📍 1000 Cotton Grove Road, Lexington, Davidson County, 27292
South Lexington School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Davidson County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Lexington School enrolls 287 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 114 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 29% |
| White | 50 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 11% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 287 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
South Lexington School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
South Lexington School is one of 7 schools in Lexington City Schools, based in Lexington, North Carolina. The district serves 2,953 students district-wide and employs 190 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, South Lexington School is smaller than the district average of about 422 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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