Welcome Elementary

Summary:

Welcome Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lexington, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 593. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 100 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Welcome Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (72.18%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 64.86% to 88.72% White students. The school has a lower percentage of African American students (5.4%) compared to the nearby Lexington City Schools, which range from 26.14% to 39.72% African American students. Academically, Welcome Elementary's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests, is generally lower than the Davidson County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 39.8% to 56.1% across different grade levels and subject areas.

Welcome Elementary has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (59.02% in 2022-2023) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 34.61% to 99.24%. The school's spending per student ($8,344 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the surrounding schools, which range from $7,582 to $14,927 per student. However, the school performs relatively well for its gifted and talented student population, ranking 101 out of 582 North Carolina elementary schools in 2022-2023.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5701 Old Hwy 52
       Lexington, NC  27295


(336) 731-3361

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1040th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,344 Help


Students who attend Welcome Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    North Davidson Middle
High:    North Davidson High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  593

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.2%
Hispanic:
13.7%
African American:
5.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59% Help


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Compare Details Welcome Elementary ranks worse than 69.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 17th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.36. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.2%), Hispanic (13.7%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Welcome Elementary is 15.4. 11 elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Welcome Elementary is $8,344. 13 elementary schools in the Davidson County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Welcome Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Welcome Elementary 1040th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Welcome Elementary 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 Welcome Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 59.27 551st 1276 56.8%
2007 59.38 558th 1293 56.8%
2008 69.05 367th 1324 72.3%
2009 64.43 521st 1354 61.5%
2010 64.34 524th 1363 61.6%
2011 48.19 820th 1381 40.6%
2012 50.39 765th 1388 44.9%
2013 51.85 631st 1403 55.0%
2014 55.76 609th 1390 56.2%
2015 48.09 782nd 1440 45.7%
2016 49.06 751st 1425 47.3%
2017 51.13 729th 1429 49.0%
2018 48.45 775th 1434 46.0%
2019 48.20 798th 1473 45.8%
2021 50.77 704th 1489 52.7%
2022 53.35 682nd 1514 55.0%
2023 41.53 903rd 1502 39.9%
2024 33.36 1040th 1505 30.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 22.74 712th 801 11.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.23 762nd 1332 42.8%
2019 48.10 723rd 1361 46.9%
2021 53.40 526th 1329 60.4%
2022 66.08 341st 1366 75.0%
2023 33.86 1008th 1437 29.9%
2024 28.34 1160th 1450 20.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.10 739th 1405 47.4%
2019 54.30 671st 1424 52.9%
2021 54.87 610th 1440 57.6%
2022 60.91 533rd 1458 63.4%
2023 44.63 819th 1459 43.9%
2024 40.00 901st 1455 38.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.91 498th 646 22.9%
2022 23.82 543rd 634 14.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.06 101st 582 82.6%
2024 35.81 596th 669 10.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.85 792nd 1413 43.9%
2019 42.83 867th 1430 39.4%
2021 44.34 779th 1444 46.1%
2022 44.62 815th 1464 44.3%
2023 40.02 918th 1461 37.2%
2024 27.77 1129th 1464 22.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.14 698th 851 18.0%
2021 55.36 305th 843 63.8%
2022 29.28 708th 893 20.7%
2023 21.87 797th 915 12.9%
2024 15.03 899th 951 5.5%
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Rank History for White students at Welcome Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.71 983rd 1178 16.6%
2019 28.04 962nd 1183 18.7%
2021 28.57 895th 1172 23.6%
2022 28.68 936th 1194 21.6%
2023 26.47 966th 1183 18.3%
2024 18.05 1047th 1166 10.2%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Welcome Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 760 23 0 1 3 n/a n/a 0 787
1989 749 21 0 2 3 n/a n/a 1 776
1990 734 16 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 754
1991 705 16 4 2 3 n/a n/a 0 730
1992 598 12 4 2 5 n/a n/a 15 636
1993 631 10 2 1 5 n/a n/a 18 667
1994 633 10 1 2 4 n/a n/a 30 680
1995 683 7 9 2 3 n/a n/a 0 704
1996 683 7 9 2 3 n/a n/a 0 704
1997 701 7 8 5 4 n/a n/a 0 725
1998 723 6 7 6 5 n/a n/a 0 747
1999 685 11 10 7 4 n/a n/a 0 717
2000 685 16 12 4 3 n/a n/a 0 720
2001 670 17 15 9 0 n/a n/a 0 711
2002 627 24 19 14 5 n/a n/a 0 689
2003 627 24 19 14 5 n/a n/a 0 689
2004 606 28 27 10 7 n/a n/a 0 678
2005 605 24 23 12 3 n/a n/a 0 667
2006 568 32 19 17 3 n/a n/a 0 639
2007 584 14 25 18 3 n/a n/a 23 667
2008 597 14 21 29 4 n/a n/a 18 683
2009 590 38 21 26 4 n/a n/a 0 679
2010 567 41 18 40 3 n/a n/a 0 669
2011 546 24 20 48 4 0 22 0 664
2012 511 18 23 48 2 0 23 0 625
2013 501 24 21 46 2 0 21 0 615
2014 475 18 22 45 2 0 26 0 588
2015 502 21 25 56 3 0 20 0 627
2016 466 25 22 78 1 0 22 0 614
2017 445 23 22 79 2 0 26 0 597
2018 438 19 20 74 1 0 22 0 574
2019 414 22 20 68 0 0 27 0 551
2020 425 16 17 70 2 1 38 0 569
2021 395 16 16 70 3 1 33 0 534
2022 421 20 15 74 3 1 30 0 564
2023 428 32 15 81 5 1 31 0 593

