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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Northwest Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
625
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000476
Northwest Elementary
400 Northwest Elementary Road, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 764-0360 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
252 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
29%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
66.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
73.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Northwest Elementary
Northwest Elementary's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Elementary this school | 625 | 40.3% | 72.6% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary Mount Pleasant | 679 | 43.6% | 70.7% |
| Mills River Elementary Mills River | 608 | 40.6% | 73.5% |
| Swansboro Elementary Swansboro | 592 | 38.2% | 71.8% |
| Shawboro Elementary School Shawboro | 625 | 35.7% | 64.2% |
| Parkway Elementary Boone | 610 | 35.4% | 71.3% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Northwest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #170 of 1,297 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #260 of 1,296 | #4 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #184 of 1,300 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #311 of 1,485 | #5 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #988 of 1,377 | #13 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #1,299 of 1,379 | #22 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #1,224 of 1,414 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #75 of 369 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
625
+117 (+23%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 625 | 39.3 | 15.9:1 | 40% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 36.3 | 16.7:1 | 37% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 35% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 20% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 26.3 | 18.9:1 | 26% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 30 | 20.4:1 | 30% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 60 | 16.4:1 | 10% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 44 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (497 to 625); teachers up 49% (26.3 to 39.3).
About Northwest Elementary
Families in Lexington, North Carolina, are served by Northwest Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 625 students. The school's enrollment is 34% bigger than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Davidson County Schools enrolls 17,936 students, and its 35 schools include Northwest Elementary.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Northwest Elementary. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Northwest Elementary's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.9:1, with 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Northwest Elementary is 40%. Across public schools in Davidson County, the average is 76%.
allk12 grades Northwest Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Northwest Elementary is +6.1 points: 72.6% actual, 66.5% predicted.
In the county around the school, Davidson County, the median household income is $64,172, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Davidson County is home to 49 public schools and about 23,696 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, North Davidson Middle is the closest, at about 3.3 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Northwest Elementary. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Northwest Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Northwest Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 23% enrollment gain, from 508 in 2020-21 to 625 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.9:1, from 18.1:1.
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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 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 Northwest Elementary schools
28 other US public schools in 18 states are named Northwest Elementary. Northwest Elementary is the 5th largest of the 29.
- Northwest ElementaryPikeville, NC · 559 students
- Northwest ElementaryKinston, NC · 504 students
- Northwest ElementaryGreenville, NC · 361 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 959 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 758 students
Nearby schools
- North Davidson Middle3.3 mi · 706
- North Davidson High3.3 mi · 935
- Welcome Elementary3.6 mi · 638
- Friedberg Elementary3.7 mi · 468
- Kimmel Farm Elementary4.5 mi · 760
- Flat Rock Middle4.7 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Elementary?
Northwest Elementary enrolls approximately 625 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northwest Elementary serve?
Northwest Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Northwest Elementary have?
Northwest Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Northwest Elementary?
Student demographics at Northwest Elementary are roughly 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Northwest Elementary in?
Northwest Elementary is part of Davidson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.