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Lexington Middle School

Lexington City Schools · Davidson County

Address
100 West Hemstead Street, Lexington, NC 27292
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370264001101
595
Students
39.6
Teachers (FTE)
15.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
52
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
31.2%
Chronically absent
71.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Lexington City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Lexington Middle School — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Lexington Middle SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Lexington Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-120.2 mi
  2. Charles England Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1-51.2 mi
  3. Pickett Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-51.4 mi
  4. Davidson Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Davidson Charter Academy · Charter1.6 mi
  5. Southwest Elementary Global AcademyElementary · Grades 1-52.2 mi
  6. South Lexington Developmental CenterOther · Grades K-122.7 mi
  7. South Lexington SchoolElementary · Grades PK-K2.7 mi
  8. Stoner-Thomas SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Davidson County Schools2.7 mi
  9. Davidson County High SchoolHigh · Grades 6-12 · Davidson County Schools3.4 mi
  10. Yadkin Valley Regional Career AcademyHigh · Grades 9-13 · Davidson County Schools3.4 mi

How Lexington Middle School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 52 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools23rd percentile
Higher than 23% · rank 1,862 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools38th percentile
Higher than 38% · rank 272 of 456
Lexington City Schools50th percentile
Higher than 50% · rank 3 of 6

Chronic absence is lower here than at 23% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 6 points since 2014 (46 → 52). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202552DExceeded42.1
202448DMet41.4
202345DNot Met39.4
202249DMet42.4
201954DExceeded46.3
201851DMet44.7
201749DMet43
201644DNot Met40
201547DMet40
201446DMet37

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 Lexington City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 43.36%Black 30.25%White 13.45%Two+ Races 11.09%Asian 1.34%Pacific Isl. 0.5%
Hispanic: 43.36% (258) Black: 30.25% (180) White: 13.45% (80) Two+ Races: 11.09% (66) Asian: 1.34% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.5% (3)
Hispanic43.36%
Black30.25%
White13.45%
Two+ Races11.09%
Asian1.34%
Pacific Isl.0.5%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 595
48.91%291 Female
51.09%304 Male

Student counts for Lexington Middle School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 595 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 68.8%Chronically absent 31.2%
Regular attendance: 68.8% (454) Chronically absent: 31.2% (206)
Regular attendance68.8%
Chronically absent31.2%

Student Population

Students Counted: 660
71.6%Economically disadvantaged
19.16%114 English learners

Student indicators for Lexington Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 660 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 67.09%Beginning 32.91%
Experienced: 67.09% (28) Beginning: 32.91% (14)
Experienced67.09%
Beginning32.91%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 41.8 FTE
82.24%Fully licensed
17.76%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lexington Middle School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 41.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)48.6%28.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)44.1%24.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.7%18.3%

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
Mathematics (grades 3–8)55.9%19.3%20.7%--
Reading (grades 3–8)57.3%24.4%15.2%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)51.4%20.1%26.6%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth5.4392.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers41.78
Experienced teachers28.03 (67%)
Beginning teachers13.75 (33%)
Holding a standard license34.36 (82%)
Emergency or provisional licenses7.42 (18%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (206 of 660)31.2%
Economically disadvantaged71.6%
English learners making progress (of 114)8.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student14.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.49

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Lexington Middle School report card PDF

Download this report card

Lexington Middle School'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.