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South Davidson Middle and High

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South Davidson Middle and High ranks 401 st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 39% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

South Davidson Middle and High in Denton, NC, serves about 640 students in grades 6–12 as part of Davidson County Schools, a district ranked in the 59th percentile statewide. The school serves an exceptionally high-poverty community—99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—which is dramatically higher than nearby East Davidson High (57.7%) or Central Davidson High (55.1%). Its 13.6:1 student-teacher ratio offers smaller average class sizes than most neighboring traditional high schools.

Test results tell a two-part story. In middle school grades, South Davidson meets or beats state averages in 7th and 8th grade math, 8th grade science, and 8th grade reading, and its high school Biology scores (60% proficient) also top the state average (58.5%). Gifted students are a notable bright spot: this group ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 5-star rating. Special education students have also improved sharply, moving from the 2nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 57th percentile just two years later. The clearest challenges are in high school English II (54.3% proficient, versus 64.3% districtwide) and Math I (36.2% versus 42.1% statewide)—though South Davidson's Math I results actually exceed Central Davidson High's 27.8%.

South Davidson has been trending upward since a difficult 2021-2022 school year, when it ranked in the bottom fifth of high schools statewide; it now sits in the 39th percentile. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 40.9% to just 14.4%—roughly half the statewide rate of 24.2%—which is an especially notable accomplishment for a high-poverty school. When compared with similar schools, South Davidson outperforms Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve, another high-poverty 6–12 school, across most subjects, including 8th grade math (57% vs. 38%) and Biology (60% vs. 46.3%). Graduation rates have climbed from 70.1% in 2021-2022 to 82.8%, but still trail the district's 88.3%, suggesting that strengthening English II and Math I readiness is the key to continued progress.

640

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,381

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

14956 South NC Hwy 109
Denton, NC 27239-9642

(336) 242-5700

District: Davidson County Schools

Feeder schools for South Davidson Middle and High:

Elementary:	Denton Elementary
	Silver Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.8%

Hispanic:

5.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (83% vs 89%)

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

!English II scores 10 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg58%

Middle school

442^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

401^st of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	442 of 778	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	379 of 773	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	476 of 793	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	445 of 784	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	416 of 731	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	354 of 733	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	445 of 738	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	346 of 731	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	270 of 465	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.5	111 of 458	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	148 of 461	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	346 of 452	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	328 of 725	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	263 of 729	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	524 of 743	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	362 of 735	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	442 of 736	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	364 of 733	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	456 of 751	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	532 of 747	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	217 of 500	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	330 of 478	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	368 of 473	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	553 of 644	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	526 of 649	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	581 of 652	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	571 of 656	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	401 of 662	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	381 of 641	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	456 of 640	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	468 of 626	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	497 of 621	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	473 of 594	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	377 of 514	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	336 of 469	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	282 of 476	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.4	331 of 507	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	316 of 531	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.0	284 of 451	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.7	313 of 505	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.8	230 of 502	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.6	178 of 506	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	177 of 499	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.3	357 of 490	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.5	254 of 477	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	188 of 453	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.0	276 of 431	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	47.7	126 of 334	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	129 of 364	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.0	309 of 349	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	394 of 629	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.6	261 of 610	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.4	432 of 602	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	488 of 588	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	486 of 594	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	365 of 475	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	344 of 475	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	336 of 449	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	28 of 407	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	55.6	234 of 412	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	319 of 398	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	440 of 620	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	382 of 606	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	429 of 613	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	416 of 597	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	477 of 544	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	298 of 432	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	313 of 446	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	302 of 424	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	387 of 624	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	456 of 601	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	447 of 607	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	410 of 602	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	474 of 585	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	377 of 481	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	390 of 488	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	338 of 463	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	161 of 372	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.4	341 of 349	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	437 of 551	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	436 of 542	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	477 of 553	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	502 of 537	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	511 of 534	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	420 of 439	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	413 of 444	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	401 of 427	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-29 vs school

High school

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+54 vs school

Disabled (2021)62nd percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science68%~ state avg

Math III66%-3 vs state

Biology60%~ state avg

Mathematics55%~ state avg

English II54%-10 vs state

Reading48%-8 vs state

Math I36%-6 vs state

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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)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
South Davidson Middle and High	Public	6-12	14956 South NC Hwy 109	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 242-5700	640	47	13.6	—	562 (87.8%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.7%)	40.3	401^st of 662 public high schools	39.4%		39.5	381^st of 641 public high schools	40.6%	20	60.0	54.3	36.2	65.6	50.4	58.2	57.0	41.9	48.9	55.1	68.4	$10,381	$1,112	$9,269
Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Public	6-12	1463 Pleasant Union Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8360	409	34	12.0	—	330 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.2%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20	553^rd of 662 public high schools	16.5%		21.8	511^th of 641 public high schools	20.3%	42	46.3	46.2	30.4	19.2	53.3	46.6	38.0	37.3	39.7	49.4	62.0	$9,358	$780	$8,577
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%)	43.1	384^th of 662 public high schools	42.0%		41.2	367^th of 641 public high schools	42.7%	17	59.3	63.3	27.8	67.7								$8,319	$521	$7,798
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%)	4.2	635^th of 662 public high schools	4.1%		12.3	584^th of 641 public high schools	8.9%	51	16.0	28.6										$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	—	116 (69.5%)	12 (7.2%)	25 (15.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	59.7	257^th of 662 public high schools	61.2%		58.8	236^th of 641 public high schools	63.2%	21	69.0	72.5	50.0	72.3								$11,324	$132	$11,192
Wheatmore High School	Public	9-12	3678 Finch Farm Rd	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-1500	667	41	16.4	48.4%	544 (81.6%)	15 (2.2%)	66 (9.9%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.5%)	61.3	246^th of 662 public high schools	62.8%		64.1	204^th of 641 public high schools	68.2%	42	68.7	66.3	48.4	82.8								$8,813	$788	$8,025
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%)	52.2	316^th of 662 public high schools	52.3%		37.1	396^th of 641 public high schools	38.2%	80	61.6	66.9	47.5	69.6								$7,878	$419	$7,459
Southwestern Randolph High School	Public	9-12	1641 Hopewell Friends Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 628-8324	801	47	16.9	55.9%	523 (65.3%)	22 (2.7%)	222 (27.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	22.7	537^th of 662 public high schools	18.9%		20.1	524^th of 641 public high schools	18.3%	13	41.4	56.9	20.0	44.9								$8,889	$722	$8,167
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	—	140 (15.7%)	260 (29.2%)	364 (40.9%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.8%)	45	367^th of 662 public high schools	44.6%		36.9	398^th of 641 public high schools	37.9%	31	60.7	50.3	35.0	78.8								$10,435	$1,128	$9,307
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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Davidson Middle and High

What schools feed into South Davidson Middle and High?

South Davidson Middle and High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denton Elementary
Elementary : Silver Valley Elementary

What district is South Davidson Middle and High in?

Davidson County Schools

Is South Davidson Middle and High a good school?

South Davidson Middle and High ranks 401^st of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Davidson Middle and High?

Students at South Davidson Middle and High are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend South Davidson Middle and High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended South Davidson Middle and High.

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