North Davidson High

Summary:

North Davidson High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Lexington, North Carolina, with a student population of 905. 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.

North Davidson High consistently outperforms the district and state in end-of-course test scores, with 71.1% of students proficient or better in Biology compared to 60.4% for the district and 53.4% for the state. The school also performs well for its African American and special education students, ranking 104 and 92 out of North Carolina high schools in these subgroups, respectively. However, the school's Hispanic students have struggled, ranking 235 out of 454 high schools in this subgroup.

While North Davidson High is a strong-performing school, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 85 out of 531 high schools in 2014-2015 to 229 out of 640 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased from 21.49% in 2021-2022 to 37.02% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. When compared to nearby schools, such as Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy and Oak Grove High, North Davidson High generally outperforms them, but faces competition from other high-performing schools in the area.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 7227 Old US Hwy 52
       Lexington, NC  27295


(336) 731-8431

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
229th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,214 Help


Feeder schools for North Davidson High:

Elementary:    Northwest Elementary
    Welcome Elementary
Middle:    North Davidson Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  905

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.4%
Hispanic:
11.2%
African American:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37% Help


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Compare Details North Davidson High ranks better than 64.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th 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 60.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.4%), Hispanic (11.2%), African American (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Davidson High is 16.1, which is the 4th best among 10 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Davidson High is $8,214. 7 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Davidson High:

SchoolDigger ranks North Davidson High 229th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See North Davidson High in the ranking list.)

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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 North Davidson High

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Rank History for all students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 71.75 56th 431 87.0%
2007 66.74 92nd 453 79.7%
2008 64.24 116th 477 75.7%
2009 63.59 130th 490 73.5%
2010 69.98 76th 499 84.8%
2011 66.51 118th 506 76.7%
2012 56.32 175th 502 65.1%
2013 50.21 144th 505 71.5%
2014 63.77 99th 451 78.0%
2015 67.80 85th 531 84.0%
2016 57.51 116th 507 77.1%
2017 62.06 124th 476 73.9%
2018 68.96 104th 469 77.8%
2019 56.87 164th 514 68.1%
2021 54.71 244th 594 58.9%
2022 54.31 262nd 621 57.8%
2023 56.34 251st 626 59.9%
2024 60.78 229th 640 64.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.96 56th 185 69.7%
2022 22.60 197th 226 12.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 58.25 92nd 349 73.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.26 59th 424 86.1%
2019 49.87 139th 446 68.8%
2021 61.10 62nd 432 85.6%
2022 56.09 186th 544 65.8%
2023 47.15 262nd 597 56.1%
2024 51.13 240th 613 60.8%
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Rank History for Female students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.82 93rd 449 79.3%
2019 58.53 153rd 475 67.8%
2021 58.23 143rd 475 69.9%
2022 57.64 242nd 594 59.3%
2023 63.80 201st 588 65.8%
2024 66.38 194th 602 67.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.49 97th 349 72.2%
2019 56.05 108th 364 70.3%
2021 43.49 153rd 334 54.2%
2022 39.21 167th 330 49.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.99 53rd 325 83.7%
2021 57.81 168th 337 50.1%
2022 72.32 95th 398 76.1%
2023 57.56 200th 403 50.4%
2024 60.75 192nd 403 52.4%
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Rank History for Male students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.72 121st 463 73.9%
2019 52.38 185th 488 62.1%
2021 50.65 178th 481 63.0%
2022 50.26 265th 585 54.7%
2023 48.65 281st 602 53.3%
2024 55.02 242nd 607 60.1%
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Rank History for African American students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 70.64 91st 434 79.0%
2024 64.84 104th 437 76.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.84 79th 340 76.8%
2019 50.94 114th 354 67.8%
2021 46.93 127th 370 65.7%
2022 33.50 289th 436 33.7%
2023 25.23 357th 449 20.5%
2024 42.43 235th 454 48.2%
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Rank History for White students at North Davidson High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.32 180th 427 57.8%
2019 41.31 239th 444 46.2%
2021 45.14 198th 439 54.9%
2022 45.12 284th 534 46.8%
2023 46.74 282nd 537 47.5%
2024 52.91 266th 553 51.9%
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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 North Davidson High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 866 70 1 0 2 n/a n/a -1 938
1989 862 64 1 0 3 n/a n/a 0 930
1990 828 63 0 1 4 n/a n/a 0 896
1991 802 55 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 862
1992 1103 70 2 1 3 n/a n/a 0 1179
1993 1113 63 5 0 3 n/a n/a 5 1189
1994 1128 66 4 0 4 n/a n/a 0 1202
1995 1155 72 6 2 5 n/a n/a 0 1240
1996 1155 72 6 2 5 n/a n/a 0 1240
1997 1116 67 9 1 4 n/a n/a 0 1197
1998 1169 60 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1242
1999 1268 69 7 9 3 n/a n/a 0 1356
2000 1281 72 12 13 2 n/a n/a 0 1380
2001 1330 69 9 14 9 n/a n/a 0 1431
2002 1294 69 12 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1395
2003 1294 69 12 13 7 n/a n/a 0 1395
2004 1298 65 13 17 10 n/a n/a 0 1403
2005 1368 84 18 22 7 n/a n/a 0 1499
2006 1414 96 15 28 11 n/a n/a 0 1564
2007 1446 91 24 30 7 n/a n/a 16 1614
2008 1385 85 18 31 10 n/a n/a 19 1548
2009 1405 112 19 37 9 n/a n/a 0 1582
2010 1404 116 14 42 6 n/a n/a 0 1582
2011 1378 89 12 40 8 2 21 0 1550
2012 1382 68 10 47 7 2 28 0 1544
2013 1381 69 15 45 4 2 24 0 1540
2014 1341 65 16 51 5 0 32 0 1510
2015 1331 69 18 69 4 1 31 0 1523
2016 1320 80 22 83 4 2 39 0 1550
2017 1347 80 17 95 3 1 41 0 1584
2018 1082 54 17 91 2 1 34 0 1281
2019 954 37 13 80 3 0 30 0 1117
2020 816 31 12 82 3 0 19 0 963
2021 754 28 14 87 3 1 31 0 918
2022 762 28 15 99 4 1 31 0 940
2023 719 34 20 101 1 0 30 0 905

