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Enrollment
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Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000483
Welcome Elementary
5701 Old Hwy 52, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 731-3361 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B-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
16.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
635 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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
47%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
47.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Welcome Elementary
Welcome Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Elementary this school | 638 | 99.5% | 51.7% |
| Lewisville Elementary Lewisville | 591 | 99.5% | 86.2% |
| Locust Elementary Locust | 563 | 99.5% | 75.2% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
| Southwood Elementary Lexington | 616 | 99.5% | 63.9% |
| Shepherd Elementary Mooresville | 738 | 99.6% | 56.9% |
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 Welcome Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #769 of 1,297 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #667 of 1,296 | #16 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #728 of 1,300 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #284 of 1,485 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,101 of 1,377 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #1,042 of 1,379 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #111 of 1,414 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #179 of 369 | #2 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
638
+104 (+19%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 638 | 38.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 38.5 | 15.4:1 | 59% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 46% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 50% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 54% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 47% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 53 | 13.4:1 | 28% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 730 | 45 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welcome Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (574 to 638); teachers up 22% (32 to 38.9).
About Welcome Elementary
Located in Lexington, North Carolina, Welcome Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 638 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 37% bigger than that.
Besides Welcome Elementary, Davidson County Schools runs 34 other schools. The district enrolls 17,936 students.
By race and ethnicity, Welcome Elementary is 71% White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Welcome Elementary comes in at 47%.
A ratio of 16.4:1 comes from the school's 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Welcome Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 24 points above the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County.
Welcome Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Welcome Elementary falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 51.7% actual against 48.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Davidson County, median household income is about $64,172, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Welcome Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Davidson County, which together enroll about 23,696 students.
The nearest public school is North Davidson High, at about 1.6 miles. Welcome Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 51.7% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Welcome Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Welcome Elementary saw enrollment rise 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Welcome Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Welcome Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Welcome Elementary. Welcome Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Welcome ElementaryGreenville, SC · 642 students
Nearby schools
- North Davidson High1.6 mi · 935
- North Davidson Middle1.8 mi · 706
- Northwest Elementary3.6 mi · 625
- Pickett Elementary School4.0 mi · 385
- Davidson Charter Academy4.0 mi · 658
- Midway Elementary4.2 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About Welcome ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Welcome Elementary?
Welcome Elementary enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Welcome Elementary serve?
Welcome Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Welcome Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Welcome Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Welcome Elementary?
At Welcome Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Welcome Elementary public or private?
Welcome Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.