Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370264001098
Charles England Elementary School
111 Cornelia Drive, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 242-1552 · Davidson County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
365 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 96 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (96) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lexington City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Charles England Elementary School
Charles England Elementary School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles England Elementary School this school | 381 | 95.8% | 43.3% |
| Edward D Sadler Jr Elementary School Gastonia | 374 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Louisburg Elementary Louisburg | 387 | 99.2% | 41.4% |
| Grove Park Elementary Burlington | 437 | 99.3% | 31.2% |
| North Graham Elementary Graham | 362 | 99.2% | 19.1% |
| Ibraham Elementary Winston Salem | 357 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Charles England Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #1,015 of 1,297 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,041 of 1,296 | #21 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #988 of 1,300 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #961 of 1,485 | #16 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #573 of 1,377 | #7 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #223 of 1,379 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #1,044 of 1,414 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #543 of 937 | #10 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
381
+43 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 381 | 26.5 | 14.4:1 | 96% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 23.5 | 14.5:1 | 99% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 26.3 | 12.8:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 99% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 28.5 | 15.1:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 96% (430) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 81% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 63% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles England Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (429 to 381); teachers down 7% (28.5 to 26.5).
About Charles England Elementary School
Charles England Elementary School sits in Lexington, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 381 students in grades 1 through 5.
District-wide, Lexington City Schools has 7 schools and 2,953 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Charles England Elementary School is Black, with 40% of students. The next largest groups are 34% Hispanic, 14% White, and 11% multiracial. The school's Black share is 31 points above the 9% share among Davidson County residents. The diversity index for Charles England Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Charles England Elementary School lists 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 96% of students at Charles England Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Davidson County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Charles England Elementary School outscored 21%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Charles England Elementary School is 6.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.3% versus 49.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Davidson County, home to about 172,954 people, median household income comes to about $64,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Davidson County's 49 public schools enroll about 23,696 students and include Charles England Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Lexington Middle School is about 1.2 miles from Charles England Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Charles England Elementary School is behind the 44.1% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 381 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 338.
The discussion board for Charles England Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Lexington City Schools
- Lexington Senior High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 students
- Pickett Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Southwest Elementary Global AcademyElementary · 369 students
- South Lexington SchoolElementary · 308 students
- South Lexington Developmental CenterCombined · 26 students
Other schools in Lexington
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Lexington Senior High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- North Davidson MiddleMiddle · 706 students
- Central Davidson MiddleMiddle · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Middle School1.2 mi · 595
- Lexington Senior High School1.2 mi · 889
- South Lexington School1.9 mi · 308
- South Lexington Developmental Center1.9 mi · 26
- Stoner-Thomas School2.1 mi · 91
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy2.3 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Charles England Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Charles England Elementary School?
Charles England Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades 01-05.
Is Charles England Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charles England Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Charles England Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Charles England Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles England Elementary School?
At Charles England Elementary School, the student body is approximately 14% White, 34% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Charles England Elementary School?
Charles England Elementary School is overseen by Lexington City Schools in Davidson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.