📍 400 Northwest Elementary Road, Lexington, Davidson County, 27295
Northwest Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 575 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 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 498 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 575 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Northwest Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 29, state house district 80.
Northwest 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 575 students, Northwest Elementary is larger 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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