Lexington Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lexington, North Carolina

Lexington Middle School in Lexington, North Carolina enrolled 595 students in 2024-25 with 39.6 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

647 students in 2022-23, 591 students in 2023-24, 595 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.7 to 39.6.

Students enrolled at Lexington Middle School by school year2022-23: 647, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59502004006008002022-236472023-245912024-25595
Students enrolled at Lexington Middle School by school year2022-23: 647, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59502004006008002022-236472023-245912024-25595
Students enrolled at Lexington Middle School by school year2022-23: 647, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59502004006008002022-236472023-245912024-25595
Students enrolled at Lexington Middle School by school year2022-23: 647, 2023-24: 591, 2024-25: 59502004006008002022-236472023-245912024-25595
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2364738.716.7
2023-2459137.515.8
2024-2559539.615.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; This school 15.0; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 358 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lexington Middle School enrolled 716 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 163 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 358 of the 716 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions163
  • Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.4% of students were Hispanic, 30.3% Black, 13.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.4%
  2. Black30.3%
  3. White13.4%
  4. Two or more races11.1%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Lexington Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math35‑39%38‑42%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lexington

4 public middle schools in Lexington report 2024-25 enrollment; Lexington Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Davidson Middle70617.841.5%
Central Davidson Middle68616.598.1%
Lexington Middle School59515.099.5%
Tyro Middle52817.397.2%

All public schools in Lexington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lexington Middle School

  1. North Davidson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 706 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Central Davidson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.5 miles away: 686 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
  3. Compare Lexington Middle School with North Davidson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington City Schools spends per student$13,684 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,684
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaLexington Middle School is the number 234 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#234 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lexington Middle School

  1. How many students attend Lexington Middle School?
    595 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 647 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lexington, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lexington Middle School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lexington Middle School a Title I school?
    Lexington Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lexington Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Lexington Middle School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lexington Middle School in?
    Lexington City Schools, NCES district ID 3702640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370264001101 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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