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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27295

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At a glance

Schools

6,869

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwest Elementary331^st of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tyro Elementary up 261 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Reeds Elementary 14.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 27295 in Lexington, NC is served by 12 schools—eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools—enrolling about 6,869 students across three districts: Davidson County Schools, Lexington City Schools (which includes Pickett Elementary School), and Davidson Charter Academy, a charter school reporting as its own district. Student performance spans a wide range, from schools in the 75th–78th percentiles statewide to those in the 12th–26th percentiles.

For families seeking the strongest academic options, Northwest Elementary leads the zip code with a 78th-percentile state ranking and 4 stars, posting the area's best 3rd-grade math (87.7%) and 3rd-grade reading (70.8%) scores. Midway Elementary is close behind (75th percentile, 4 stars) and improving steadily, leading the zip in 5th-grade math (78.8%) and 5th-grade science (85.0%). Among secondary schools, North Davidson Middle is the strongest middle school, beating Tyro Middle in every tested subject. North Davidson High has the area's best graduation rate (91.9%) and outpaces state averages in Biology and English II.

The biggest challenges sit in high-poverty schools: Pickett Elementary School ranks at the 12th percentile with 28.0% chronic absenteeism, Churchland Elementary sits at the 26th percentile, and Tyro Middle is at the 35th. Poverty does not tell the whole story, though—Tyro Elementary reaches the 50th percentile with a 99.2% free/reduced-lunch rate. Across the zip, reading proficiency consistently trails math, and Math I is the biggest high school hurdle (North Davidson High: 40.2%; West Davidson High: 28.9%), although West Davidson High posts the zip's best Math III score at 77.0%. Trends are mixed: Welcome Elementary, Reeds Elementary, and Tyro Elementary have climbed in state percentile over three years, while Davidson Charter Academy dropped from the 66th to the 37th percentile.

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Davidson Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	500 Biesecker Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(336) 803-7809	658	42	15.8		347 (52.7%)	102 (15.5%)	128 (19.5%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.6%)	38	943^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	36.8%		39.8	921^st of 1490 public elementary schools	38.2%	22					52.8	41.8	51.7	53.3	63.0	48.9	58.3	52.2	48.3	55.0	58.7	55.6	60.0	77.8
Churchland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7571 S NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5690	441	27	16.2	99.3%	318 (72.1%)	16 (3.6%)	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	29.3	1105^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.2	1129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%	24					61.4	45.6	45.5				54.3	44.1	39.0				57.7		$9,754	$1,111	$8,642
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	546	33	16.5	48.9%	421 (77.1%)	16 (2.9%)	73 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	72.3	371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.1%		66.6	458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.3%	87					74.3	64.7	78.8				68.3	54.1	63.8				85.0		$8,371	$538	$7,833
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
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%)	47.1	349^th of 662 public high schools	47.3%		58.2	241^st of 641 public high schools	62.4%	108	65.9	65.6	40.2	61.5															$8,214	$565	$7,650
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Northwest Elementary Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0360	625	39	15.9	40.3%	522 (83.5%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	74.5	331^st of 1492 public elementary schools	77.8%		82.3	210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.9%	121					87.7	67.3	69.6				70.8	68.4	57.8				73.5		$7,891	$463	$7,428
Reeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	791 South NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5620	274	19	14.7	98.9%	232 (84.7%)	5 (1.8%)	32 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	44.5	836^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.1	862^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.1%	26					57.9	53.7	68.2				44.7	48.8	43.2				79.5		$9,910	$984	$8,926
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%)	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
Welcome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Old Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 731-3361	638	39	16.4	99.5%	450 (70.5%)	44 (6.9%)	89 (13.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	42.6	867^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.9%		41.5	890^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.3%	23					73.5	70.3	46.5				51.0	47.1	42.6				60.4		$8,344	$696	$7,649
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%)	44.1	375^th of 662 public high schools	43.4%		42.5	356^th of 641 public high schools	44.5%	19	61.3	55.2	28.9	77.0															$8,366	$319	$8,047
Tyro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Cow Palace Rd	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5760	393	23	17.0	99.2%	298 (75.8%)	28 (7.1%)	39 (9.9%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	48.8	748^th of 1492 public elementary schools	49.9%		34.6	1009^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%	261					71.4	75.3	61.2				50.0	43.2	43.3				68.2		$9,626	$1,145	$8,480
Pickett Elementary School	Public	1-5	200 Biesecker Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1546	385	25	15.4	99.2%	60 (15.6%)	109 (28.3%)	155 (40.3%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.5%)	18.1	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		20.2	1277^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.3%	37					39.5	43.8	45.2				35.5	52.1	38.4				46.6		$11,026	$1,694	$9,332

Cities Near Zip Code 27295

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lexington	0.92 mi	27	286^th
Thomasville	5.69 mi	14	261^st
Winston Salem	10.44 mi	66	362^nd
Advance	11.75 mi	2	16^th
Spencer	12.05 mi	3	478^th

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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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