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Lexington Senior High School

Q: Is Lexington Senior High School a good school?

Lexington Senior High School ranks 398 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 38% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Lexington Senior High School is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving 929 students in grades 9-12. 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 Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.4% to 62.8% across different subject areas. The school's 4-year graduation rate has also been lower than the state average in recent years. While the school's student-teacher ratio is in line with nearby Davidson County Schools, its per-student spending of $10,435 is higher than the state average without translating into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, Lexington Senior High School's rankings for English Language Learner and Special Education students are relatively stronger compared to other subgroups, suggesting the school may be providing more effective support for these populations. However, the school's overall performance lags behind nearby high schools in the Davidson County Schools district, such as Ledford Senior High, Oak Grove High, and North Davidson High, which tend to have higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall SchoolDigger rankings.

889

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,435

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Penry Street
Lexington, NC 27292

(336) 242-1574

District: Lexington City Schools

Feeder schools for Lexington Senior High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.9%

African American:

29.2%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 53% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

North Carolina avg53%

398^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 38% (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	36.9	398 of 641	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	481 of 640	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	449 of 626	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	480 of 621	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	448 of 594	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	383 of 514	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	326 of 469	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.4	362 of 476	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	371 of 507	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	388 of 531	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	336 of 451	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.9	312 of 505	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.1	418 of 502	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.4	385 of 506	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.3	338 of 499	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	354 of 490	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	368 of 477	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	401 of 453	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	352 of 431	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	198 of 440	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	281 of 437	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	281 of 434	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	338 of 430	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	181 of 364	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	194 of 369	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	213 of 359	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	86 of 101	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	88 of 98	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	70 of 83	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	43.3	158 of 334	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	4.8	364 of 364	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	338 of 349	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	58 of 273	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	31.0	189 of 262	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	72 of 226	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	51 of 124	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.7	172 of 173	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	391 of 610	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	464 of 602	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	444 of 588	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	490 of 594	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	355 of 475	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	371 of 475	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	223 of 412	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	341 of 403	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	354 of 398	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	263 of 337	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	260 of 325	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.4	37 of 100	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	234 of 462	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	291 of 454	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	242 of 449	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	264 of 436	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	220 of 370	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	283 of 354	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	199 of 340	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	323 of 606	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	416 of 613	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	348 of 597	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	367 of 544	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	270 of 432	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	332 of 446	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	352 of 424	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	394 of 601	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	459 of 607	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	423 of 602	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	453 of 585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	360 of 481	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	402 of 488	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	383 of 463	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	93 of 253	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	151 of 261	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	158 of 195	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	117 of 185	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	50 of 352	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	408 of 542	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	479 of 553	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	457 of 537	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	487 of 534	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	342 of 439	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	390 of 444	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	361 of 427	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+41 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2021)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III63%-4 vs state

English II52%-7 vs state

Biology40%-8 vs state

Math I28%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	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
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	98.3%	140 (15.7%)	260 (29.2%)	364 (40.9%)	34 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (9.8%)	36.9	398^th of 641 public high schools	37.9%		25.3	481^st of 640 public high schools	24.8%	83	40.0	52.4	28.4	62.8	$10,435	$1,128	$9,307
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%)	12.3	584^th of 641 public high schools	8.9%		5.7	613^th of 640 public high schools	4.2%	29		16.7		45.0	$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	98.2%	116 (69.5%)	12 (7.2%)	25 (15.0%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	58.8	236^th of 641 public high schools	63.2%		68.7	189^th of 640 public high schools	70.5%	47	52.2	75.0	56.0	55.9	$11,324	$132	$11,192
Davidson Early College	Public	9-12	297 DCCC Road	Thomasville	27360	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%)	94.7	27^th of 641 public high schools	95.8%		93.9	44^th of 640 public high schools	93.1%	17	89.3	97.4	90.0	100.0	$9,157	$89	$9,067
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%)	58.2	241^st of 641 public high schools	62.4%		60.8	229^th of 640 public high schools	64.2%	12	58.7	56.7	41.5	75.9	$8,214	$565	$7,650
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%)	41.2	367^th of 641 public high schools	42.7%		34	411^th of 640 public high schools	35.8%	44	44.7	49.0	27.4	71.7	$8,319	$521	$7,798
West Davidson High	Public	9-12	200 Dragon Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-8082	740	42	17.6	56.6%	585 (79.1%)	33 (4.5%)	88 (11.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	42.5	356^th of 641 public high schools	44.5%		32	433^rd of 640 public high schools	32.3%	77	50.0	54.1	23.8	67.8	$8,366	$319	$8,047
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%)	37.1	396^th of 641 public high schools	38.2%		40.2	370^th of 640 public high schools	42.2%	26	47.5	53.5	21.1	58.2	$7,878	$419	$7,459
Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	3507 Midway School Rd	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson 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%)	60.3	226^th of 641 public high schools	64.7%		68.6	190^th of 640 public high schools	70.3%	36	60.0	68.1	30.3	75.6	$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	99.5%	81 (13.7%)	201 (34.1%)	260 (44.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.5%)	13.5	578^th of 641 public high schools	9.8%		9.9	593^rd of 640 public high schools	7.3%	15	12.8	32.2	13.4	51.2	$12,281	$1,549	$10,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Senior High School?

Students at Lexington Senior High School are 41% Hispanic, 29% African American, 16% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Lexington Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Lexington Senior High School.

Is Lexington Senior High School a good school?

Lexington Senior High School ranks 398^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lexington Senior High School?

Lexington Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What district is Lexington Senior High School in?

Lexington City Schools

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