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Ledford Senior High

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Ledford Senior High ranks 387 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 42% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Ledford Senior High is a traditional public high school in Thomasville, NC, serving 776 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Davidson County Schools district. The school serves a moderate-poverty community, with just over half of its students (51.3%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ledford currently ranks 387th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it in the 42nd percentile statewide.

The school’s greatest strengths show up outside test scores. Only 7.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025 — far better than the state average of 24.2% — and the graduation rate of 90.3% exceeds both district (88.3%) and state (88.8%) averages. Ledford has also made meaningful strides in Math I, with proficiency climbing from 27.7% in 2022–2023 to 44.5% in 2025–2026. That puts the school above district (39.8%) and state (42.1%) averages and nearly even with nearby Oak Grove High (44.8%).

In other core subjects, though, the picture is less encouraging. Biology, English II, and Math III proficiency all trail district and state averages, and the school’s statewide ranking has slipped steadily from the 80th percentile a decade ago to its current 42nd percentile. Subgroup performance dropped sharply in 2025–2026 across nearly every student population, including gifted students and those receiving special education services. Ledford Senior High also spends less per student ($7,933) than nearby North Davidson High ($8,214) and Oak Grove ($8,226). For parents, this adds up to a school with excellent attendance and graduation outcomes, but one where academic performance outside Math I is a growing concern.

776

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,933

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

140 Jesse Green Road
Thomasville, NC 27360-9250

(336) 769-9671

District: Davidson County Schools

Feeder schools for Ledford Senior High:

Elementary:	Friendship Elementary
	Hasty Elementary
Middle:	Ledford Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.5%

Hispanic:

23.6%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Davidson County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg60%

387^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8High Schools in the Davidson County Schools

101^st of 246Davidson 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
2026	42.3	387 of 662	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	279 of 641	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	333 of 640	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	347 of 626	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	294 of 621	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	302 of 594	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	199 of 514	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	157 of 469	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	99 of 476	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	61.8	99 of 507	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	66.2	93 of 531	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	60.5	116 of 451	74.3%	★★★★☆
2013	54.9	111 of 505	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.2	74 of 502	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	85 of 506	83.2%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	47 of 499	90.6%	★★★★★
2009	75.9	40 of 490	91.8%	★★★★★
2008	75.6	38 of 477	92.0%	★★★★★
2007	71.3	70 of 453	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	72.3	55 of 431	87.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	260 of 450	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	252 of 440	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	226 of 437	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	168 of 434	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	149 of 430	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.1	47 of 364	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	81 of 369	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	63 of 359	82.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.8	77 of 103	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.6	245 of 330	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	323 of 334	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	298 of 364	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	108 of 349	69.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	258 of 289	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.8	96 of 273	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	102 of 262	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	92 of 226	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	28 of 156	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	27.3	97 of 124	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	412 of 629	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.6	232 of 610	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	311 of 602	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	345 of 588	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	256 of 594	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	163 of 475	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	166 of 475	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	178 of 449	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	310 of 407	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.8	311 of 412	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.4	103 of 403	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	274 of 403	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	263 of 398	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	130 of 337	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	119 of 325	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	312 of 474	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	171 of 462	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	187 of 454	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	231 of 449	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	118 of 436	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	84 of 370	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	130 of 354	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	257 of 340	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	408 of 620	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	216 of 606	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	287 of 613	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	366 of 597	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	218 of 544	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	115 of 432	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	163 of 446	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	193 of 424	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	353 of 624	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	320 of 601	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	347 of 607	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	351 of 602	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	312 of 585	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	257 of 481	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	226 of 488	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	163 of 463	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	172 of 253	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	133 of 261	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	169 of 226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	193 of 195	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	272 of 372	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.3	248 of 352	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	128 of 349	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	351 of 551	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.3	281 of 542	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	373 of 553	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	413 of 537	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	339 of 534	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	286 of 439	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	244 of 444	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	207 of 427	51.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)42nd percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III62%-7 vs state

English II60%-5 vs state

Biology57%~ state avg

Math I44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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
Ledford Senior High	Public	9-12	140 Jesse Green Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-9671	776	46	16.7	51.3%	446 (57.5%)	75 (9.7%)	183 (23.6%)	32 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	42.3	387^th of 662 public high schools	41.5%		52.2	279^th of 641 public high schools	56.5%	108	56.6	59.9	44.5	62.3	$7,933	$469	$7,464
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth 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%)	61.6	244^th of 662 public high schools	63.1%		60.3	226^th of 641 public high schools	64.7%	18	73.7	72.1	44.8	75.3	$8,226	$493	$7,733
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	—	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	14.2	587^th of 662 public high schools	11.3%		13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%	9	40.4	34.2	19.7	44.3	$12,281	$1,549	$10,731
Bulldog Academy	Public	6-12	19 E. Guilford St.	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(336) 474-4245	0			—															(n/a)
High Point Central High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2825	1,005	77	12.9	—	131 (13.0%)	397 (39.5%)	341 (33.9%)	97 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	33 (3.3%)	25.8	513^th of 662 public high schools	22.5%		30.1	448^th of 641 public high schools	30.1%	65	42.3	42.3	23.9	68.2	$10,029	$1,227	$8,802
Pruette SCALE Academy	Public	6-12	900 English Road	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 878-5380	10	8	1.3	70.0%	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)					$47,033	$789	$46,243
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%)	47.1	349^th of 662 public high schools	47.3%		58.2	241^st of 641 public high schools	62.4%	108	65.9	65.6	40.2	61.5	$8,214	$565	$7,650
Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27293	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%)	93.8	17^th of 662 public high schools	97.4%		94.7	27^th of 641 public high schools	95.8%	10	94.4	100.0	94.1	100.0	$9,157	$89	$9,067
Robert B Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1600 Union Cross Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 771-4500	1,396	85	16.3	—	236 (16.9%)	383 (27.4%)	704 (50.4%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.5%)	9.8	601^st of 662 public high schools	9.2%		10.4	598^th of 641 public high schools	6.7%	3	25.9	35.7	16.2	42.9	$8,839	$553	$8,286
Middle College at GTCC-High Point	Public	9-12	901 South Main Street	High Point	27260	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 819-4111	194	11	18.2	—	29 (14.9%)	101 (52.1%)	43 (22.2%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	80.8	135^th of 662 public high schools	79.6%		72.8	165^th of 641 public high schools	74.3%	30	88.9	74.3	72.7	92.3	$11,118	$733	$10,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Ledford Senior High

How many students attend Ledford Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Ledford Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Ledford Senior High?

Students at Ledford Senior High are 57% White, 24% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What district is Ledford Senior High in?

Davidson County Schools

What schools feed into Ledford Senior High?

Ledford Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Friendship Elementary
Elementary : Hasty Elementary
Middle : Ledford Middle

Is Ledford Senior High a good school?

Ledford Senior High ranks 387^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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