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If you could change one rule at Central Davidson High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
897
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000459
Central Davidson High
2747 NC Hwy 47, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 357-2920 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL897 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
494 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 271 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 215 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 214 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 197 | 22% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Central Davidson High
Central Davidson High's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Davidson High this school | 897 | 55.1% | 40.8% |
| West Davidson High Lexington | 740 | 56.6% | 42.6% |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 709 | 57.7% | 40.7% |
| Providence Grove High School Climax | 587 | 53.8% | 32.7% |
| Wheatmore High School Trinity | 667 | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| Richlands High Richlands | 1,027 | 43.4% | 45.0% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Davidson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #289 of 468 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #301 of 464 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #301 of 448 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 897 | #212 of 598 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #193 of 473 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #399 of 474 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #363 of 527 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #193 of 277 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
897
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 908
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 897 | 50.4 | 17.8:1 | 55% (494) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 48.7 | 17.8:1 | 56% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 52.5 | 17.1:1 | 49% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 922 | 53 | 17.4:1 | 31% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 60 | 15.8:1 | 41% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 960 | 57 | 16.8:1 | 44% (427) |
| 2010-11 | 993 | 57 | 17.4:1 | 40% (400) |
| 2000-01 | 951 | 64 | 14.9:1 | 11% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 908 | 62 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Davidson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (949 to 897); teachers down 16% (60 to 50.4).
About Central Davidson High
In Lexington, North Carolina, Central Davidson High is a mid-sized high school. It reported 897 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Central Davidson High is part of a district of 35 schools: Davidson County Schools, with 17,936 students.
About 74% of the student body at Central Davidson High is White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Davidson County residents are about 78% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
Central Davidson High lists 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.8 students per teacher. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. About 55% of students at Central Davidson High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Davidson County average 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Central Davidson High lands at C, ahead of 27% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Central Davidson High would score about 62.0%. It scores 40.8%, a bottom-10% result among North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Davidson County, median household income comes to about $64,172, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Central Davidson High, Davidson County has 49 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Central Davidson Middle is about 0.2 miles from Central Davidson High. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Central Davidson High is 5th of 5 on proficiency.
Central Davidson High is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment fell 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Wallburg ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Lexington
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Lexington Senior High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- North Davidson MiddleMiddle · 706 students
- Central Davidson MiddleMiddle · 686 students
- Davidson Charter AcademyElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Central Davidson Middle0.2 mi · 686
- Southwood Elementary2.6 mi · 616
- South Lexington Developmental Center4.5 mi · 26
- South Lexington School4.5 mi · 308
- Charles England Elementary School5.4 mi · 381
- Stoner-Thomas School5.5 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Central Davidson HighWhat is the total enrollment at Central Davidson High?
Central Davidson High enrolls approximately 897 students in grades 09-12.
Is Central Davidson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Davidson High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Central Davidson High have?
Central Davidson High employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Central Davidson High?
Central Davidson High reports a student body of 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central Davidson High in?
Central Davidson High is part of Davidson County Schools.
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