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Tyro Middle

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Tyro Middle ranks 503 rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 35% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Tyro Middle serves 528 students in grades 6–8 in Lexington, NC, and is part of Davidson County Schools. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 35th percentile in North Carolina, a significant drop from its historical position near the state median. Academically, students are testing below district and state averages in nearly every subject: average math proficiency is 49.3% (compared to the district's 59.1%), while reading proficiency sits at 46.7% (compared to the district's 55.3%). Science achievement has also reversed sharply over the last three years, falling from 87.2% proficiency in 2022–2023 to just 61.5% in 2025–2026.

Tyro is currently the weakest-performing middle school in its immediate Davidson County area. The most compelling comparison is with Central Davidson Middle, located just 9.4 miles away. Central Davidson serves a nearly identical population of students from low-income households (99.6% free/reduced lunch) yet ranks at the 58th percentile, while Tyro sits at the 35th. Other nearby schools, such as North Davidson Middle and Oak Grove Middle, also perform far higher. That said, Tyro is not in the region's bottom tier—it consistently outperforms deeply struggling schools like North Rowan Middle and Flat Rock Middle.

One of Tyro's most encouraging trends is attendance. Despite having a 98.5% free/reduced-lunch eligibility rate, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 13.1%—far better than the state average of 24.2% and dramatically healthier than high-poverty peers like Lexington Middle School (31.2%) and Flat Rock Middle (43.7%). The school has also posted three consecutive years of below-average rankings after a long stretch of mid-pack performance, highlighting a genuine downward shift. However, the success of Central Davidson, which operates under the same district and economic conditions just minutes away, offers a compelling and realistic benchmark for what Tyro can aim to achieve.

528

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2946 Michael Road
Lexington, NC 27295

(336) 853-7795

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Tyro Middle usually attend:

High:

West Davidson High

Feeder schools for Tyro Middle:

Elementary:	Churchland Elementary
	Reeds Elementary
	Tyro Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Hispanic:

13.8%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg58%

503^rd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	37.0	503 of 778	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.8	453 of 773	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	493 of 793	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	380 of 784	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	384 of 786	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	349 of 741	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	306 of 737	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	354 of 691	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.9	279 of 694	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	328 of 692	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.3	346 of 705	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.3	297 of 627	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	245 of 673	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.2	194 of 662	70.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.8	278 of 648	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	203 of 640	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.4	204 of 630	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.0	157 of 620	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	110 of 606	81.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	116 of 598	80.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	460 of 553	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	281 of 449	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	191 of 478	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	243 of 504	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	189 of 475	60.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	257 of 371	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	440 of 731	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	408 of 733	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	501 of 738	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	390 of 731	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	402 of 733	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	297 of 706	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	217 of 684	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	289 of 656	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	419 of 465	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.1	286 of 458	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	192 of 461	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	160 of 452	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	189 of 450	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	184 of 448	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	138 of 416	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	20 of 127	84.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	450 of 566	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	450 of 562	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	481 of 564	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	300 of 553	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	378 of 541	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	327 of 522	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	190 of 493	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	249 of 472	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	439 of 725	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	403 of 729	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	479 of 743	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	300 of 735	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	320 of 689	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	263 of 633	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	199 of 639	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	233 of 604	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	519 of 736	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	442 of 733	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	444 of 751	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	331 of 747	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	338 of 748	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	363 of 711	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	362 of 697	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	394 of 665	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	281 of 500	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	327 of 478	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	331 of 473	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	555 of 644	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	513 of 649	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	548 of 652	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	483 of 656	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	484 of 658	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	462 of 632	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	447 of 624	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	463 of 596	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science62%-7 vs state

Mathematics49%-7 vs state

Reading47%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (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	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
Tyro Middle	Public	6-8	2946 Michael Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-7795	528	31	17.3	—	394 (74.6%)	31 (5.9%)	73 (13.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	37	503^rd of 778 public middle schools	35.3%		42.8	453^rd of 773 public middle schools	41.4%	50	45.3	56.3	46.2	40.6	52.3	47.1	61.5	$7,746	$737	$7,010
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	100 West Hemstead Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1567	595	40	15.0	—	80 (13.4%)	180 (30.3%)	258 (43.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.1%)	43.3	451^st of 778 public middle schools	42.0%		32.7	522^nd of 773 public middle schools	32.5%	71	61.7	45.5	52.8	46.3	45.5	53.0	66.5	$9,220	$1,254	$7,966
North Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	512 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3018	649	43	15.2	—	101 (15.6%)	283 (43.6%)	201 (31.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	5.5	747^th of 778 public middle schools	4.0%		7.1	733^rd of 773 public middle schools	5.2%	14	18.8	20.9	19.2	22.3	32.5	30.7	40.4	$11,802	$1,547	$10,255
William Ellis Middle	Public	6-8	144 William Ellis Drive	Advance	27006	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-2107	437	31	14.1	38.7%	331 (75.7%)	23 (5.3%)	56 (12.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	73.3	190^th of 778 public middle schools	75.6%		83.6	107^th of 773 public middle schools	86.2%	83	61.0	70.8	71.8	57.9	63.8	67.3	84.0	$9,860	$557	$9,303
Central Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	2591 NC Hwy 47	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 357-2310	686	42	16.5	—	491 (71.6%)	30 (4.4%)	106 (15.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.9%)	57.3	329^th of 778 public middle schools	57.7%		61.9	268^th of 773 public middle schools	65.3%	61	72.1	65.4	49.1	51.8	56.9	50.9	71.1	$7,612	$756	$6,856
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%)	65.2	244^th of 778 public middle schools	68.6%		77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%	88	62.6	63.8	62.5	55.1	57.6	63.8	79.5	$7,864	$405	$7,459
South Davie Middle	Public	6-8	197 South Davie Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5941	492	39	12.7	72.4%	263 (53.5%)	62 (12.6%)	122 (24.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	37.9	496^th of 778 public middle schools	36.2%		42.4	454^th of 773 public middle schools	41.3%	42	51.4	62.5	51.7	40.0	44.4	38.6	65.0	$9,624	$664	$8,960
West Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	—	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	21.3	644^th of 778 public middle schools	17.2%		18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%	12	35.8	29.2	39.8	35.7	36.3	47.6	62.4	$9,051	$678	$8,373
North Davie Middle	Public	6-8	497 Farmington Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-3415	444	32	14.0	47.5%	331 (74.5%)	13 (2.9%)	74 (16.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	75.3	173^rd of 778 public middle schools	77.8%		75.5	165^th of 773 public middle schools	78.7%	8	75.2	73.5	72.4	59.3	60.0	61.4	84.1	$9,895	$527	$9,368
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	4648 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6762	674	50	13.5	—	69 (10.2%)	292 (43.3%)	266 (39.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	9.6	724^th of 778 public middle schools	6.9%		5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%	20	44.1	22.3	16.8	39.5	32.4	22.1	25.1	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyro Middle

How many students attend Tyro Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Tyro Middle.

Is Tyro Middle a good school?

Tyro Middle ranks 503^rd of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Tyro Middle in?

Davidson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Tyro Middle?

Students at Tyro Middle are 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Tyro Middle attend?

Students who attend Tyro Middle usually go on to attend West Davidson High

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