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Davidson County High School

Public Grades 6-12

584^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Davidson County High School is a small public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with just 73 students. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively well-performing district, Davidson County High School has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina high schools over the past several years. The school's proficiency rates on end-of-course exams are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only 16.7% proficiency in English II compared to 59.6% statewide and 57.7% in the district. Additionally, the school's performance is particularly low for male students, white students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as West Davidson High, Oak Grove High, and North Davidson High, it is clear that Davidson County High School is an outlier in terms of performance. These nearby schools all perform significantly better on state assessments and have higher graduation rates. The small size, high poverty rates, and declining performance over time suggest that significant interventions and support are needed to address the root causes of the school's challenges and improve outcomes for its students.

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,547

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2061 E Holly Grove Road
Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 242-1459

District: Davidson County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

Hispanic:

20.3%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (34% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (75% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg63%

584^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2007	14.7	552 of 606	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.7	579 of 598	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	584 of 641	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	613 of 640	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	557 of 626	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.3	616 of 621	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	480 of 514	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	444 of 469	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	447 of 476	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	405 of 507	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.6	290 of 531	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.2	420 of 505	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	437 of 502	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	433 of 506	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	472 of 499	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	418 of 490	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	419 of 477	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	422 of 453	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	408 of 431	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	559 of 613	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	514 of 597	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	401 of 446	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	5.7	470 of 488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	536 of 542	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	549 of 553	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	529 of 537	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	531 of 534	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	436 of 444	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	421 of 427	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2019)4th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III45%-21 vs state

English II17%-43 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Sunday, March 29, 2015

I was fortunate enough to be selected to substitute teach at Davidson High School recently. I was very impressed with the students, the administration, and the teachers. It was obvious that the staff was focused on seeing that the students received a top-notch education. The students were very polite, and they worked hard. The teachers were helpful and maintained class room discipline. It was an absolute pleasure for me to get to assist at a school where a path to success is provided for each-and-every student. Davidson County is very lucky to have this high school in our district. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, December 11, 2009

This school is a Excellent school because I have there for four years and I have been making honor roll every year and the teachers helps the students out over there I think this school should be ranked #1 in the District. Close Quote

Schools Near Davidson County High School

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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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thomasville High	Public	9-12	410 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4250	590	26	22.9	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%		9.9	593^rd of 640 public high schools	7.3%	15	12.8	32.2	13.4	51.2	$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8280	992	53	18.8	34.0%	755 (76.1%)	47 (4.7%)	124 (12.5%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	60.3	226^th of 641 public high schools	64.7%		68.6	190^th of 640 public high schools	70.3%	36	60.0	68.1	30.3	75.6	$8,226	$493	$7,733
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Davidson County High School

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What is the racial makeup of Davidson County High School?

Students at Davidson County High School are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Davidson County High School a good school?

Davidson County High School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Davidson County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 64 students attended Davidson County High School.

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