Central Davidson High

Summary:

Central Davidson High is a public high school in Lexington, North Carolina, serving around 900 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 100 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Central Davidson High has a predominantly white student population, with 78.22% of students identifying as white, the school's academic performance has been consistently in the middle of North Carolina high schools, ranking between 322 and 411 out of 594-640 schools over the past 10 years. Its 2-star rating from SchoolDigger is lower than the 3-star rating of the overall district. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and multi-racial students performing relatively well, but white, male, and low socioeconomic status students struggling. Central Davidson High's test scores are generally below the district and state averages, particularly in Math I and Math III, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than the county and state.

The data suggests that Central Davidson High faces several challenges in maintaining and improving its academic performance, particularly in addressing equity issues and supporting the success of all student subgroups. The school's declining statewide ranking and lower test scores compared to its neighbors, such as North Davidson High and East Davidson High, indicate that it may need to learn from the strategies and practices of its higher-performing counterparts. Additionally, the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Central Davidson High, from 31.13% in 2020-2021 to 48.89% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may need to address broader socioeconomic challenges in the community that could impact student learning and achievement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2747 NC Hwy 47
       Lexington, NC  27292-7700


(336) 357-2920

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
411th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,319 Help


Feeder schools for Central Davidson High:

Elementary:    Davis-Townsend Elementary
    Southmont Elementary
    Southwood Elementary
Middle:    Central Davidson Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  900

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.2%
Hispanic:
11.6%
African American:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Central Davidson High ranks worse than 64.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 10 ranked high schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.04. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.2%), Hispanic (11.6%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Davidson High is 17.1. 5 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Davidson High is $8,319. 5 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Davidson High:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Davidson High 411th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Central Davidson High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Davidson County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Davidson County Schools 100th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Central Davidson High

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Rank History for all students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.57 228th 431 47.1%
2007 46.79 257th 453 43.3%
2008 49.66 250th 477 47.6%
2009 53.48 226th 490 53.9%
2010 65.02 132nd 499 73.5%
2011 65.46 127th 506 74.9%
2012 52.23 210th 502 58.2%
2013 34.60 275th 505 45.5%
2014 39.75 216th 451 52.1%
2015 38.02 276th 531 48.0%
2016 31.42 305th 507 39.8%
2017 38.91 256th 476 46.2%
2018 41.11 262nd 469 44.1%
2019 43.11 263rd 514 48.8%
2021 42.80 322nd 594 45.8%
2022 38.62 363rd 621 41.5%
2023 39.61 359th 626 42.7%
2024 34.04 411th 640 35.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.68 195th 199 2.0%
2022 29.32 170th 226 24.8%
2023 76.11 44th 249 82.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.71 37th 226 83.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.61 168th 349 51.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.97 236th 424 44.3%
2019 38.48 226th 446 49.3%
2021 37.88 209th 432 51.6%
2022 40.81 283rd 544 48.0%
2023 40.63 314th 597 47.4%
2024 28.62 438th 613 28.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.60 286th 449 36.3%
2019 41.46 257th 475 45.9%
2021 48.96 200th 475 57.9%
2022 44.14 325th 594 45.3%
2023 45.38 314th 588 46.6%
2024 47.14 310th 602 48.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.62 136th 349 61.0%
2019 41.96 197th 364 45.9%
2021 24.78 277th 334 17.1%
2022 21.75 288th 330 12.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.25 84th 100 16.0%
2021 66.12 112th 337 66.8%
2022 62.54 172nd 398 56.8%
2023 47.39 268th 403 33.5%
2024 48.42 278th 403 31.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.29 259th 463 44.1%
2019 42.32 249th 488 49.0%
2021 35.76 262nd 481 45.5%
2022 33.21 386th 585 34.0%
2023 32.66 401st 602 33.4%
2024 22.04 483rd 607 20.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.47 229th 359 36.2%
2019 25.68 290th 369 21.4%
2021 22.97 300th 364 17.6%
2022 20.66 374th 430 13.0%
2023 31.97 280th 434 35.5%
2024 32.29 287th 437 34.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.04 245th 340 27.9%
2019 33.69 220th 354 37.9%
2021 36.25 209th 370 43.5%
2022 50.08 178th 436 59.2%
2023 40.81 244th 449 45.7%
2024 40.28 244th 454 46.3%
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Rank History for White students at Central Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.69 352nd 427 17.6%
2019 29.86 313th 444 29.5%
2021 33.74 266th 439 39.4%
2022 26.15 414th 534 22.5%
2023 25.57 421st 537 21.6%
2024 20.90 465th 553 15.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Central Davidson High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 952 52 0 1 6 n/a n/a 11 1022
1989 903 61 0 1 10 n/a n/a 0 975
1990 850 49 1 2 3 n/a n/a 0 905
1991 850 51 1 1 5 n/a n/a 0 908
1992 826 47 1 3 4 n/a n/a 0 881
1993 840 44 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 892
1994 823 36 2 3 4 n/a n/a 0 868
1995 852 37 6 4 5 n/a n/a 0 904
1996 852 37 6 4 5 n/a n/a 0 904
1997 850 30 10 2 4 n/a n/a 0 896
1998 832 31 10 9 4 n/a n/a 0 886
1999 850 28 11 9 3 n/a n/a 0 901
2000 887 29 14 9 2 n/a n/a 0 941
2001 896 28 14 12 1 n/a n/a 0 951
2002 865 40 10 17 1 n/a n/a 0 933
2003 865 40 10 17 1 n/a n/a 0 933
2004 856 45 13 25 1 n/a n/a 0 940
2005 850 51 10 34 2 n/a n/a 0 947
2006 861 40 8 33 2 n/a n/a 0 944
2007 863 38 11 48 0 n/a n/a 7 967
2008 877 44 18 37 0 n/a n/a 9 985
2009 856 50 16 44 1 n/a n/a 0 967
2010 865 57 16 36 1 n/a n/a 0 975
2011 892 30 13 44 3 1 10 0 993
2012 904 31 10 48 4 1 11 0 1009
2013 924 31 9 59 3 1 11 0 1038
2014 863 32 10 57 4 0 27 0 993
2015 853 36 9 50 3 0 18 0 969
2016 824 34 10 66 7 0 19 0 960
2017 818 28 10 66 6 0 20 0 948
2018 802 38 8 72 6 0 23 0 949
2019 767 42 7 72 3 0 25 0 916
2020 737 38 6 70 2 0 45 0 898
2021 750 46 6 73 1 0 46 0 922
2022 709 47 4 84 0 0 50 0 894
2023 704 47 3 104 0 0 42 0 900

