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Best High Schools in Davidson County, NC

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At a glance

Schools

6,545

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDavidson Early College17^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

East Davidson High up 80 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Davidson Middle and High 13.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Davidson High	Public	9-12	2747 NC Hwy 47	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 357-2920	897	50	17.7	55.1%	663 (73.9%)	45 (5.0%)	137 (15.3%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	43.1	384^th of 662 public high schools	42.0%		41.2	367^th of 641 public high schools	42.7%	17	59.3	63.3	27.8	67.7								$8,319	$521	$7,798
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	64	10	6.4	95.3%	45 (70.3%)	4 (6.3%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	4.2	635^th of 662 public high schools	4.1%		12.3	584^th of 641 public high schools	8.9%	51	16.0	28.6										$16,547	$783	$15,764
East Davidson High	Public	9-12	1408 Lake Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4814	709	39	18.3	57.7%	521 (73.5%)	21 (3.0%)	133 (18.8%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	52.2	316^th of 662 public high schools	52.3%		37.1	396^th of 641 public high schools	38.2%	80	61.6	66.9	47.5	69.6								$7,878	$419	$7,459
Ledford Senior High	Public	9-12	140 Jesse Green Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-9671	776	46	16.7	51.3%	446 (57.5%)	75 (9.7%)	183 (23.6%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	42.3	387^th of 662 public high schools	41.5%		52.2	279^th of 641 public high schools	56.5%	108	56.6	59.9	44.5	62.3								$7,933	$469	$7,464
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	935	53	17.7	41.8%	695 (74.3%)	61 (6.5%)	114 (12.2%)	25 (2.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.7%)	47.1	349^th of 662 public high schools	47.3%		58.2	241^st of 641 public high schools	62.4%	108	65.9	65.6	40.2	61.5								$8,214	$565	$7,650
West Davidson High	Public	9-12	200 Dragon Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-8082	740	42	17.6	56.6%	585 (79.1%)	33 (4.5%)	88 (11.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	44.1	375^th of 662 public high schools	43.4%		42.5	356^th of 641 public high schools	44.5%	19	61.3	55.2	28.9	77.0								$8,366	$319	$8,047
South Davidson Middle and High	Public	6-12	14956 South NC Hwy 109	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5700	640	47	13.6	99.5%	562 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	40.3	401^st of 662 public high schools	39.4%		39.5	381^st of 641 public high schools	40.6%	20	60.0	54.3	36.2	65.6	50.4	58.2	57.0	41.9	48.9	55.1	68.4	$10,381	$1,112	$9,269
Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27293	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5686	138	5	30.6	42.8%	98 (71.0%)	11 (8.0%)	14 (10.1%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	93.8	17^th of 662 public high schools	97.4%		94.7	27^th of 641 public high schools	95.8%	10	94.4	100.0	94.1	100.0								$9,157	$89	$9,067
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	167	10	16.8	98.2%	116 (69.5%)	12 (7.2%)	25 (15.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	59.7	257^th of 662 public high schools	61.2%		58.8	236^th of 641 public high schools	63.2%	21	69.0	72.5	50.0	72.3								$11,324	$132	$11,192
Lexington Senior High School	Public	9-12	26 Penry Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-1574	889	60	14.8	98.3%	140 (15.7%)	260 (29.2%)	364 (40.9%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.8%)	45	367^th of 662 public high schools	44.6%		36.9	398^th of 641 public high schools	37.9%	31	60.7	50.3	35.0	78.8								$10,435	$1,128	$9,307
Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	590	26	22.9	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	14.2	587^th of 662 public high schools	11.3%		13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%	9	40.4	34.2	19.7	44.3								$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
Bulldog Academy	Public	6-12	19 E. Guilford St.	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 474-4245	0																		(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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