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 Welcome Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 787 39.0 20.1 14.2
1989 776 44.0 17.6 19.5
1990 754 45.0 16.7 21
1991 730 45.0 16.2 21.6
1992 636 46.0 13.8 16.7
1993 667 36.0 18.5 17.9
1994 680 38.0 17.9 21.7
1995 704 42.0 16.8 21.4
1996 704 42.0 16.8 21.4
1997 725 44.0 16.5 13.8
1998 747 48.0 15.6 15.1
1999 717 50.0 14.3 27.9
2000 720 50.0 14.4 27.8
2001 711 53.0 13.4 27.8
2002 689 48.0 14.4 30.3
2003 689 48.0 14.4 30.3
2004 678 32.0 21.2 33.3
2005 667 32.0 20.8 35.2
2006 639 32.0 20.0 39.3
2007 667 n/a n/a 42.1
2008 683 42.4 16.1 41.7
2009 679 43.0 15.8 n/a
2010 669 42.1 15.8 45.1
2011 664 41.7 15.9 46.8
2012 625 38.8 16.1 47.2
2013 615 38.6 15.9 51.5
2014 588 38.2 15.3 53.1
2015 627 36.0 17.4 53.4
2016 614 38.0 16.1 54.2
2017 597 35.7 16.7 49.6
2018 574 32.0 17.9 50.2
2019 551 31.8 17.3 49.2
2020 569 32.2 17.6 47.6
2021 534 34.4 15.5 45.7
2022 564 36.5 15.4 43.1
2023 593 38.5 15.4 59

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 Welcome Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 787 39.0 20.1 14.2
1989 776 44.0 17.6 19.5
1990 754 45.0 16.7 21
1991 730 45.0 16.2 21.6
1992 636 46.0 13.8 16.7
1993 667 36.0 18.5 17.9
1994 680 38.0 17.9 21.7
1995 704 42.0 16.8 21.4
1996 704 42.0 16.8 21.4
1997 725 44.0 16.5 13.8
1998 747 48.0 15.6 15.1
1999 717 50.0 14.3 27.9
2000 720 50.0 14.4 27.8
2001 711 53.0 13.4 27.8
2002 689 48.0 14.4 30.3
2003 689 48.0 14.4 30.3
2004 678 32.0 21.2 33.3
2005 667 32.0 20.8 35.2
2006 639 32.0 20.0 39.3
2007 667 n/a n/a 42.1
2008 683 42.4 16.1 41.7
2009 679 43.0 15.8 n/a
2010 669 42.1 15.8 45.1
2011 664 41.7 15.9 46.8
2012 625 38.8 16.1 47.2
2013 615 38.6 15.9 51.5
2014 588 38.2 15.3 53.1
2015 627 36.0 17.4 53.4
2016 614 38.0 16.1 54.2
2017 597 35.7 16.7 49.6
2018 574 32.0 17.9 50.2
2019 551 31.8 17.3 49.2
2020 569 32.2 17.6 47.6
2021 534 34.4 15.5 45.7
2022 564 36.5 15.4 43.1
2023 593 38.5 15.4 59

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 Welcome Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $696 (8.3%) $7,648 (91.7%) $8,344

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Welcome Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 798th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 903rd of 1502 Elementary schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Welcome Elementary)55.362.3
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)70.166.8
 3.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Welcome Elementary)56.444.3
 12.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)57.953.5
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Welcome Elementary)64.341.2
 23.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)62.558.4
 4.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Welcome Elementary)55.138.1
 17%
   4th Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)56.757
 0.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Welcome Elementary)59.558.8
 0.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Davidson County Schools)68.662.7
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Welcome Elementary)42.342.5
 0.2%
   5th Grade Reading (Davidson County Schools)5648.5
 7.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Welcome Elementary)75.762.5
 13.2%
   5th Grade Science (Davidson County Schools)79.772.4
 7.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students551593
 7.6%
African American2232
 45.5%
American Indian05
Asian2015
 25%
Hispanic6881
 19.1%
Pacific Islander01
White414428
 3.4%
Two or More Races2731
 14.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.2%59%
 9.8%


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Students who attend Welcome Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Davidson Middle
High : North Davidson High

Welcome Elementary ranks 1040th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 593 students attended Welcome Elementary.

Students at Welcome Elementary are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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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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