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The highest-performing public schools in science in Davidson County, North Carolina

41 public schools in Davidson County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Davidson Early College leads the list at 89.3%, against a median of 57.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Davidson County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Science)

89.3%

Median % Proficient (Science)

57.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Davidson Early College	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	138	89.3%
2	Northwest Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	625	83.3%
3	Friedberg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	468	79.2%
4	Hasty Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	385	78.1%
5	North Davidson Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	706	77.7%
6	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	470	76.3%
7	Brier Creek Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	210	76.2%
8	Davis-Townsend Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	430	75.9%
9	Midway Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	546	75.8%
10	Southwood Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	616	74.3%
11	Fair Grove Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	524	72.2%
12	Ledford Middle	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	651	68.8%
13	Pilot Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	321	67.9%
14	Wallburg Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	717	65.2%
15	Denton Elementary	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	369	64.5%
16	Oak Grove Middle	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	727	64.3%
17	Southmont Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	281	62.5%
18	Oak Grove High	Winston-Salem, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	992	60.3%
19	Central Davidson Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	686	59.2%
20	North Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	935	58.7%
21	Tyro Middle	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	528	57.1%
22	Reeds Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	274	56.0%
23	Tyro Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	393	54.2%
24	Silver Valley Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	221	53.5%
25	E Lawson Brown Middle	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	Middle	560	53.2%
26	South Davidson Middle and High	Denton, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	640	53.0%
27	Ledford Senior High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	776	52.4%
28	Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	167	52.2%
29	West Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	740	50.0%
30	Charles England Elementary School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	381	48.6%
31	Lexington Middle School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Middle	595	48.6%
32	Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	369	48.5%
33	Welcome Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	638	48.2%
34	East Davidson High	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	709	47.5%
35	Central Davidson High	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	High	897	45.2%
36	Churchland Elementary	Lexington, NC	Davidson County Schools	Elementary	441	42.1%
37	Liberty Drive Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Elementary	306	40.6%
38	Lexington Senior High School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	High	889	40.1%
39	Pickett Elementary School	Lexington, NC	Lexington City Schools	Elementary	385	33.3%
40	Thomasville Middle	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	Middle	500	27.8%
41	Thomasville High	Thomasville, NC	Thomasville City Schools	High	590	13.4%

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