📍 450 Cow Palace Rd, Lexington, Davidson County, 27295
Tyro Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 413 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 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tyro Elementary enrolls 413 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 320 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 413 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 244 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 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.
Tyro 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 413 students, Tyro 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