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Central Davidson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1022 61.0 16.7 6.3
1989 975 62.0 15.7 7.5
1990 905 62.0 14.5 9.6
1991 908 62.0 14.6 9.6
1992 881 62.0 14.2 5.1
1993 892 53.0 16.8 8
1994 868 60.0 14.5 8.3
1995 904 59.0 15.3 8.2
1996 904 59.0 15.3 8.2
1997 896 60.0 14.9 7.3
1998 886 65.0 13.6 6.2
1999 901 65.0 13.9 9.4
2000 941 65.0 14.5 8.3
2001 951 64.0 14.9 10.7
2002 933 65.0 14.4 19.2
2003 933 65.0 14.4 19.2
2004 940 53.0 17.7 22
2005 947 52.0 18.2 24.1
2006 944 52.0 18.2 30.1
2007 967 61.9 15.6 32.7
2008 985 61.1 16.1 36.8
2009 967 62.8 15.4 n/a
2010 975 59.8 16.3 37.8
2011 993 57.8 17.1 40.3
2012 1009 56.5 17.8 43.8
2013 1038 59.8 17.3 43.9
2014 993 58.2 17.0 45.1
2015 969 55.0 17.6 47.6
2016 960 57.0 16.8 44.5
2017 948 59.0 16.0 43.6
2018 949 60.0 15.8 40.8
2019 916 54.9 16.6 36
2020 898 53.2 16.8 35.9
2021 922 53.5 17.2 31.1
2022 894 53.0 16.8 34.7
2023 900 52.5 17.1 48.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Central Davidson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1022 61.0 16.7 6.3
1989 975 62.0 15.7 7.5
1990 905 62.0 14.5 9.6
1991 908 62.0 14.6 9.6
1992 881 62.0 14.2 5.1
1993 892 53.0 16.8 8
1994 868 60.0 14.5 8.3
1995 904 59.0 15.3 8.2
1996 904 59.0 15.3 8.2
1997 896 60.0 14.9 7.3
1998 886 65.0 13.6 6.2
1999 901 65.0 13.9 9.4
2000 941 65.0 14.5 8.3
2001 951 64.0 14.9 10.7
2002 933 65.0 14.4 19.2
2003 933 65.0 14.4 19.2
2004 940 53.0 17.7 22
2005 947 52.0 18.2 24.1
2006 944 52.0 18.2 30.1
2007 967 61.9 15.6 32.7
2008 985 61.1 16.1 36.8
2009 967 62.8 15.4 n/a
2010 975 59.8 16.3 37.8
2011 993 57.8 17.1 40.3
2012 1009 56.5 17.8 43.8
2013 1038 59.8 17.3 43.9
2014 993 58.2 17.0 45.1
2015 969 55.0 17.6 47.6
2016 960 57.0 16.8 44.5
2017 948 59.0 16.0 43.6
2018 949 60.0 15.8 40.8
2019 916 54.9 16.6 36
2020 898 53.2 16.8 35.9
2021 922 53.5 17.2 31.1
2022 894 53.0 16.8 34.7
2023 900 52.5 17.1 48.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Central Davidson High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $521 (6.3%) $7,798 (93.7%) $8,319

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Central Davidson High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 263rd of 514 High schoolsRanks 359th of 626 High schools
 6.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Central Davidson High)55.948.4
 7.5%
   End of Course Biology (Davidson County Schools)57.856.2
 1.6%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Central Davidson High)52.957.2
 4.3%
   End of Course English II (Davidson County Schools)59.557.3
 2.2%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Central Davidson High)38.127.1
 11%
   End of Course Math I (Davidson County Schools)4739.6
 7.4%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Central Davidson High)48.655.5
 6.9%
   End of Course Math III (Davidson County Schools)4759.5
 12.5%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students916900
 1.7%
African American4247
 11.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic72104
 44.4%
Pacific Islander00
White767704
 8.2%
Two or More Races2542
 68%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36%48.9%
 12.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Central Davidson High

In the 2022-23 school year, 900 students attended Central Davidson High.

Central Davidson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Davis-Townsend Elementary
Elementary : Southmont Elementary
Elementary : Southwood Elementary
Middle : Central Davidson Middle

Central Davidson High ranks 411th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Central Davidson High are 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.


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