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Enrollment
889
High
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370264001102
Lexington Senior High School
26 Penry Street, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 242-1574 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
874 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 235 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 267 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 160 | 18% |
Student demographics
71%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
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
52.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
28.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Senior High School
Lexington Senior High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Senior High School this school | 889 | 98.3% | 40.3% |
| Graham High Graham | 828 | 99.6% | 25.6% |
| Forest Hills High Marshville | 973 | 99.3% | 33.2% |
| Southern Wayne High Dudley | 1,007 | 97.9% | 34.8% |
| Northern High Durham | 1,281 | 99.8% | 30.3% |
| Clinton High Clinton | 828 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
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 Lexington Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #297 of 468 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #297 of 464 | #7 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #269 of 448 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #215 of 598 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #63 of 473 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #41 of 474 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #275 of 527 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #101 of 164 | N/A |
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
889
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 889 | 59.8 | 14.9:1 | 98% (874) |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 52.5 | 17.7:1 | 100% (926) |
| 2022-23 | 928 | 50.5 | 18.4:1 | 99% (916) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 98% (858) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 97% (815) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 53 | 15.0:1 | 100% (793) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 62 | 13.0:1 | 71% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 773 | 59 | 13.1:1 | 47% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 66 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (837 to 889); teachers up 11% (54 to 59.8).
About Lexington Senior High School
Among the schools in Lexington, North Carolina, is Lexington Senior High School, a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 889 students.
Lexington City Schools enrolls 2,953 students, and its 7 schools include Lexington Senior High School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lexington Senior High School is Hispanic, with 41% of students. Other groups make up 29% Black, 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Davidson County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lexington Senior High School scores 71%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The school has 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 19.6:1. Federal data show 98% of students (874) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Davidson County is 76%.
Lexington Senior High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of North Carolina public high schools.
Lexington Senior High School scores 40.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.8%.
Davidson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,172 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lexington Senior High School shares Davidson County with 48 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Lexington Middle School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Lexington Senior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 44.8% proficiency; Lexington Senior High School posts 40.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 889, close to the 875 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.5:1 to 14.9:1.
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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 Lexington City Schools
- Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 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
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- North Davidson MiddleMiddle · 706 students
- Central Davidson MiddleMiddle · 686 students
- Davidson Charter AcademyElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Middle School0.2 mi · 595
- Charles England Elementary School1.2 mi · 381
- Pickett Elementary School1.3 mi · 385
- Davidson Charter Academy1.5 mi · 658
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy2.1 mi · 369
- South Lexington Developmental Center2.6 mi · 26
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Lexington Senior High School?
Lexington Senior High School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lexington Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lexington Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lexington Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lexington Senior High School is approximately 14.9:1 (60 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lexington Senior High School?
Lexington Senior High School reports a student body of 16% White, 41% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lexington Senior High School?
Lexington Senior High 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.