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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114002036
Southwood Elementary
5850 NC Hwy 8, Lexington, NC 27292 · (336) 357-2777 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
613 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
48%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
52.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Southwood Elementary
Southwood Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwood Elementary this school | 616 | 99.5% | 63.9% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
| North Buncombe Elementary Weaverville | 593 | 98.7% | 62.9% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Virginia Williamson Elem Bolivia | 610 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Fair Grove Elementary Thomasville | 524 | 99.4% | 54.5% |
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 Southwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #382 of 1,297 | #7 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #399 of 1,296 | #7 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #526 of 1,300 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #323 of 1,485 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #729 of 1,377 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #1,025 of 1,379 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #130 of 1,414 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #904 of 937 | #17 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
616
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 616 | 41.3 | 14.9:1 | 100% (613) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 40.6 | 14.6:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 39.6 | 15.3:1 | 64% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 55% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 40.3 | 15.5:1 | 61% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 69% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 62% (416) |
| 2000-01 | 1,078 | 66 | 16.3:1 | 37% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 973 | 49 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (623 to 616); teachers up 3% (40.3 to 41.3).
About Southwood Elementary
Southwood Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 616 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 32% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Across its 35 schools, Davidson County Schools enrolls 17,936 students. Southwood Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest group at Southwood Elementary is White students, at 69%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Davidson County, the White share is about 78%. The diversity index for Southwood Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Southwood Elementary reports a ratio of 14.9 students per teacher, from 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Southwood Elementary, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County is 24 points.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Southwood Elementary outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Southwood Elementary's results are 15.4 points above predicted: 63.9% against 48.5%.
For Davidson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $64,172, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 49 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,696, Southwood Elementary among them.
Southwood Elementary's nearest public school is Central Davidson Middle (about 2.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Southwood Elementary is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Southwood Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 592 (2020-21) to 616 (2024-25).
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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 Southwood Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Southwood Elementary. Southwood Elementary is the largest of the 10.
- Southwood ElementaryKinston, NC · 218 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 481 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolWabash, IN · 458 students
- Southwood Elementary SchoolEnumclaw, WA · 358 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.RAYTOWN, MO · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Central Davidson Middle2.5 mi · 686
- Central Davidson High2.6 mi · 897
- South Lexington Developmental Center4.4 mi · 26
- South Lexington School4.4 mi · 308
- Southmont Elementary4.7 mi · 281
- Tyro Elementary5.0 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Southwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Southwood Elementary?
Southwood Elementary enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Southwood Elementary serve?
Southwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Southwood Elementary have?
Southwood Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southwood Elementary?
At Southwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwood Elementary?
Southwood Elementary is overseen by Davidson County Schools in Davidson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.