Churchland Elementary

Churchland Elementary is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Lexington, North Carolina, part of Davidson County Schools, with 441 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 35 schools in Davidson County Schools (17,936 students total), Churchland Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Churchland Elementary lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Churchland Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 44.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Davidson County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,172, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), Churchland Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tyro Middle, roughly 2.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Churchland Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Churchland Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Churchland Elementary has declined 6%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 72% over that span.

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