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Davidson Charter Academy

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Davidson Charter Academy ranks 943 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Davidson Charter Academy is a K–8 charter school in Lexington, NC, serving 658 students as its own charter district — a combined elementary and middle school in a market dominated by PK–5 elementary campuses. Once ranked in the 66th percentile statewide, the school has fallen to the 37th percentile in 2025–26, placing it below every nearby Davidson County Schools elementary school, including Northwest Elementary (78th), Davis-Townsend Elementary (59th), and Southwood Elementary (56th). It does outperform several Lexington City Schools, ranking above Southwest Elementary Global Academy (32nd), Charles England Elementary School (15th), and Pickett Elementary School (12th).

Its biggest academic concern is elementary math: 3rd and 4th grade proficiency rates are among the lowest in the area, and four of five tested elementary math grades fall below the state average. Early-grade reading has been volatile, though 3rd grade reading recovered to 58.3% in 2025–26. The school's relative strength is in its middle grades: 7th grade math and reading exceed state averages, and 8th grade science is a standout at 77.8% proficiency — nine points above the state average. Since no nearby elementary school offers grades 6–8, the school gives local families a rare middle-grade continuation in an elementary-style setting. Its nearest neighbor, Pickett Elementary School, is just a quarter mile away in a different system, and Davidson Charter Academy outperforms it in nearly every tested grade and subject, including 3rd grade reading (58.3% vs. 35.5%) and 5th grade science (60.0% vs. 46.6%).

Attendance is a growing concern: the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.8% is about double the Davidson County Schools average of 10.5% and closer to neighboring Lexington City Schools patterns. Subgroup results add nuance — special education students rank in the 67th percentile statewide, and male, African American, and Hispanic students perform near the state median, while the sharpest declines have been among White and female students. For parents weighing options, the school is essentially a middle-of-the-pack choice: below the county elementary schools, above the traditional Lexington City schools, and strongest in its middle grades and 8th grade science.

658

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

22%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Biesecker Rd
Lexington, NC 27295

(336) 803-7809

District: Davidson Charter Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

19.5%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2024 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2024) to 37th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

North Carolina avg59%

Elementary school

943^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

345^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 17 pts since 2022

From bottom 39% (2022) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 246Davidson Charter Academy among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	943 of 1492	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	921 of 1490	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	512 of 1505	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	664 of 1502	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	961 of 1514	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	723 of 1489	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.0	1250 of 1473	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	495 of 903	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	639 of 918	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	1152 of 1447	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	971 of 1451	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	558 of 1455	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	722 of 1459	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	964 of 1458	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	762 of 1440	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	1372 of 1424	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	531 of 981	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	693 of 961	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.1	425 of 951	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	764 of 1434	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	953 of 1437	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.4	363 of 1450	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	815 of 1437	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	844 of 1366	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	400 of 1329	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	637 of 1451	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	814 of 1450	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	467 of 1464	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	565 of 1461	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	900 of 1464	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	642 of 1444	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	949 of 1430	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	269 of 815	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	940 of 1146	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	837 of 1172	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.8	580 of 1166	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	686 of 1183	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	991 of 1194	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	841 of 1172	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1160 of 1183	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	345 of 778	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	366 of 773	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	314 of 793	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	395 of 784	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	481 of 786	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	285 of 553	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	325 of 731	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	278 of 733	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	277 of 738	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	479 of 731	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	475 of 733	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	164 of 566	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	44.1	310 of 562	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	259 of 725	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	398 of 729	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	300 of 743	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	251 of 735	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	340 of 689	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	328 of 736	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	418 of 733	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	341 of 751	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	290 of 747	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	412 of 748	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	202 of 644	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	267 of 649	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	300 of 652	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	442 of 656	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	585 of 658	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

African American (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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
Davidson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Biesecker Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 803-7809	658	42	15.8		347 (52.7%)	102 (15.5%)	128 (19.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.6%)	38	943^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.8%		39.8	921^st of 1490 public elementary schools	38.2%	22	52.8	41.8	51.7	53.3	63.0	48.9	58.3	52.2	48.3	55.0	58.7	55.6	60.0	77.8
Pickett Elementary School	Public	1-5	200 Biesecker Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1546	385	25	15.4	99.2%	60 (15.6%)	109 (28.3%)	155 (40.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	18.1	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		20.2	1277^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.3%	37	39.5	43.8	45.2				35.5	52.1	38.4				46.6		$11,026	$1,694	$9,332
Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Public	1-5	434 Central Avenue	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1548	369	26	13.9	99.2%	62 (16.8%)	121 (32.8%)	145 (39.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.9%)	34.8	1009^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.4%		40.8	904^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.3%	105	57.8	62.0	56.4				45.6	45.7	42.3				57.7		$10,272	$1,699	$8,573
Charles England Elementary School	Public	1-5	111 Cornelia Drive	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1552	381	27	14.3	95.8%	53 (13.9%)	152 (39.9%)	129 (33.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)	20.5	1271^st of 1492 public elementary schools	14.8%		21.9	1246^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%	25	54.5	44.2	39.0				34.5	41.6	40.7				59.3		$11,713	$1,677	$10,036
South Lexington School	Public	PK-K	1000 Cotton Grove Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1544	308	24	12.9	99.0%	43 (14.0%)	92 (29.9%)	136 (44.2%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.7%)								(n/a)															$14,927	$2,761	$12,166
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%)	44.5	836^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.1	862^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.1%	26	57.9	53.7	68.2				44.7	48.8	43.2				79.5		$9,910	$984	$8,926
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%)	42.6	867^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.9%		41.5	890^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.3%	23	73.5	70.3	46.5				51.0	47.1	42.6				60.4		$8,344	$696	$7,649
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%)	48.8	748^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.6	1009^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%	261	71.4	75.3	61.2				50.0	43.2	43.3				68.2		$9,626	$1,145	$8,480
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%)	58.5	606^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.4%		61.5	538^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.9%	68	63.0	58.2	71.2				64.2	53.7	57.7				75.0		$10,132	$1,065	$9,067
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%)	74.5	331^st of 1492 public elementary schools	77.8%		82.3	210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.9%	121	87.7	67.3	69.6				70.8	68.4	57.8				73.5		$7,891	$463	$7,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Davidson Charter Academy

What is the racial makeup of Davidson Charter Academy?

Students at Davidson Charter Academy are 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Davidson Charter Academy a good school?

Davidson Charter Academy ranks 943^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Davidson Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Davidson Charter Academy.

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