Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000479
Silver Valley Elementary
11161 East Old Hwy 64, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 472-1576 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
218 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
Student demographics
30%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
37.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 →
Where Silver Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #848 of 1,297 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #698 of 1,296 | #17 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #1,025 of 1,300 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #1,339 of 1,485 | #24 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #137 of 1,377 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #1,292 of 1,379 | #21 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #794 of 1,414 | #17 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #672 of 937 | #12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 221 | 17.8 | 12.4:1 | 99% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 18.7 | 12.6:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 17.4 | 14.2:1 | 81% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 56% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 16.9 | 14.2:1 | 71% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 74% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 73% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 51% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Valley Elementary.
About Silver Valley Elementary
Silver Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Lexington, North Carolina. Enrollment stands at 221 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 53% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
Davidson County Schools is the district for Silver Valley Elementary. It has 35 schools and 17,936 students.
Of every 100 students at Silver Valley Elementary, about 83 are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. About 99% of students at Silver Valley Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Davidson County report 76%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Silver Valley Elementary, the prediction is 48.7% and the result is 48.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Davidson County show that the median household earns about $64,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Davidson County has 49 public schools with about 23,696 students, including Silver Valley Elementary.
Silver Valley Elementary's closest public school neighbor is South Davidson Middle and High, about 4.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 54.2% on proficiency, and Silver Valley Elementary is below that at 48.6%.
Silver Valley Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment went from 217 in 2020-21 to 221 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 12.4:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- South Davidson Middle and High4.1 mi · 640
- Brier Creek Elementary4.5 mi · 210
- Davis-Townsend Elementary6.2 mi · 430
- Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve6.3 mi · 409
- Central Davidson High6.7 mi · 897
- Central Davidson Middle6.9 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Silver Valley Elementary?
Silver Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Silver Valley Elementary serve?
Silver Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Silver Valley Elementary have?
Silver Valley Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Silver Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Silver Valley Elementary are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Silver Valley Elementary public or private?
Silver Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
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