Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370264001103
Pickett Elementary School
200 Biesecker Road, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 242-1546 · Davidson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of North Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
382 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (71) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
72%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
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
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
43.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
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 Pickett Elementary School
Pickett Elementary School's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett Elementary School this school | 385 | 99.2% | 39.9% |
| Southwest Elementary Global Academy Lexington | 369 | 99.2% | 51.7% |
| Aversboro Elementary Garner | 381 | 99.2% | 38.0% |
| Brentwood Elementary Raleigh | 385 | 99.2% | 46.4% |
| Lakewood Elementary Durham | 439 | 98.9% | 37.3% |
| Clear Creek Elementary Charlotte | 459 | 99.3% | 53.2% |
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 Pickett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #1,102 of 1,297 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #1,063 of 1,296 | #22 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #975 of 1,300 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #944 of 1,485 | #15 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #870 of 1,377 | #11 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.7% | #104 of 1,379 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #481 of 1,414 | #9 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #836 of 937 | #15 of 18 |
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
385
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 26.5 | 14.1:1 | 99% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 26.7 | 14.8:1 | 99% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 98% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 98% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 99% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 28 | 11.6:1 | 89% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 74% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 16 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pickett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (399 to 385); teachers down 4% (26 to 25).
About Pickett Elementary School
Pickett Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in Lexington, North Carolina. Its 385 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
The district, Lexington City Schools, has 2,953 students enrolled across 7 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Pickett Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 40%. The remaining students are 28% Black, 16% White, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Davidson County is about 9% Hispanic. Pickett Elementary School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
Pickett Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.4:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 99%. That is 23 points above the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.
Pickett Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pickett Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.9% is 8.7 points below the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Davidson County show that the median household income is $64,172, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Pickett Elementary School is one of 49 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Davidson Charter Academy is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Pickett Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pickett Elementary School comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Pickett Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 385 students in 2024-25, 15 more than the 370 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Pickett Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · 595 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 Pickett Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Pickett Elementary. Pickett Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- PICKETT ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MO · 250 students
- Pickett Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 209 students
- PICKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Davidson Charter Academy0.2 mi · 658
- Lexington Senior High School1.3 mi · 889
- Lexington Middle School1.4 mi · 595
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy2.1 mi · 369
- Charles England Elementary School2.4 mi · 381
- South Lexington School3.4 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Pickett Elementary SchoolHow large is Pickett Elementary School?
Pickett Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pickett Elementary School serve?
Pickett Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pickett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pickett Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pickett Elementary School?
Pickett Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 40% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Pickett Elementary School in?
Pickett Elementary School is part of Lexington City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.