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Ledford Middle

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Ledford Middle ranks 260 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Ledford Middle is a public middle school located in Thomasville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 621 students. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ledford Middle consistently outperforms the Davidson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ledford Middle had higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with several groups ranking in the top half or top quarter of North Carolina middle schools.

Ledford Middle has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top quarter to top half of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 16.2 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools in the Davidson County Schools district. While Ledford Middle serves a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, this group still performs well, ranking in the top quarter of North Carolina middle schools for this subgroup.

651

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,403

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3954 N NC Hwy 109
Thomasville, NC 27360-9254

(336) 476-4816

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Ledford Middle usually attend:

High:

Ledford Senior High

Feeder schools for Ledford Middle:

Elementary:	Friendship Elementary
	Hasty Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

21.8%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (59% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg54%

260^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle 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	63.3	260 of 773	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	189 of 793	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	195 of 784	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	235 of 786	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	197 of 741	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	191 of 737	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	265 of 691	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.2	173 of 694	75.1%	★★★★☆
2016	68.3	197 of 692	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	248 of 705	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.9	159 of 627	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.0	148 of 673	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.8	149 of 662	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	126 of 648	80.6%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	148 of 640	76.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	82 of 630	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	141 of 620	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.4	95 of 606	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	73 of 598	87.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	219 of 546	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	97 of 560	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	156 of 559	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	168 of 550	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	108 of 533	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	70 of 519	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	97 of 494	80.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	70 of 111	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	70 of 110	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	82 of 110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	287 of 449	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	209 of 478	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	189 of 504	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	209 of 475	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	207 of 371	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.0	50 of 356	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	84 of 318	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	68 of 312	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	147 of 236	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	93 of 211	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	286 of 733	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	222 of 738	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	153 of 731	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	180 of 733	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	166 of 706	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	159 of 684	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	235 of 656	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	146 of 458	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	165 of 461	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	178 of 452	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	101 of 450	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	166 of 448	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	141 of 416	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	151 of 562	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	71 of 564	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	97 of 553	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	72 of 541	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	59 of 522	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	98 of 493	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	110 of 472	76.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	212 of 729	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	102 of 743	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	109 of 735	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	106 of 689	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	69 of 633	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	209 of 604	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	214 of 733	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	152 of 751	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	227 of 747	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	284 of 748	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	217 of 711	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	242 of 697	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	281 of 665	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	228 of 328	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	187 of 306	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	72 of 283	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	27.0	206 of 248	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	244 of 478	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	244 of 473	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	298 of 649	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	234 of 652	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	239 of 656	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	311 of 658	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	257 of 632	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	262 of 624	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	354 of 596	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+9 vs state

Mathematics62%+9 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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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 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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
Ledford Middle	Public	6-8	3954 N NC Hwy 109	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4816	651	37	17.6	53.0%	373 (57.3%)	71 (10.9%)	142 (21.8%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	63.3	260^th of 773 public middle schools	66.4%		72.7	189^th of 793 public middle schools	76.2%	71		65.3	58.5	62.9		50.8	53.1	56.9		68.8	$7,403	$512	$6,891
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1771 Hoy Long Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8250	727	40	18.3	41.4%	558 (76.8%)	36 (5.0%)	83 (11.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	69.9	205^th of 773 public middle schools	73.5%		78.2	141^st of 793 public middle schools	82.2%	64		71.7	66.5	54.3		60.4	62.1	58.0		64.5	$7,824	$474	$7,349
Thomasville Middle	Public	6-8	400 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4120	500	25	20.0	99.4%	70 (14.0%)	171 (34.2%)	216 (43.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	12.6	703^rd of 773 public middle schools	9.1%		13.3	716^th of 793 public middle schools	9.7%	13		31.0	27.0	39.3		28.1	30.7	27.2		28.0	$11,713	$2,082	$9,631
Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	486	32	15.2	99.4%	34 (7.0%)	222 (45.7%)	150 (30.9%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	17	673^rd of 773 public middle schools	12.9%		17.3	684^th of 793 public middle schools	13.7%	11		36.4	44.2	21.7		31.7	40.7	29.8		31.1	$9,974	$1,173	$8,801
E Lawson Brown Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Kendall Mill Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 475-8845	560	33	16.8	98.4%	421 (75.2%)	15 (2.7%)	96 (17.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	43.9	441^st of 773 public middle schools	42.9%		33.7	543^rd of 793 public middle schools	31.5%	102		64.8	48.9	42.8		48.9	41.6	48.6		53.2	$7,929	$745	$7,183
North Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	333 Critcher Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-2331	706	40	17.7	45.0%	528 (74.8%)	33 (4.7%)	88 (12.5%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%		77.4	146^th of 793 public middle schools	81.6%	10		74.3	76.3	62.0		54.5	59.4	66.7		77.7	$7,864	$405	$7,459
Welborn Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1710 McGuinn Drive	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2880	376	30	12.6	99.2%	45 (12.0%)	207 (55.1%)	75 (19.9%)	32 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	15.4	682^nd of 773 public middle schools	11.8%		16.6	694^th of 793 public middle schools	12.5%	12		38.3	33.9	23.6		29.8	29.8	38.3		41.4	$11,773	$2,324	$9,449
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 886-1100	544	30	18.1	99.4%	311 (57.2%)	29 (5.3%)	116 (21.3%)	61 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	39.7	473^rd of 773 public middle schools	38.8%		28.4	574^th of 793 public middle schools	27.6%	101		52.5	46.6	47.5		43.8	36.1	52.5		58.9	$9,003	$524	$8,479
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	392	24	16.3	98.7%	35 (8.9%)	253 (64.5%)	54 (13.8%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%		57	315^th of 793 public middle schools	60.3%	202	46.9	57.3	44.8	28.7	48.0	49.0	51.0	39.4	57.1	36.2	$10,175	$860	$9,314
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Old Salem Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4219	733	46	15.9	99.6%	211 (28.8%)	223 (30.4%)	237 (32.3%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.7%)	15.9	677^th of 773 public middle schools	12.4%		15.8	702^nd of 793 public middle schools	11.5%	25		37.4	27.3	22.7		33.2	34.2	36.8		45.6	$7,738	$734	$7,004

Frequently Asked Questions about Ledford Middle

What district is Ledford Middle in?

Davidson County Schools

Is Ledford Middle a good school?

Ledford Middle ranks 260^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ledford Middle?

Students at Ledford Middle are 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Ledford Middle attend?

Students who attend Ledford Middle usually go on to attend Ledford Senior High

How many students attend Ledford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Ledford Middle.

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