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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114003015
Tyro Elementary
450 Cow Palace Rd, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 242-5760 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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
17.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
390 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
41%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
38.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above 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 →
Schools most like Tyro Elementary
Tyro Elementary's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyro Elementary this school | 393 | 99.2% | 49.2% |
| Cherryville Elementary Cherryville | 378 | 99.2% | 54.0% |
| Southport Elementary Southport | 413 | 99.3% | 59.4% |
| Lower Creek Elementary Lenoir | 396 | 99.2% | 60.8% |
| Endy Elementary Albemarle | 360 | 99.2% | 54.4% |
| Iron Station Elementary Iron Station | 367 | 98.6% | 70.8% |
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 Tyro Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #835 of 1,297 | #17 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #708 of 1,296 | #18 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #999 of 1,300 | #20 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #921 of 1,485 | #13 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,229 of 1,377 | #23 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #1,163 of 1,379 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #465 of 1,414 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #267 of 369 | #5 of 6 |
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
393
+38 (+11%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 393 | 23 | 17.1:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 62% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 45% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 24.6 | 15.2:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 59% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 48% (205) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyro Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (374 to 393); teachers down 7% (24.6 to 23).
About Tyro Elementary
Tyro Elementary is a small elementary school in Lexington, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27295). Enrollment totals 393 students across pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 35 schools in Davidson County Schools totals 17,936 students.
The largest group at Tyro Elementary is White students, at 76%. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Davidson County residents are about 78% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Tyro Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Tyro Elementary reported 23 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Roughly 99% of students at Tyro Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 76% average for public schools in Davidson County is 23 points lower.
Tyro Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Tyro Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.2% versus 48.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Davidson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,172 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Davidson County number 49, with about 23,696 students.
Tyro Elementary's closest public school neighbor is West Davidson High, about 2.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Tyro Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 49.2% versus a 48.1% average.
The federal government classifies Tyro Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
An 11% gain took enrollment from 355 in 2020-21 to 393 in 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
Nearby schools
- West Davidson High2.7 mi · 740
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy2.9 mi · 369
- Tyro Middle3.0 mi · 528
- South Lexington Developmental Center3.3 mi · 26
- South Lexington School3.3 mi · 308
- Reeds Elementary3.7 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Tyro ElementaryHow many students attend Tyro Elementary?
Tyro Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tyro Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tyro Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tyro Elementary?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Tyro Elementary.
How diverse is Tyro Elementary?
Tyro Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tyro Elementary?
Tyro 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.