Southwood Elementary

Southwood Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Lexington, North Carolina, operated by Davidson County Schools, with 616 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 467.

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

On demographics, Southwood Elementary lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Davidson County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Southwood Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Davidson County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southwood Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 63.9%.

In the area at large, Davidson County reports that 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), Southwood Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Central Davidson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Southwood Elementary. On composite proficiency, Southwood Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Southwood Elementary has showed little movement, going from 623 students in 2018 to 616 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 69% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.