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Welcome Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5701 Old Hwy 52, Lexington, NC 27295 · (336) 731-3361 · Part of Davidson County Schools

Welcome’s School Grade B− better than 54% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
638
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Welcome Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Welcome kids: North Davidson Middle

On the path

Where Welcome kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Welcome ElementaryYou are here
6–8North Davidson Middlein Lexington

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5701 Old Hwy 52, Lexington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten101
Grade 1108
Grade 297
Grade 3100
Grade 4107
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
534’20
564’21
593’22
639’23
638’24

Up 19.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 14%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welcome Elementary from Welcome families.

Other schools in Davidson County Schools

The district →
Wallburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A
717 students18:1
Northwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
A−
625 students16:1
Southwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B−
616 students15:1
Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
B+
546 students17:1
Fair Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thomasville
B
524 students16:1
Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winston-Salem
A−
470 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Welcome’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.