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Davie County Schools

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At a glance

85^thof 246 North Carolina districts▼ 18

Better than 65% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 6 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

1200 Salisbury Road
Mocksville, NC 27028-2206·(336) 751-5921·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 65.4% of districts

Schools

6,090

Students

Top rankedDavie County Early College High107^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Cornatzer Elementary up 309 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Davie Middle 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

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

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Summary:

Davie County Schools serves roughly 6,090 students across 12 schools (6 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools) in Davie County, North Carolina, covering grades K through 12. The district ranks 85th out of 246 North Carolina districts, placing it in the 65th percentile with a 3-star rating. Its graduation rate of 90.4% beats the state's 88.8%, and chronic absenteeism of 18.5% is well below the state's 24.2%. However, roughly 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that ranges from 27.4% at Shady Grove Elementary to 83.1% at Cooleemee Elementary.

Shady Grove Elementary is the district's strongest elementary school, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide and posting proficiency rates well above state averages in math, reading, and science. It also has the lowest poverty rate and lowest chronic absenteeism in the district. Davie County Early College High has just 131 students but ranks in the 84th percentile, with English II proficiency of 90% and Math III at 90.6% — remarkable given that 55.7% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. North Davie Middle and William Ellis Middle are the district's other standout 4-star schools, with 8th grade science proficiency near 84% each. Middle school science is clearly a district strength, with 8th grade proficiency at 76.5% versus the state's 68.6%.

The district's biggest challenges are concentrated at Davie County High, its largest school with 1,819 students, which has slipped to the 38th percentile and lags the state in every End-of-Course subject. Central Davie Academy, an alternative school with only 19 students, is a critical outlier with a 75.7% chronic absenteeism rate and a 9.1% graduation rate. Early elementary reading is a broader concern, with 3rd grade reading at 47.0% district-wide versus the state's 55.6%. William R Davie Elementary declined sharply from the 65th to 36th percentile in one year, while Cornatzer Elementary is moving in the opposite direction, rising to the 59th percentile. Broadly, schools with lower poverty rates tend to perform better, though Davie County Early College High demonstrates that school model can overcome socioeconomic challenges.

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Ranking:

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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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	462	31	14.8	83.1%	260 (56.3%)	49 (10.6%)	131 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	40.5	897^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.7	970^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.9%	73					65.1	50.6	62.3				47.6	36.7	49.3				72.9		$10,266	$1,331	$8,935
Davie County High	Public	9-12	180 War Eagle Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5905	1,819	76	23.9	47.3%	1,283 (70.5%)	115 (6.3%)	314 (17.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.8%)	38.7	413^th of 662 public high schools	37.6%		42.7	352^nd of 641 public high schools	45.1%	61	53.9	57.5	37.0	65.0															$8,319	$670	$7,648
Mocksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	295 Cemetery St	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-2740	543	36	14.9	68.1%	304 (56.0%)	77 (14.2%)	132 (24.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	41.9	881^st of 1492 public elementary schools	41.0%		52	711^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.3%	170					52.2	65.3	64.4				37.0	45.3	46.7				76.7		$9,883	$1,047	$8,836
Pinebrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	477 Pinebrook School Rd	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-1050	472	28	16.7	53.6%	326 (69.1%)	35 (7.4%)	100 (21.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	47.2	778^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.9%		56.4	627^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%	151					54.8	63.3	73.2				42.5	55.7	50.7				66.2		$8,744	$712	$8,032
Shady Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3179 Cornatzer Rd	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 936-8280	492	31	15.8	27.4%	422 (85.8%)	18 (3.7%)	33 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	84.1	187^th of 1492 public elementary schools	87.5%		91.1	95^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.6%	92					83.1	84.9	78.9				65.1	72.6	68.4				81.6		$8,932	$362	$8,570
William R Davie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3437 US Hwy 601 N	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-3181	371	24	15.4	53.6%	286 (77.1%)	19 (5.1%)	47 (12.7%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	37.2	959^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.7%		62.7	517^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.3%	442					49.3	71.2	54.7				36.6	55.9	39.6				67.9		$10,735	$1,137	$9,598
North Davie Middle	Public	6-8	497 Farmington Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-3415	444	32	14.0	47.5%	331 (74.5%)	13 (2.9%)	74 (16.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	75.3	173^rd of 778 public middle schools	77.8%		75.5	165^th of 773 public middle schools	78.7%	8								75.2	73.5	72.4				59.3	60.0	61.4		84.1	$9,895	$527	$9,368
South Davie Middle	Public	6-8	197 South Davie Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5941	492	39	12.7	72.4%	263 (53.5%)	62 (12.6%)	122 (24.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	37.9	496^th of 778 public middle schools	36.2%		42.4	454^th of 773 public middle schools	41.3%	42								51.4	62.5	51.7				40.0	44.4	38.6		65.0	$9,624	$664	$8,960
Cornatzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	552 Cornatzer Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1345	408	24	16.6	61.5%	294 (72.1%)	29 (7.1%)	77 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	57.7	616^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.7%		39.5	925^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.9%	309					79.6	72.3	60.0				55.6	56.9	47.7				69.2		$11,120	$1,086	$10,033
William Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	144 William Ellis Drive	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-2107	437	31	14.1	38.7%	331 (75.7%)	23 (5.3%)	56 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	73.3	190^th of 778 public middle schools	75.6%		83.6	107^th of 773 public middle schools	86.2%	83								61.0	70.8	71.8				57.9	63.8	67.3		84.0	$9,860	$557	$9,303
Davie County Early College High	Public	9-12	1211 Salisbury Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 753-0888	131	3	47.1	55.7%	74 (56.5%)	10 (7.6%)	38 (29.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	84.9	107^th of 662 public high schools	83.8%		83	120^th of 641 public high schools	81.3%	13		90.0	72.4	90.6															$5,779	$197	$5,583
Central Davie Academy	Public	6-12	160 Martin Luther King Jr. Roa	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 751-5712	19	1	30.1	78.9%	12 (63.2%)	2 (10.5%)	3 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)																			$49,379	$4,033	$45,346

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rowan-Salisbury Schools	7.26 mi	33	199^th
Davidson County Schools	7.93 mi	35	101^st
Iredell-Statesville Schools	10.34 mi	37	121^st
Lexington City Schools	15.24 mi	7	185^th
Davidson Charter Academy	16.01 mi	1	130^th

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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.