Enrollment
138
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114002759
Davidson Early College
297 DCCC Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 242-5686 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of North Carolina public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
30.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
59 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 25% |
Student demographics
47%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+)Math
90.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The North Carolina average is about 52 of 100.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Davidson Early College
Davidson Early College's state test result (89.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Early College this school | 138 | 42.8% | 89.7% |
| Stokes Early College High School Walnut Cove | 159 | 39.0% | 71.1% |
| Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy Hudson | 218 | 33.9% | 75.2% |
| Gaston Early College High School Dallas | 235 | 42.6% | N/A |
| Watauga Innovation Academy Boone | 292 | 44.2% | 48.3% |
| Craven Early College High New Bern | 221 | 33.9% | 88.1% |
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 Davidson Early College ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #11 of 468 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #13 of 464 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #515 of 598 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #416 of 527 | #9 of 11 |
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
138
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
+42% since 2010-11, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
30.7:1
was 33.5:1
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 | 138 | 4.5 | 30.7:1 | 43% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 4.5 | 31.6:1 | 44% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 132 | 4.5 | 29.3:1 | 42% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 4 | 33.5:1 | 31% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 5 | 23.8:1 | 50% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 103 | 4 | 25.8:1 | 47% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 4 | 24.3:1 | 48% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davidson Early College.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (119 to 138); teachers down 10% (5 to 4.5).
About Davidson Early College
Davidson Early College is one of the public schools in Thomasville, North Carolina. It is a very small high school. Total enrollment is 138 students, and the grades served are 9 through 13. That is 82% below the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
Davidson County Schools has 17,936 students in 35 schools, and Davidson Early College is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Davidson Early College are White (71%). The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Davidson Early College scores 47%.
Staffing at Davidson Early College comes to 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 30.7:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. Davidson Early College counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 33 points below the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.
Davidson Early College holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of North Carolina public high schools.
Davidson Early College is 23.9 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in North Carolina.
Census data for Davidson County show median household income comes to about $64,172, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,696, Davidson Early College among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pilot Elementary, is about 2.9 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Davidson Early College places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Davidson Early College the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 134 to 138, a 3% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (30.7:1) than in 2020-21 (33.5:1).
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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
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- Thomasville PrimaryElementary · 753 students
- East Davidson HighHigh · 709 students
- Ledford MiddleMiddle · 651 students
- Thomasville HighHigh · 590 students
- E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Pilot Elementary2.9 mi · 321
- Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy3.3 mi · 167
- Davidson County High School3.3 mi · 64
- Stoner-Thomas School3.4 mi · 91
- Davis-Townsend Elementary4.0 mi · 430
- Lexington Middle School4.1 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Davidson Early CollegeHow large is Davidson Early College?
Davidson Early College enrolls approximately 138 students in grades 09-13.
Is Davidson Early College an elementary, middle, or high school?
Davidson Early College is a high school covering grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davidson Early College?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davidson Early College is approximately 30.7:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davidson Early College?
At Davidson Early College, the student body is approximately 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Davidson Early College public or private?
Davidson Early College is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
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