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The highest-poverty public schools in Davidson County, North Carolina

43 public schools in Davidson County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Central Davidson Middle leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 98.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Davidson County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

98.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Central Davidson Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	686	99.6%
2	South Davidson Middle and High	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	640	99.5%
3	Welcome Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	638	99.5%
4	Southwood Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	616	99.5%
5	Lexington Middle School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Middle	595	99.5%
6	Thomasville High	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	High	590	99.5%
7	Thomasville Primary	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Elementary	753	99.5%
8	Fair Grove Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	524	99.4%
9	Thomasville Middle	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Middle	500	99.4%
10	Churchland Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	441	99.3%
11	Davis-Townsend Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	430	99.3%
12	Tyro Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	393	99.2%
13	Hasty Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	385	99.2%
14	Pickett Elementary School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	385	99.2%
15	Denton Elementary	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	369	99.2%
16	Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	369	99.2%
17	South Lexington School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	308	99.0%
18	Liberty Drive Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Elementary	306	99.0%
19	Southmont Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	281	98.9%
20	Reeds Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	274	98.9%
21	Pilot Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	321	98.8%
22	Silver Valley Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	221	98.6%
23	Brier Creek Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	210	98.6%
24	Tyro Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	528	98.5%
25	E Lawson Brown Middle	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	560	98.4%
26	Lexington Senior High School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	High	889	98.3%
27	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	167	98.2%
28	Charles England Elementary School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	381	95.8%
29	East Davidson High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	709	57.7%
30	West Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	740	56.6%
31	Central Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	897	55.1%
32	Ledford Middle	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	651	53.0%
33	Ledford Senior High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	776	51.3%
34	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	717	51.0%
35	Midway Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	546	48.9%
36	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	468	45.7%
37	North Davidson Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	706	45.0%
38	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	470	43.0%
39	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	42.8%
40	North Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	935	41.8%
41	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	727	41.4%
42	Northwest Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	625	40.3%
43	Oak Grove High	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	992	34.0%

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