📍 5850 NC Hwy 8, Lexington, Davidson County, 27292
Southwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 607 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 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwood Elementary enrolls 607 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 427 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 607 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 363 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Southwood 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 81.
Southwood 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 607 students, Southwood 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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