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Enrollment
595
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370264001101
Lexington Middle School
100 West Hemstead Street, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 242-1567 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
592 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 191 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 210 | 35% |
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
Lexington Middle School→Lexington Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lexington City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lexington Middle School
Lexington Middle School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Middle School this school | 595 | 99.5% | 44.5% |
| Thomasville Middle Thomasville | 500 | 99.4% | 29.9% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
| Graham Middle Graham | 553 | 99.5% | 20.1% |
| Williston Middle Wilmington | 666 | 99.5% | 28.4% |
| Brogden Middle Durham | 753 | 99.5% | 33.7% |
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 Lexington Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #303 of 463 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #286 of 461 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #305 of 463 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #235 of 478 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #134 of 456 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #78 of 456 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #94 of 472 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #134 of 300 | #3 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
595
-168 (-22%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 595 | 39.6 | 15.0:1 | 99% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 37.5 | 15.8:1 | 99% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 38.7 | 16.7:1 | 100% (644) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 48 | 15.9:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 100% (654) |
| 2010-11 | 619 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 84% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 731 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 60% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 55 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (687 to 595); teachers down 8% (43 to 39.6).
About Lexington Middle School
Lexington Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Lexington City Schools, located in Lexington, North Carolina. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 595 students.
The district, Lexington City Schools, operates 7 schools serving 2,953 students.
Enrollment at Lexington Middle School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 43%. The school is also 30% Black, 13% White, and 11% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Hispanic share among all Davidson County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lexington Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Teachers at the school number 39.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 99% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County, the school's rate is higher.
Lexington Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lexington Middle School is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%.
Davidson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $64,172, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Davidson County number 49 and enroll about 23,696.
The shortest distance from Lexington Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Lexington Senior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Lexington Middle School is 2nd among 5 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Lexington Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Lexington Middle School had 763 students in 2020-21 and 595 in 2024-25, a 22% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- Pickett Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Charles England Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 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
Other Lexington Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lexington Middle. Lexington Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 1,054 students
- LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLLEXINGTON, NE · 672 students
- LEXINGTON MIDDLELEXINGTON, MO · 244 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolLexington, TN · 238 students
- Lexington Middle SchoolLEXINGTON, TX · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Senior High School0.2 mi · 889
- Charles England Elementary School1.2 mi · 381
- Pickett Elementary School1.4 mi · 385
- Davidson Charter Academy1.6 mi · 658
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy2.2 mi · 369
- South Lexington School2.7 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington Middle SchoolHow large is Lexington Middle School?
Lexington Middle School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lexington Middle School serve?
Lexington Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lexington Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lexington Middle School is approximately 15.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lexington Middle School?
Student demographics at Lexington Middle School are roughly 13% White, 43% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Lexington Middle School?
Lexington Middle 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.