Lexington Senior High School

Summary:

Lexington Senior High School is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving 928 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lexington City Schools district, which is ranked 201 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington Senior High School stands out for its diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (37.82%) and African American (30.28%) students compared to the state average. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its performance on end-of-course (EOC) exams is significantly lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, including Biology, English II, Math I, and Math III. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.8 to 18.3 over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby schools such as Thomasville High, Ledford Senior High, and Oak Grove High.

The school's ranking among North Carolina high schools has steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 326 out of 469 schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 481 out of 640 schools in 2023-2024. This suggests that Lexington Senior High School is struggling to keep up with the academic performance of other high schools in the state, despite serving a similar or more economically disadvantaged student population. Addressing the school's challenges will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of its underperformance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 26 Penry Street
       Lexington, NC  27292


(336) 242-1574

District: Lexington City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
481st of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,435 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  18.3 Help
Number of students:  928

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.8%
African American:
30.3%
White:
17.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lexington Senior High School ranks worse than 75.2% of high schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lexington Senior High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (37.8%), African American (30.3%), White (17%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lexington Senior High School is 18.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lexington Senior High School is $10,435.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lexington Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lexington Senior High School 481st of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Lexington Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Lexington City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lexington City Schools 201st of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lexington Senior High School

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Rank History for all students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 28.80 352nd 431 18.3%
2007 16.11 401st 453 11.5%
2008 31.87 368th 477 22.9%
2009 38.09 354th 490 27.8%
2010 42.28 338th 499 32.3%
2011 35.39 385th 506 23.9%
2012 21.09 418th 502 16.7%
2013 29.86 312th 505 38.2%
2014 22.41 336th 451 25.5%
2015 21.67 388th 531 26.9%
2016 21.79 371st 507 26.8%
2017 22.39 362nd 476 23.9%
2018 28.44 326th 469 30.5%
2019 23.39 383rd 514 25.5%
2021 23.99 448th 594 24.6%
2022 22.63 480th 621 22.7%
2023 28.18 449th 626 28.3%
2024 25.33 481st 640 24.8%
See the entire list of North Carolina High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.65 117th 185 36.8%
2019 25.46 158th 195 19.0%
2022 21.72 200th 226 11.5%
2023 39.11 156th 249 37.3%
2024 42.42 151st 261 42.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 11.67 172nd 173 0.6%
2021 46.72 51st 124 58.9%
2023 51.64 72nd 226 68.1%
2024 30.98 189th 262 27.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 50.59 121st 349 65.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.26 352nd 424 17.0%
2019 24.86 332nd 446 25.6%
2021 30.29 270th 432 37.5%
2022 30.90 367th 544 32.5%
2023 37.33 348th 597 41.7%
2024 31.65 416th 613 32.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.42 292nd 449 35.0%
2019 23.32 371st 475 21.9%
2021 22.85 355th 475 25.3%
2022 19.38 490th 594 17.5%
2023 25.34 444th 588 24.5%
2024 23.99 464th 602 22.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.61 338th 349 3.2%
2019 4.76 364th 364 0.0%
2021 43.31 158th 334 52.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.36 37th 100 63.0%
2019 34.30 260th 325 20.0%
2021 32.96 263rd 337 22.0%
2022 21.87 354th 398 11.1%
2023 37.19 321st 403 20.3%
2024 30.39 341st 403 15.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.00 383rd 463 17.3%
2019 18.51 402nd 488 17.6%
2021 22.79 360th 481 25.2%
2022 23.88 453rd 585 22.6%
2023 29.57 423rd 602 29.7%
2024 25.58 459th 607 24.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.70 72nd 77 6.5%
2019 25.71 73rd 89 18.0%
2021 17.01 70th 83 15.7%
2022 24.73 74th 91 18.7%
2023 12.52 88th 98 10.2%
2024 18.03 86th 101 14.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.42 213th 359 40.7%
2019 37.32 194th 369 47.4%
2021 37.51 181st 364 50.3%
2022 25.78 338th 430 21.4%
2023 31.87 281st 434 35.3%
2024 33.57 281st 437 35.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.68 199th 340 41.5%
2019 26.05 283rd 354 20.1%
2021 35.17 220th 370 40.5%
2022 36.25 264th 436 39.4%
2023 41.13 242nd 449 46.1%
2024 33.98 291st 454 35.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lexington Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.08 361st 427 15.5%
2019 17.10 390th 444 12.2%
2021 22.10 342nd 439 22.1%
2022 13.09 487th 534 8.8%
2023 20.99 457th 537 14.9%
2024 17.83 479th 553 13.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lexington Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 561 347 11 2 3 n/a n/a -2 922
1989 503 365 18 3 7 n/a n/a 0 896
1990 448 343 27 3 4 n/a n/a 0 825
1991 401 339 23 3 8 n/a n/a 7 781
1992 370 350 21 2 5 n/a n/a 0 748
1993 343 330 28 1 1 n/a n/a 0 703
1994 335 353 25 9 2 n/a n/a 0 724
1995 312 336 43 19 3 n/a n/a 0 713
1996 312 336 43 19 3 n/a n/a 0 713
1997 334 330 60 33 4 n/a n/a 0 761
1998 332 326 73 31 2 n/a n/a 0 764
1999 298 340 70 35 3 n/a n/a 0 746
2000 297 369 70 43 1 n/a n/a 0 780
2001 266 384 61 61 1 n/a n/a 0 773
2002 239 385 49 105 1 n/a n/a 0 779
2003 239 385 49 105 1 n/a n/a 0 779
2004 231 395 52 111 1 n/a n/a 0 790
2005 214 390 58 120 2 n/a n/a 0 784
2006 201 390 52 136 3 n/a n/a 0 782
2007 183 364 41 121 4 n/a n/a 36 749
2008 190 340 47 147 3 n/a n/a 37 764
2009 190 406 61 163 2 n/a n/a 0 822
2010 179 401 55 157 4 n/a n/a 0 796
2011 179 354 55 179 6 0 32 0 805
2012 169 335 47 180 5 1 34 0 771
2013 176 316 37 202 6 0 30 0 767
2014 169 275 36 210 2 0 52 0 744
2015 180 284 41 234 3 1 38 0 781
2016 174 277 42 252 4 1 46 0 796
2017 157 253 43 266 4 1 45 0 769
2018 164 264 44 303 6 2 54 0 837
2019 154 246 38 306 4 1 54 0 803
2020 162 258 40 313 6 3 43 0 825
2021 153 276 51 332 5 4 54 0 875
2022 140 287 43 315 4 4 63 0 856
2023 158 281 47 351 3 4 84 0 928

