Silver Valley Elementary

Silver Valley Elementary is a primary school of intimate scale in Lexington, North Carolina, operated by Davidson County Schools, educateing 221 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 53% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Across the 35 schools in Davidson County Schools (17,936 students total), Silver Valley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Silver Valley Elementary reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Silver Valley Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Silver Valley Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Davidson County's rate of about 76%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Silver Valley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.7%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Davidson County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,172 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Davidson County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), Silver Valley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Davidson Middle and High, roughly 4.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Silver Valley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 53.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Silver Valley Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 240 (now 221). Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.