Elementary Schools in Davidson County Schools

Summary:

The Davidson County Schools district in North Carolina encompasses 18 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with several schools reporting very high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a large population of students from low-income families.

Among the standout schools in the district are Wallburg Elementary, Northwest Elementary, Friendship Elementary, and Friedberg Elementary. These schools consistently rank among the top 25% of elementary schools in North Carolina, with strong test scores, particularly in mathematics. In contrast, schools like Churchland Elementary and Tyro Elementary struggle to meet state and district averages, especially in reading.

The data suggests that factors like spending per student and student-teacher ratios may not be the primary drivers of school performance. Other factors, such as teacher quality, curriculum, and school leadership, likely play a significant role in the academic success of these elementary schools. The Davidson County Schools district can potentially learn from the practices of the high-performing schools and apply them to improve outcomes across all its elementary schools, addressing the disparities in performance and supporting the socioeconomic challenges faced by many of its students.

District Detail

250 County School Road
Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 249-8181

SchoolDigger Rank:
90^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 17,936

Primary Schools: 18
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Churchland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7571 S NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5690	441	27	16.2	99.3%	318 (72.1%)	16 (3.6%)	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	27.2	1129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%		36.3	987^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.4%	142	63.1	42.1	40.5	41.5	44.7	40.5	40.5	$9,754	$1,111	$8,642
Davis-Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Heath Church Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 249-9880	430	26	16.5	99.3%	344 (80.0%)	15 (3.5%)	59 (13.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	61.5	538^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.9%		62.8	528^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.9%	10	69.6	51.7	64.6	45.6	50.0	65.8	75.9	$10,132	$1,065	$9,067
Denton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Salisbury Street	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5708	369	23	16.2	99.2%	320 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	51.2	727^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.2%		40.9	915^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.2%	188	58.0	64.5	65.8	46.4	53.2	42.1	64.5	$9,340	$1,163	$8,177
Fair Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	217 Cedar Lodge Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7020	524	33	15.9	99.4%	377 (71.9%)	12 (2.3%)	102 (19.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	42.9	865^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.9%		54.3	677^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.0%	188	62.4	42.7	72.2	29.0	49.4	45.8	72.2	$8,539	$842	$7,696
Hasty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Hasty School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 475-1924	385	28	13.7	99.2%	227 (59.0%)	15 (3.9%)	111 (28.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	74.7	318^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%		64.8	492^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.3%	174	83.1	59.5	85.9	58.5	56.2	64.1	78.1	$8,648	$1,018	$7,630
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	546	33	16.5	48.9%	421 (77.1%)	16 (2.9%)	73 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	66.6	458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.3%		59.7	586^th of 1505 public elementary schools	61.1%	128	72.4	48.6	65.7	53.9	71.6	54.5	75.8	$8,371	$538	$7,833
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Northwest Elementary Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0360	625	39	15.9	40.3%	522 (83.5%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	82.3	210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.9%		74.8	327^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.3%	117	77.0	72.0	71.4	63.0	76.0	62.2	82.7	$7,891	$463	$7,428
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Pilot School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7965	321	21	15.0	98.8%	228 (71.0%)	18 (5.6%)	62 (19.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	54.2	667^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%		41.4	902^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.1%	235	60.0	61.7	71.7	25.5	63.8	52.8	67.9	$9,751	$959	$8,792
Reeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	791 South NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5620	274	19	14.7	98.9%	232 (84.7%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	43.1	862^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.1%		32.9	1047^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.4%	185	56.3	66.7	60.0	39.6	45.2	46.0	56.0	$9,910	$984	$8,926
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11161 East Old Hwy 64	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-1576	221	18	12.4	98.6%	184 (83.3%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	34.4	1011^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.1%		34.5	1018^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.4%	7	60.5	50.0	58.1	27.9	46.4	41.9	53.5	$10,227	$1,339	$8,887
Wallburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-2921	717	40	17.7	51.0%	500 (69.7%)	64 (8.9%)	87 (12.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	74.3	329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.9%		83.1	204^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.4%	125	83.2	64.8	70.5	63.5	62.8	62.9	65.2	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Welcome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Old Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 731-3361	638	39	16.4	99.5%	450 (70.5%)	44 (6.9%)	89 (13.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	41.5	890^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.3%		33.4	1040^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.9%	150	74.3	52.3	48.2	45.7	47.7	47.4	48.2	$8,344	$696	$7,649
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 NC Hwy 8	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 357-2777	616	41	14.9	99.5%	426 (69.2%)	25 (4.1%)	116 (18.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	63.3	506^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.2	486^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.7%	20	61.8	78.4	66.3	39.2	71.6	52.5	74.3	$8,958	$925	$8,033
Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	468	29	16.3	45.7%	329 (70.3%)	42 (9.0%)	55 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	72.3	359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.9%		75.7	317^th of 1505 public elementary schools	78.9%	42	71.0	67.2	76.0	47.8	59.7	60.4	79.2	$7,582	$483	$7,099
Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Watford Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-8200	210	16	13.2	98.6%	172 (81.9%)	3 (1.4%)	25 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	68	426^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.2	614^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.2%	188	78.4	76.0	70.0	52.8	56.0	40.0	75.0	$10,467	$1,149	$9,319
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Friendship-Ledford Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 231-8744	470	29	16.2	43.0%	298 (63.4%)	50 (10.6%)	75 (16.0%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	78.5	271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.2	255^th of 1505 public elementary schools	83.1%	16	80.5	70.8	70.9	51.7	70.8	65.8	77.2	$8,255	$444	$7,811
Tyro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Cow Palace Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5760	393	23	17.0	99.2%	298 (75.8%)	28 (7.1%)	39 (9.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	34.6	1009^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%		43.9	857^th of 1505 public elementary schools	43.1%	152	63.0	43.8	62.5	29.6	42.2	47.9	54.2	$9,626	$1,145	$8,480
Southmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	398 Owen Rd	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5800	281	20	14.2	98.9%	235 (83.6%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	46.2	814^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.1	697^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.7%	117	54.8	77.3	47.2	21.4	68.2	47.2	60.4	$9,403	$977	$8,426

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington City Schools	4.37 mi	7	195^th
Davidson Charter Academy	7.66 mi	1	136^th
Rowan-Salisbury Schools	11.66 mi	32	207^th
Thomasville City Schools	12.76 mi	5	232^nd
Randolph County School System	13.19 mi	32	152^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.