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Churchland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Churchland Elementary is a public elementary school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving around 400 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in the state.

Churchland Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in Math and Reading for 3rd-5th grades range from 40-63%, compared to 45-69% for the district and 47-64% for the state. However, the school performs relatively better for its Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% of schools in the state for this subgroup. Churchland Elementary also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with free/reduced lunch rates over 99%.

While Churchland Elementary's performance is generally lower than nearby schools like Reeds Elementary and Tyro Elementary, it still outperforms some schools in the Lexington City Schools district, such as South Lexington School and Southwest Elementary Global Academy. The school's strong support for its Special Education students and its performance relative to other high-poverty schools in the area suggest there may be opportunities to build on existing strengths and implement targeted interventions to improve overall student outcomes.

441

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,754

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7571 S NC Hwy 150
Lexington, NC 27295

(336) 242-5690

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Churchland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tyro Middle
High:	West Davidson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

1,129^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary 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	27.2	1129 of 1490	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	987 of 1505	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1065 of 1502	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	825 of 1514	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	867 of 1489	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	785 of 1473	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	739 of 1434	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	1079 of 1429	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1099 of 1425	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.8	892 of 1440	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.1	617 of 1390	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.6	686 of 1403	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.8	758 of 1388	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.5	639 of 1381	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	753 of 1363	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.1	546 of 1354	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.9	712 of 1324	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	953 of 1293	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.4	695 of 1276	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	385 of 646	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	481 of 878	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	360 of 897	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1259 of 1451	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	960 of 1455	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1103 of 1459	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	753 of 1458	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1008 of 1440	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	754 of 1424	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	764 of 1405	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	864 of 961	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	812 of 951	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	756 of 915	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	436 of 843	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	661 of 865	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	466 of 851	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	1007 of 1437	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	902 of 1450	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	913 of 1437	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	797 of 1366	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	459 of 1329	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	547 of 1361	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	431 of 1332	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	960 of 1450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	964 of 1464	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	959 of 1461	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	838 of 1464	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	703 of 1444	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	755 of 1430	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	703 of 1413	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	184 of 821	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.2	285 of 801	64.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1082 of 1172	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1003 of 1166	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1064 of 1183	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	924 of 1194	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	987 of 1172	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	964 of 1183	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	937 of 1178	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+53 vs school

Disabled (2021)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-13 vs state

Reading42%-10 vs state

Science40%-22 vs state

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

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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
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
North Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3042	405	27	15.0	99.3%	85 (21.0%)	152 (37.5%)	122 (30.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.9%)	1.5	1487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.6	1496^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.6%	9	13.3	6.3	9.2	12.0	15.9	15.4	30.8	$10,610	$1,852	$8,758
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
Overton Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Park Rd W	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3000	237	15	15.3	92.0%	24 (10.1%)	109 (46.0%)	73 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.7%)	6.7	1451^st of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%		6	1471^st of 1505 public elementary schools	2.3%	20	14.3	25.7	27.3	20.0	25.7	42.4	18.8	$12,485	$2,175	$10,310
Isenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Jake Alexander Blvd N	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3009	509	34	15.0	95.3%	95 (18.7%)	249 (48.9%)	109 (21.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	25	1185^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.5%		18.5	1303^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	13.4%	118	51.1	31.6	30.4	39.6	34.6	31.3	71.3	$10,360	$1,726	$8,634
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%)	40.8	904^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.3%		43.7	861^st of 1505 public elementary schools	42.8%	43	57.5	59.2	59.7	34.6	57.9	41.8	49.3	$10,272	$1,699	$8,573
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%)	36.7	970^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.9%		43	870^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.2%	100	46.3	49.3	60.9	26.8	47.9	43.7	67.8	$10,266	$1,331	$8,935
Dole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Choate Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3046	388	25	15.5	99.2%	87 (22.4%)	138 (35.6%)	120 (30.9%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	5.5	1466^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.6%		7.5	1452^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	3.5%	14	18.5	18.6	28.1	12.7	29.3	23.1	45.3	$11,955	$1,494	$10,461
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Churchland Elementary

How many students attend Churchland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Churchland Elementary.

Is Churchland Elementary a good school?

Churchland Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Churchland Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

What schools do graduates of Churchland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Churchland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tyro Middle
High : West Davidson High

What is the racial makeup of Churchland Elementary?

Students at Churchland Elementary are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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