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Schools in Lexington

Lexington’s public schools

Oglethorpe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lexington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Georgia’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Georgia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 8% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,293 students on the public path
In brief

Lexington’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Lexington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s 2,141 public schools. Oglethorpe County Middle School places highest (better than 75%); Oglethorpe County Elementary School lowest (55%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lexington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Oglethorpe County Primary SchoolOglethorpe County School DistrictNo scores
3–5Oglethorpe County Elementary SchoolOglethorpe County School DistrictB
6–8Oglethorpe County Middle Schoolin CrawfordA−
9–12Oglethorpe County High SchoolOglethorpe County School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oglethorpe County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Oglethorpe County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,293 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$14,614GA $15,800 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 39.6% · 1139 students tested
Math41%
State average 37.4% · 1163 students tested

Lexington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Lexington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lexington—Oglethorpe County

Every school in Lexington

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lexingtonin other towns
Oglethorpe County Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
559 students11:1Rate it →
Oglethorpe County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B
521 students12:1Rate it →
Oglethorpe County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crawford
A−
523 students13:1Rate it →
Oglethorpe County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
690 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lexington’s schools

Are Lexington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lexington. Oglethorpe County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lexington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Georgia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lexington in?

Oglethorpe County School District.

Where do Lexington kids go to high school?

Oglethorpe County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.