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Lexington Middle School

Q: Is Lexington Middle School a good school?

Lexington Middle School ranks 522 nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

522^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 32% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lexington Middle School is a public middle school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving 591 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lexington City Schools district, which is ranked 195 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in North Carolina across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science were significantly lower than the state averages, with the largest gaps in 8th grade Mathematics (37.1% vs. 48.7%) and 6th grade Reading (38.7% vs. 52.3%). The school has been ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools for the past several years, with a ranking between 455 and 572 out of 741-793 schools, and has maintained a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Lexington Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Ledford Middle, Oak Grove Middle, and North Davidson Middle, it becomes clear that Lexington Middle School is underperforming its peers. These nearby schools consistently outperform Lexington Middle in academic proficiency and state rankings. The high poverty rates and low district ranking of Lexington City Schools may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance.

595

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,220

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 West Hemstead Street
Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 242-1567

District: Lexington City Schools

Students who attend Lexington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lexington Senior High School

Feeder schools for Lexington Middle School:

Elementary:	Charles England Elementary School
	Pickett Elementary School
	South Lexington School
	Southwest Elementary Global Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

African American:

30.3%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

North Carolina avg54%

522^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 242Lexington City 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	32.7	522 of 773	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	539 of 793	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	572 of 784	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	506 of 786	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	455 of 741	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	575 of 737	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	520 of 691	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	531 of 694	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	548 of 692	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	521 of 705	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	537 of 627	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.3	560 of 673	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	543 of 662	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	515 of 648	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	498 of 640	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.3	518 of 630	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	498 of 620	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	499 of 606	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	486 of 598	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	198 of 546	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	184 of 560	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	326 of 559	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	217 of 550	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	223 of 533	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	307 of 519	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	296 of 494	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	47.1	67 of 110	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	85 of 99	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	89 of 102	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	293 of 449	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	350 of 478	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	493 of 504	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	422 of 475	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	130 of 371	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	189 of 356	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	206 of 318	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	83 of 312	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	55 of 236	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	28.4	169 of 211	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	484 of 733	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	479 of 738	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	543 of 731	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	493 of 733	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	445 of 706	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	555 of 684	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	483 of 656	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	317 of 458	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	149 of 461	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	240 of 452	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	232 of 450	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	324 of 448	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	348 of 416	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	58 of 127	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	323 of 562	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	324 of 564	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	337 of 553	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	210 of 541	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	123 of 522	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	336 of 493	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	276 of 472	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	341 of 729	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	380 of 743	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	469 of 735	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	344 of 689	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	193 of 633	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	436 of 639	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	463 of 604	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	538 of 733	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	542 of 751	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	573 of 747	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	481 of 748	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	432 of 711	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	563 of 697	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	560 of 665	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	192 of 328	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	191 of 306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	218 of 302	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	203 of 283	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	130 of 248	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	168 of 237	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	166 of 221	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	274 of 478	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	403 of 473	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	572 of 649	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	588 of 652	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	604 of 656	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	611 of 658	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	559 of 632	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	590 of 624	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	552 of 596	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2024)58th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Asian (2023)39th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-12 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 vs state

Reading43%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 19, 2009

This school is as close to a prison as a school can be. The staff are incredibly harsh and my daughter was yelled at because she dropped her books.

There's a camera in every hall, students have to walk and march in order as if it were a prison camp. Students aren't allowed to drink except at set time. My daughter has been banned from wearing most shirts because of her large bust.

If students make any mistakes in gym they force that student to do exercises specifically designed to leave the child sore for days to come, every day for at least a week, more than once my daughter has been reduced to tears in gym. These boot camps are torturing your son or daughter for the smallest mistakes and are absolutely vile!

She has also been threatened with being paddled by one teacher, this is just unacceptable, I spank my daughter when need be, but I don't threaten to paddle her in front of her friends for little to no reason.

There is a boy I spoke to there who I know has been to Juvie, but he claims there's more freedom and it's more enjoyable in Juvie than this school.

I have taken my daughter out of schooling and she is being homeschooled now, I was stupid to ever let her come to this school.

Put simply this is the worst school I've ever seen. It's a prison, not a school Close Quote

Schools Near Lexington Middle School

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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 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
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	99.5%	80 (13.4%)	180 (30.3%)	258 (43.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.1%)	32.7	522^nd of 773 public middle schools	32.5%		34.3	539^th of 793 public middle schools	32.0%	17	42.9	53.3	37.1	38.7	49.7	40.0	48.1	$9,220	$1,254	$7,966
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
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	99.6%	491 (71.6%)	30 (4.4%)	106 (15.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.9%)	61.9	268^th of 773 public middle schools	65.3%		56.1	321^st of 793 public middle schools	59.5%	53	76.5	59.5	53.7	58.5	48.0	55.1	59.4	$7,612	$756	$6,856
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	98.5%	394 (74.6%)	31 (5.9%)	73 (13.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	42.8	453^rd of 773 public middle schools	41.4%		39	493^rd of 793 public middle schools	37.8%	40	51.1	47.3	45.5	48.3	42.5	53.3	56.9	$7,746	$737	$7,010
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
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
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
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%)	83.6	107^th of 773 public middle schools	86.2%		87.5	83^rd of 793 public middle schools	89.5%	24	67.7	73.2	77.1	55.1	67.3	73.9	91.5	$9,860	$557	$9,303
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	99.6%	69 (10.2%)	292 (43.3%)	266 (39.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (6.1%)	5.9	744^th of 773 public middle schools	3.8%		8.5	745^th of 793 public middle schools	6.1%	1	34.4	20.2	14.2	24.2	21.2	23.9	24.6	$9,360	$1,337	$8,023

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Middle School?

Students at Lexington Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 30% African American, 13% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Lexington Middle School in?

Lexington City Schools

What high school do graduates of Lexington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lexington Middle School usually go on to attend Lexington Senior High School

Is Lexington Middle School a good school?

Lexington Middle School ranks 522^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lexington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Lexington Middle School.

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