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Ledford Senior High

Davidson County Schools · Davidson County

Address
140 Jesse Green Road, Thomasville, NC 27360
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370114000471
776
Students
46.4
Teachers (FTE)
16.7:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
68
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
7.1%
Chronically absent
51.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Ledford Senior HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Friendship ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-50.4 mi
  2. Ledford MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.3 mi
  3. Oak Grove HighHigh · Grades 9-122.1 mi
  4. Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.3 mi
  5. Wallburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.2 mi
  6. Hasty ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.1 mi
  7. Midway ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-54.5 mi
  8. Thomasville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Thomasville City Schools5.4 mi
  9. Thomasville HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Thomasville City Schools5.4 mi
  10. Northwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Guilford County Schools5.6 mi

How Ledford Senior High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 68 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 759 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools47th percentile
Higher than 47% · rank 259 of 514
Davidson County Schools67th percentile
Higher than 67% · rank 11 of 33

Chronic absence is lower here than at 94% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 8 points since 2014 (76 → 68). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202568CNot Met70
202467CNot Met69
202363CNot Met66.1
202268CMet67
201976BMet74.3
201874BNot Met75.2
201779BExceeded75
201680BExceeded77
201580BExceeded77
201476BExceeded74

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Davidson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 57.47%Hispanic 23.58%Black 9.66%Two+ Races 5.15%Asian 4.12%
White: 57.47% (446) Hispanic: 23.58% (183) Black: 9.66% (75) Two+ Races: 5.15% (40) Asian: 4.12% (32)
White57.47%
Hispanic23.58%
Black9.66%
Two+ Races5.15%
Asian4.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 776
47.04%365 Female
52.96%411 Male

Student counts for Ledford Senior High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 776 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92.9%Chronically absent 7.1%
Regular attendance: 92.9% (757) Chronically absent: 7.1% (58)
Regular attendance92.9%
Chronically absent7.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 815
51.4%Economically disadvantaged
5.28%41 English learners

Student indicators for Ledford Senior High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 815 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 90.32%Beginning 9.68%
Experienced: 90.32% (38) Beginning: 9.68% (4)
Experienced90.32%
Beginning9.68%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 42.4 FTE
96.69%Fully licensed
3.31%Emergency or provisional
21.25%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Ledford Senior High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 42.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 370.9%38.8%
English II57.1%31.8%
Biology52.4%36.2%
NC Math 141.3%18.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology47.6%16.2%23.3%12.9%
English II42.9%25.3%28.6%--
NC Math 158.7%23.1%16.1%--
NC Math 329.1%32%26.2%12.6%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-4.9558.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers42.36
Experienced teachers38.26 (90%)
Beginning teachers4.1 (10%)
Holding a standard license40.96 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.4 (3%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (58 of 815)7.1%
Economically disadvantaged51.4%
English learners making progress (of 41)12.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.62
Library books per student4.71
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.32

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Ledford Senior High report card PDF

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Ledford Senior High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.