South Davidson Middle and High

Summary:

South Davidson Middle and High is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Denton, North Carolina, with a student population of 670 that is predominantly White (92.99%). 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.

South Davidson Middle and High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 456-468 out of 640 schools in the most recent year. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the county and state averages, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are 10-20 percentage points lower than the county and state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Davidson Early College and Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy, which are also part of the Davidson County Schools district, South Davidson Middle and High performs worse on most academic metrics.

The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (59.7% in 2022-2023), indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These demographic and socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges in addressing the unique needs of its student population and improving academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 14956 South NC Hwy 109
       Denton, NC  27239-9642


(336) 242-5700

District: Davidson County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
456th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,381 Help


Feeder schools for South Davidson Middle and High:

Elementary:    Denton Elementary
    Silver Valley Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.9%
Hispanic:
4.6%
Two or more races:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Davidson Middle and High ranks worse than 60% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details South Davidson Middle and High ranks worse than 71.3% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 9th 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 29.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.9%), Hispanic (4.6%), two or more races (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Davidson County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Davidson Middle and High is 14, which is the 2nd 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 South Davidson Middle and High is $10,381, which is the 3rd highest among 10 high schools in the Davidson County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Davidson Middle and High:

SchoolDigger ranks South Davidson Middle and High 476th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See South Davidson Middle and High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks South Davidson Middle and High 456th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See South Davidson Middle and 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 South Davidson Middle and High

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Rank History for all middle school students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.38 445th 784 43.2%
2024 40.87 476th 793 40.0%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.28 368th 473 22.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.23 362nd 735 50.7%
2024 33.56 524th 743 29.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 52.32 346th 731 52.7%
2024 40.39 445th 738 39.7%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.38 346th 452 23.5%
2024 65.16 148th 461 67.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 30.85 532nd 747 28.8%
2024 39.57 456th 751 39.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.50 571st 656 13.0%
2024 16.65 581st 652 10.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for South Davidson Middle and High

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Rank History for all high school students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 44.97 276th 431 36.0%
2007 55.00 188th 453 58.5%
2008 49.50 254th 477 46.8%
2009 37.32 357th 490 27.1%
2010 61.42 177th 499 64.5%
2011 60.60 178th 506 64.8%
2012 49.79 230th 502 54.2%
2013 29.70 313th 505 38.0%
2014 29.04 284th 451 37.0%
2015 33.43 316th 531 40.5%
2016 27.36 331st 507 34.7%
2017 35.01 282nd 476 40.8%
2018 27.42 336th 469 28.4%
2019 25.34 377th 514 26.7%
2021 21.15 473rd 594 20.4%
2022 20.47 497th 621 20.0%
2023 25.98 468th 626 25.2%
2024 29.41 456th 640 28.8%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 15.39 341st 349 2.3%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.78 302nd 424 28.8%
2019 27.72 313th 446 29.8%
2021 27.19 298th 432 31.0%
2022 19.15 477th 544 12.3%
2023 29.85 416th 597 30.3%
2024 30.28 429th 613 30.0%
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Rank History for high school Female students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.63 336th 449 25.2%
2019 28.21 344th 475 27.6%
2021 21.03 365th 475 23.2%
2022 19.78 486th 594 18.2%
2023 20.33 488th 588 17.0%
2024 30.39 432nd 602 28.2%
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Rank History for high school Disabled students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.00 309th 349 11.5%
2019 51.93 129th 364 64.6%
2021 47.67 126th 334 62.3%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 36.43 319th 398 19.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.61 338th 463 27.0%
2019 20.26 390th 488 20.1%
2021 20.60 377th 481 21.6%
2022 20.34 474th 585 19.0%
2023 31.19 410th 602 31.9%
2024 28.06 447th 607 26.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at South Davidson Middle and High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.85 401st 427 6.1%
2019 10.92 413th 444 7.0%
2021 8.95 420th 439 4.3%
2022 8.18 511th 534 4.3%
2023 10.05 502nd 537 6.5%
2024 18.35 477th 553 13.7%
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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 South Davidson Middle and High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 742 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 746
1991 786 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 790
1992 833 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a -1 836
1993 855 2 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 859
1994 880 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 883
1995 923 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 925
1996 923 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 925
1997 938 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 943
1998 959 2 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 964
1999 936 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 939
2000 946 2 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 952
2001 510 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 513
2002 490 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2003 490 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2004 507 1 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 516
2005 474 2 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 487
2006 460 4 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 474
2007 482 1 0 9 2 n/a n/a 1 495
2008 448 0 0 8 3 n/a n/a 2 461
2009 458 1 0 11 3 n/a n/a 0 473
2010 471 1 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 479
2011 458 3 0 10 0 0 0 0 471
2012 426 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 438
2013 428 2 0 8 0 0 2 0 440
2014 410 3 0 7 1 0 3 0 424
2015 427 3 0 6 1 0 2 0 439
2016 406 2 2 10 0 0 3 0 423
2017 394 3 3 10 0 0 3 0 413
2018 368 3 3 11 1 0 3 0 389
2019 351 2 3 12 1 0 5 0 374
2020 353 2 0 10 1 0 4 0 370
2021 352 1 1 10 1 0 5 0 370
2022 328 1 1 10 0 0 7 0 347
2023 623 2 1 25 0 0 19 0 670
2024 589 5 2 30 0 0 29 0 655

