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Central Davidson High

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Central Davidson High ranks 367 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Central Davidson High is a public high school located in Lexington, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 867 students. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Davidson High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, typically between 300-400 out of around 600 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across all subject areas, with the exception of Math III, where it exceeds the district and state averages. However, the school struggles significantly in Math I, where proficiency rates are well below the district and state.

When compared to other high schools in the Davidson County Schools district, North Davidson High and East Davidson High generally perform better than South Davidson Middle and High and Davidson County High School. However, the nearby Davidson Early College stands out as a high-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 5% of North Carolina high schools and significantly outperforming Central Davidson High across all academic measures.

897

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,319

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2747 NC Hwy 47
Lexington, NC 27292-7700

(336) 357-2920

District: Davidson County Schools

Feeder schools for Central Davidson High:

Elementary:	Davis-Townsend Elementary
	Southmont Elementary
	Southwood Elementary
Middle:	Central Davidson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

15.3%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!English II scores 11 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg53%

367^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10High Schools in the Davidson County Schools

90^th of 242Davidson County Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	367 of 641	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	411 of 640	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	359 of 626	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	363 of 621	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	322 of 594	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	263 of 514	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	262 of 469	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	256 of 476	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.4	305 of 507	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	276 of 531	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.7	216 of 451	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	34.6	275 of 505	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.2	210 of 502	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	127 of 506	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	65.0	132 of 499	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	53.5	226 of 490	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.7	250 of 477	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	257 of 453	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.6	228 of 431	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	324 of 440	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	280 of 434	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	374 of 430	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	300 of 364	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	290 of 369	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	288 of 330	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	277 of 334	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	197 of 364	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	136 of 349	61.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	66.7	37 of 226	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	319 of 610	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	310 of 602	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	314 of 588	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	325 of 594	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	200 of 475	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	257 of 475	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	286 of 449	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	216 of 412	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	268 of 403	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	172 of 398	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	112 of 337	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.2	84 of 100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	241 of 462	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	244 of 454	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	244 of 449	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	178 of 436	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	209 of 370	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	220 of 354	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	245 of 340	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	334 of 606	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	438 of 613	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	314 of 597	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	283 of 544	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	209 of 432	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	226 of 446	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	236 of 424	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	393 of 601	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.0	483 of 607	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	401 of 602	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	386 of 585	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	262 of 481	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	249 of 488	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	259 of 463	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	217 of 253	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	76.1	44 of 249	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	29.3	170 of 226	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	255 of 352	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	168 of 349	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	419 of 542	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	465 of 553	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	421 of 537	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	414 of 534	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	266 of 439	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	313 of 444	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	352 of 427	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III72%+5 vs state

English II49%-11 vs state

Biology45%-4 vs state

Math I27%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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%)	41.2	367^th of 641 public high schools	42.7%		34	411^th of 640 public high schools	35.8%	44	44.7	49.0	27.4	71.7								$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%)	12.3	584^th of 641 public high schools	8.9%		5.7	613^th of 640 public high schools	4.2%	29		16.7		45.0								$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	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%)	58.8	236^th of 641 public high schools	63.2%		68.7	189^th of 640 public high schools	70.5%	47	52.2	75.0	56.0	55.9								$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%)	36.9	398^th of 641 public high schools	37.9%		25.3	481^st of 640 public high schools	24.8%	83	40.0	52.4	28.4	62.8								$10,435	$1,128	$9,307
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%)	39.5	381^st of 641 public high schools	40.6%		29.4	456^th of 640 public high schools	28.8%	75	45.5	46.5	19.2	73.2	50.5	53.5	58.8	42.3	50.0	60.8	57.7	$10,381	$1,112	$9,269
Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27360	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%)	94.7	27^th of 641 public high schools	95.8%		93.9	44^th of 640 public high schools	93.1%	17	89.3	97.4	90.0	100.0								$9,157	$89	$9,067
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%)	42.5	356^th of 641 public high schools	44.5%		32	433^rd of 640 public high schools	32.3%	77	50.0	54.1	23.8	67.8								$8,366	$319	$8,047
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%)	37.1	396^th of 641 public high schools	38.2%		40.2	370^th of 640 public high schools	42.2%	26	47.5	53.5	21.1	58.2								$7,878	$419	$7,459
North Rowan High	Public	9-12	300 North Whitehead Ave	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 636-4420	555	28	20.0	0.5%	117 (21.1%)	214 (38.6%)	177 (31.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	5.9	617^th of 641 public high schools	3.7%		4.8	621^st of 640 public high schools	3.0%	4	21.1	30.1		13.5								$12,425	$1,166	$11,259
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%)	58.2	241^st of 641 public high schools	62.4%		60.8	229^th of 640 public high schools	64.2%	12	58.7	56.7	41.5	75.9								$8,214	$565	$7,650

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Davidson High

What district is Central Davidson High in?

Davidson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Central Davidson High?

Students at Central Davidson High are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Central Davidson High a good school?

Central Davidson High ranks 367^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central Davidson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Central Davidson High.

What schools feed into Central Davidson High?

Central Davidson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Davis-Townsend Elementary
Elementary : Southmont Elementary
Elementary : Southwood Elementary
Middle : Central Davidson Middle

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