South Lexington Developmental Center
- Address
- 1000 Cotton Grove Road, Lexington, NC 27292
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (336) 242-1544
- Grades served
- K-12
- NCES school ID
- 370264002725
School calendar
Lexington City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to South Lexington Developmental Center — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- South Lexington Schoolunder 0.1 mi
- Southwest Elementary Global Academy1.8 mi
- Charles England Elementary School1.9 mi
- Lexington Senior High School2.6 mi
- Lexington Middle School2.7 mi
- Tyro Elementary3.3 mi
- Pickett Elementary School3.4 mi
- Davidson Charter Academy3.4 mi
- Stoner-Thomas School3.7 mi
- Davidson County High School4.3 mi
How South Lexington Developmental Center compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 47 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 14% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2018
Score down 8 points since 2018 (55 → 47). No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | D | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 58 | C | -- | -- |
| 2023 | 57 | C | -- | -- |
| 2022 | 49 | D | -- | -- |
| 2019 | 54 | D | -- | -- |
| 2018 | 55 | C | -- | -- |
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
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 26Student counts for South Lexington Developmental Center, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 26 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 217Student indicators for South Lexington Developmental Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 217 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
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 24.3 FTETeacher figures for South Lexington Developmental Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 24.3 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 24.28 |
| Experienced teachers | 16.89 (70%) |
| Beginning teachers | 7.39 (30%) |
| Holding a standard license | 23.29 (96%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0.99 (4%) |
| National Board certified | 1 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (79 of 217) | 36.4% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 82.6% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.94 |
| Library books per student | 53.63 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.96 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
South Lexington Developmental Center'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.