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lexington Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 922 66.0 13.9 14.5
1989 896 66.0 13.5 23.7
1990 825 66.0 12.5 18.3
1991 781 66.0 11.8 19.3
1992 748 60.0 12.4 9.8
1993 703 45.0 15.6 25.2
1994 724 46.0 15.7 27.2
1995 713 48.0 14.9 34.4
1996 713 48.0 14.9 34.4
1997 761 54.0 14.1 25.4
1998 764 59.0 12.9 39.1
1999 746 59.0 12.6 45.2
2000 780 59.0 13.2 32.3
2001 773 59.0 13.1 46.6
2002 779 59.0 13.2 61.1
2003 779 59.0 13.2 61.1
2004 790 59.0 13.4 58.1
2005 784 59.0 13.3 57.3
2006 782 59.0 13.3 64.8
2007 749 55.0 13.6 72.9
2008 764 62.8 12.2 n/a
2009 822 59.1 13.9 67.9
2010 796 57.0 13.9 69.1
2011 805 62.3 12.9 71.2
2012 771 59.9 12.8 76
2013 767 61.5 12.4 75.1
2014 744 56.0 13.2 76.1
2015 781 53.0 14.7 72.1
2016 796 53.0 15.0 99.6
2017 769 54.0 14.2 99.1
2018 837 54.0 15.5 97.4
2019 803 53.4 15.0 98.3
2020 825 52.4 15.7 97.3
2021 875 53.0 16.5 98.1
2022 856 57.5 14.8 98.9
2023 928 50.4 18.3 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lexington Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 922 66.0 13.9 14.5
1989 896 66.0 13.5 23.7
1990 825 66.0 12.5 18.3
1991 781 66.0 11.8 19.3
1992 748 60.0 12.4 9.8
1993 703 45.0 15.6 25.2
1994 724 46.0 15.7 27.2
1995 713 48.0 14.9 34.4
1996 713 48.0 14.9 34.4
1997 761 54.0 14.1 25.4
1998 764 59.0 12.9 39.1
1999 746 59.0 12.6 45.2
2000 780 59.0 13.2 32.3
2001 773 59.0 13.1 46.6
2002 779 59.0 13.2 61.1
2003 779 59.0 13.2 61.1
2004 790 59.0 13.4 58.1
2005 784 59.0 13.3 57.3
2006 782 59.0 13.3 64.8
2007 749 55.0 13.6 72.9
2008 764 62.8 12.2 n/a
2009 822 59.1 13.9 67.9
2010 796 57.0 13.9 69.1
2011 805 62.3 12.9 71.2
2012 771 59.9 12.8 76
2013 767 61.5 12.4 75.1
2014 744 56.0 13.2 76.1
2015 781 53.0 14.7 72.1
2016 796 53.0 15.0 99.6
2017 769 54.0 14.2 99.1
2018 837 54.0 15.5 97.4
2019 803 53.4 15.0 98.3
2020 825 52.4 15.7 97.3
2021 875 53.0 16.5 98.1
2022 856 57.5 14.8 98.9
2023 928 50.4 18.3 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lexington Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,128 (10.8%) $9,307 (89.2%) $10,435

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lexington Senior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 383rd of 514 High schoolsRanks 449th of 626 High schools
 2.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Lexington Senior High School)46.139.8
 6.3%
   End of Course Biology (Lexington City Schools)46.239.8
 6.4%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Lexington Senior High School)44.543.3
 1.2%
   End of Course English II (Lexington City Schools)44.243.3
 0.9%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Lexington Senior High School)15.323
 7.7%
   End of Course Math I (Lexington City Schools)15.523
 7.5%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Lexington Senior High School)29.756.4
 26.7%
   End of Course Math III (Lexington City Schools)29.756.4
 26.7%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students803928
 15.6%
African American246281
 14.2%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian3847
 23.7%
Hispanic306351
 14.7%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White154158
 2.6%
Two or More Races5484
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.3%98.7%
 0.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 928 students attended Lexington Senior High School.

Lexington Senior High School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of North Carolina high schools.

Students at Lexington Senior High School are 38% Hispanic, 30% African American, 17% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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