📍 975 Heath Church Road, Lexington, Davidson County, 27292
Davis-Townsend Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 420 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Davis-Townsend Elementary enrolls 420 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 347 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 420 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Davis-Townsend Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 29, state house district 80.
Davis-Townsend Elementary is one of 36 schools in Davidson County Schools, based in Lexington, North Carolina. The district serves 17,985 students district-wide and employs 1,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 420 students, Davis-Townsend Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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