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How has West Davidson High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
740
High
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000484
West Davidson High
200 Dragon Drive, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 853-8082 · Davidson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of North Carolina public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
419 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 212 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 195 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 170 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 22% |
Student demographics
36%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
54.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 West Davidson High
West Davidson High's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Davidson High this school | 740 | 56.6% | 42.6% |
| Central Davidson High Lexington | 897 | 55.1% | 40.8% |
| Providence Grove High School Climax | 587 | 53.8% | 32.7% |
| East Davidson High Thomasville | 709 | 57.7% | 40.7% |
| Wheatmore High School Trinity | 667 | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| South Stokes High School Walnut Cove | 538 | 51.9% | 36.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 West Davidson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #279 of 468 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #343 of 464 | #9 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #251 of 448 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #268 of 598 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #187 of 473 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #433 of 474 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #357 of 527 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #250 of 277 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
740
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 740 | 41.8 | 17.7:1 | 57% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 42.9 | 17.3:1 | 55% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 43.1 | 16.8:1 | 50% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 32% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 46.4 | 16.3:1 | 37% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 40% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 42% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 10% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 43 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Davidson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (759 to 740); teachers down 10% (46.4 to 41.8).
About West Davidson High
West Davidson High is a mid-sized high school that serves part of Lexington, North Carolina. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 740 students.
West Davidson High reports to Davidson County Schools, which has 35 schools and 17,936 students.
More than half of the students at West Davidson High are White (79%). Next come 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Davidson County, where about 78% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
There are 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.7:1. The gap from the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina is 1.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County is 19 points.
West Davidson High 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 31% of North Carolina public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, West Davidson High ranks in the bottom 10% in North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.6%, against a prediction of 61.5%.
In the surrounding county, Davidson County, the median household earns about $64,172 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting West Davidson High, Davidson County has 49 public schools.
Tyro Middle is about 0.3 miles from West Davidson High, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around West Davidson High holds 5 other public schools. West Davidson High comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (725) to 2024-25 (740). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.7:1, from 19.1:1.
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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
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Wallburg ElementaryElementary · 717 students
Other schools in Lexington
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Lexington Senior High SchoolHigh · 889 students
- North Davidson MiddleMiddle · 706 students
- Central Davidson MiddleMiddle · 686 students
- Davidson Charter AcademyElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Tyro Middle0.3 mi · 528
- Tyro Elementary2.7 mi · 393
- Churchland Elementary3.1 mi · 441
- Reeds Elementary3.3 mi · 274
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy4.9 mi · 369
- South Lexington School5.9 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About West Davidson HighHow many students attend West Davidson High?
West Davidson High enrolls approximately 740 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Davidson High an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Davidson High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Davidson High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Davidson High is approximately 17.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Davidson High?
West Davidson High reports a student body of 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Davidson High?
West Davidson High 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.