32	433^rd of 640 public high schools	32.3%		45.2	323^rd of 626 public high schools	48.4%	110	47.2	44.9	29.2	53.2	$8,366	$319	$8,047

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Schools Near Davidson County High School