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Lexington Senior High School

Lexington City Schools · Davidson County

Address
26 Penry Street, Lexington, NC 27292
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370264001102
889
Students
59.8
Teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
63
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
39.4%
Chronically absent
66.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Lexington Senior High SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Lexington Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-80.2 mi
  2. Charles England Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1-51.2 mi
  3. Pickett Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K-51.3 mi
  4. Davidson Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Davidson Charter Academy · Charter1.5 mi
  5. Southwest Elementary Global AcademyElementary · Grades 1-52.1 mi
  6. South Lexington Developmental CenterOther · Grades K-122.6 mi
  7. South Lexington SchoolElementary · Grades PK-K2.6 mi
  8. Stoner-Thomas SchoolOther · Grades K-12 · Davidson County Schools2.8 mi
  9. Davidson County High SchoolHigh · Grades 6-12 · Davidson County Schools3.5 mi
  10. Yadkin Valley Regional Career AcademyHigh · Grades 9-13 · Davidson County Schools3.5 mi

How Lexington Senior High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 63 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 1,060 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools34th percentile
Higher than 34% · rank 317 of 514
Lexington City Schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 1 of 6

Chronic absence is lower here than at 10% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (65 → 63). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202563CMet59.3
202455CNot Met54.3
202360CMet56.2
202251DNot Met49.5
201963CMet59.7
201862CNot Met61.6
201761CMet57
201660CMet56
201561CMet56
201465CExceeded58

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 40.94%Black 29.25%White 15.75%Two+ Races 9.79%Asian 3.82%Native Am. 0.34%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
Hispanic: 40.94% (364) Black: 29.25% (260) White: 15.75% (140) Two+ Races: 9.79% (87) Asian: 3.82% (34) Native Am.: 0.34% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (1)
Hispanic40.94%
Black29.25%
White15.75%
Two+ Races9.79%
Asian3.82%
Native Am.0.34%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 889
48.82%434 Female
51.18%455 Male

Student counts for Lexington Senior High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 889 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 60.6%Chronically absent 39.4%
Regular attendance: 60.6% (586) Chronically absent: 39.4% (381)
Regular attendance60.6%
Chronically absent39.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 967
66.7%Economically disadvantaged
14.51%129 English learners

Student indicators for Lexington Senior High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 967 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 77.86%Beginning 22.14%
Experienced: 77.86% (45) Beginning: 22.14% (13)
Experienced77.86%
Beginning22.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 58 FTE
90.21%Fully licensed
9.79%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lexington Senior High 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 58 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 362.8%33.6%
English II52%23.4%
Biology40.1%25.4%
NC Math 128.7%6.4%

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
Biology59.9%14.7%20.3%5.1%
English II48%28.6%20.6%--
NC Math 171.3%22.3%5.7%--
NC Math 337.2%29.2%23.9%9.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.3778.1

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers57.99
Experienced teachers45.15 (78%)
Beginning teachers12.84 (22%)
Holding a standard license52.31 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.68 (10%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (381 of 967)39.4%
Economically disadvantaged66.7%
English learners making progress (of 129)5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student10.54
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.5

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Senior High School report card PDF

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Lexington Senior High 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.