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 South Davidson Middle and High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 746 50.0 14.9 n/a
1991 790 50.0 15.8 0
1992 836 50.0 16.7 6.9
1993 859 55.0 15.6 12.1
1994 883 57.0 15.5 15.3
1995 925 59.0 15.7 15.4
1996 925 59.0 15.7 15.4
1997 943 59.0 16.0 16.9
1998 964 67.0 14.4 16.3
1999 939 67.0 14.0 22.3
2000 952 67.0 14.2 22.4
2001 513 35.0 14.7 44.6
2002 494 36.0 13.7 60.3
2003 494 36.0 13.7 60.3
2004 516 28.0 18.4 64.5
2005 487 28.0 17.4 70.4
2006 474 28.0 16.9 30.8
2007 495 34.3 14.4 33.4
2008 461 32.7 14.1 33.8
2009 473 33.4 14.2 n/a
2010 479 31.8 15.0 45.7
2011 471 33.2 14.1 46.3
2012 438 33.0 13.2 49.1
2013 440 28.0 15.7 49.5
2014 424 32.5 13.0 51.9
2015 439 31.0 14.1 51
2016 423 33.0 12.8 49.2
2017 413 34.0 12.1 49.6
2018 389 32.9 11.8 48.3
2019 374 25.5 14.6 45.5
2020 370 25.8 14.2 45.1
2021 370 24.9 14.8 38.6
2022 347 24.4 14.1 35.7
2023 670 46.6 14.3 59.7
2024 655 46.6 14.0 99.5

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 South Davidson Middle and High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 746 50.0 14.9 n/a
1991 790 50.0 15.8 0
1992 836 50.0 16.7 6.9
1993 859 55.0 15.6 12.1
1994 883 57.0 15.5 15.3
1995 925 59.0 15.7 15.4
1996 925 59.0 15.7 15.4
1997 943 59.0 16.0 16.9
1998 964 67.0 14.4 16.3
1999 939 67.0 14.0 22.3
2000 952 67.0 14.2 22.4
2001 513 35.0 14.7 44.6
2002 494 36.0 13.7 60.3
2003 494 36.0 13.7 60.3
2004 516 28.0 18.4 64.5
2005 487 28.0 17.4 70.4
2006 474 28.0 16.9 30.8
2007 495 34.3 14.4 33.4
2008 461 32.7 14.1 33.8
2009 473 33.4 14.2 n/a
2010 479 31.8 15.0 45.7
2011 471 33.2 14.1 46.3
2012 438 33.0 13.2 49.1
2013 440 28.0 15.7 49.5
2014 424 32.5 13.0 51.9
2015 439 31.0 14.1 51
2016 423 33.0 12.8 49.2
2017 413 34.0 12.1 49.6
2018 389 32.9 11.8 48.3
2019 374 25.5 14.6 45.5
2020 370 25.8 14.2 45.1
2021 370 24.9 14.8 38.6
2022 347 24.4 14.1 35.7
2023 670 46.6 14.3 59.7
2024 655 46.6 14.0 99.5

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 South Davidson Middle and High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,112 (10.7%) $9,269 (89.3%) $10,381

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Davidson Middle and High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 377th of 514 High schoolsRanks 468th of 626 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (South Davidson Middle and High)46.752.6
 5.9%
   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 (South Davidson Middle and High)4441.4
 2.6%
   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 (South Davidson Middle and High)26.320.5
 5.8%
   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 (South Davidson Middle and High)32.937.2
 4.3%
   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 Students374670
 79.1%
African American22
American Indian10
 100%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic1225
 108.3%
Pacific Islander00
White351623
 77.5%
Two or More Races519
 280%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.5%59.7%
 14.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Davidson Middle and High

In the 2023-24 school year, 655 students attended South Davidson Middle and High.

South Davidson Middle and High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Denton Elementary
Elementary : Silver Valley Elementary

South Davidson Middle and High ranks 456th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at South Davidson Middle and High are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.


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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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