📍 2946 Michael Road, Lexington, Davidson County, 27295
Tyro Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tyro Middle enrolls 561 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 464 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
326 of the school's 561 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Tyro Middle 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 81.
Tyro Middle 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 561 students, Tyro Middle is close to the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe