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Alumni: what's one memory from Ledford Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
651
Middle
DISTRICT 643 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000470
Ledford Middle
3954 N NC Hwy 109, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 476-4816 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
345 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 246 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%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
53.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Ledford Middle
Ledford Middle's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledford Middle this school | 651 | 53.0% | 60.1% |
| Hendersonville Middle Hendersonville | 540 | 49.6% | 63.4% |
| Grover C Fields Middle New Bern | 542 | 46.1% | 64.5% |
| Selma Burke Middle Mooresville | 649 | 49.9% | 60.5% |
| Southern Alamance Middle Graham | 822 | 58.2% | 41.7% |
| Mount Pleasant Middle Mount Pleasant | 660 | 47.9% | 60.9% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Ledford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #128 of 463 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #115 of 461 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #171 of 463 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #187 of 478 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #341 of 456 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #250 of 456 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #372 of 472 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #234 of 300 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
651
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 651 | 36.9 | 17.6:1 | 53% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 38.3 | 16.2:1 | 51% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 52% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 41.3 | 16.8:1 | 40% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 44% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 1,010 | 52 | 19.4:1 | 33% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 12% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ledford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (694 to 651); teachers down 11% (41.3 to 36.9).
About Ledford Middle
In Thomasville, North Carolina, Ledford Middle is a medium-sized middle school. It serves 651 students in grades 6 through 8.
Ledford Middle is in Davidson County Schools, a district with 17,936 students across 35 schools.
Roughly 57% of students at Ledford Middle are White. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Davidson County's residents are about 78% White, 20 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Ledford Middle's 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.6:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County is 23 points.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Ledford Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ledford Middle is -2.6 points: 60.1% actual, 62.7% predicted.
Ledford Middle is located in Davidson County, where the median household income is $64,172, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Ledford Middle, Davidson County has 48 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Ledford Senior High, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ledford Middle ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 655 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 651. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.4 to 17.6 over 4 years.
Discussions about Ledford Middle may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Thomasville HighHigh · 590 students
- E Lawson Brown MiddleMiddle · 560 students
- Fair Grove ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- Ledford Senior High1.3 mi · 776
- Friendship Elementary1.4 mi · 470
- Oak Grove High2.5 mi · 992
- Oak Grove Middle2.6 mi · 727
- Hasty Elementary2.8 mi · 385
- Thomasville Middle4.1 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Ledford MiddleHow many students attend Ledford Middle?
Ledford Middle enrolls approximately 651 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ledford Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ledford Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ledford Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ledford Middle is approximately 17.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ledford Middle?
At Ledford Middle, the student body is approximately 57% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ledford Middle in?
Ledford Middle is part of Davidson County Schools.
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