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 North Davidson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 938 58.0 16.1 3
1989 930 60.0 15.5 4
1990 896 60.0 14.9 3.3
1991 862 60.0 14.3 3.5
1992 1179 67.0 17.5 1.4
1993 1189 70.0 17.0 2.7
1994 1202 70.0 17.2 3.2
1995 1240 76.0 16.3 3.4
1996 1240 76.0 16.3 3.4
1997 1197 74.0 16.2 3.6
1998 1242 82.0 15.1 2.5
1999 1356 82.0 16.5 3.8
2000 1380 82.0 16.8 4.8
2001 1431 87.0 16.4 5
2002 1395 90.0 15.5 9
2003 1395 90.0 15.5 9
2004 1403 76.0 18.5 10.8
2005 1499 75.0 20.0 13.3
2006 1564 75.0 20.9 15.1
2007 1614 89.4 18.1 17.2
2008 1548 91.9 16.8 16.9
2009 1582 93.0 17.0 n/a
2010 1582 90.4 17.4 21.6
2011 1550 89.9 17.2 23
2012 1544 88.5 17.4 27.3
2013 1540 87.0 17.6 27.3
2014 1510 87.6 17.2 27.9
2015 1523 88.0 17.3 28.6
2016 1550 92.0 16.8 28.5
2017 1584 92.6 17.0 27
2018 1281 78.5 16.3 26.2
2019 1117 65.7 16.9 23.7
2020 963 59.8 16.1 24.9
2021 918 59.7 15.3 22.8
2022 940 56.5 16.6 21.5
2023 905 55.9 16.1 37

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 North Davidson High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 938 58.0 16.1 3
1989 930 60.0 15.5 4
1990 896 60.0 14.9 3.3
1991 862 60.0 14.3 3.5
1992 1179 67.0 17.5 1.4
1993 1189 70.0 17.0 2.7
1994 1202 70.0 17.2 3.2
1995 1240 76.0 16.3 3.4
1996 1240 76.0 16.3 3.4
1997 1197 74.0 16.2 3.6
1998 1242 82.0 15.1 2.5
1999 1356 82.0 16.5 3.8
2000 1380 82.0 16.8 4.8
2001 1431 87.0 16.4 5
2002 1395 90.0 15.5 9
2003 1395 90.0 15.5 9
2004 1403 76.0 18.5 10.8
2005 1499 75.0 20.0 13.3
2006 1564 75.0 20.9 15.1
2007 1614 89.4 18.1 17.2
2008 1548 91.9 16.8 16.9
2009 1582 93.0 17.0 n/a
2010 1582 90.4 17.4 21.6
2011 1550 89.9 17.2 23
2012 1544 88.5 17.4 27.3
2013 1540 87.0 17.6 27.3
2014 1510 87.6 17.2 27.9
2015 1523 88.0 17.3 28.6
2016 1550 92.0 16.8 28.5
2017 1584 92.6 17.0 27
2018 1281 78.5 16.3 26.2
2019 1117 65.7 16.9 23.7
2020 963 59.8 16.1 24.9
2021 918 59.7 15.3 22.8
2022 940 56.5 16.6 21.5
2023 905 55.9 16.1 37

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 North Davidson High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $564 (6.9%) $7,650 (93.1%) $8,214

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

Impact of COVID-19 on North Davidson High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 164th of 514 High schoolsRanks 251st of 626 High schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (North Davidson High)60.547.9
 12.6%
   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 (North Davidson High)62.158.1
 4%
   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 (North Davidson High)5756.3
 0.7%
   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 (North Davidson High)49.170.1
 21%
   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 Students1117905
 19%
African American3734
 8.1%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1320
 53.8%
Hispanic80101
 26.3%
Pacific Islander00
White954719
 24.6%
Two or More Races3030
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23.7%37%
 13.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about North Davidson High

Students at North Davidson High are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 905 students attended North Davidson High.

North Davidson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northwest Elementary
Elementary : Welcome Elementary
Middle : North Davidson Middle

North Davidson High ranks 229th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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