📍 5701 Old Hwy 52, Lexington, Davidson County, 27295
Welcome Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Welcome Elementary enrolls 593 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 428 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 593 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Welcome Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Welcome 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 593 students, Welcome 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: Suburb - Large