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Lexington City Schools Reaches Historic Milestone with Record Academic Growth and Rising Graduation Rate

District-Wide Achievements

  • Overall proficiency increased to 45.2%, highest since COVID, with gains in both reading and math.

  • Four out of five schools met or exceeded growth in every student subgroup.

  • Lexington Senior High School’s graduation rate at the high school level rose to 87.6%, exceeding the district’s 10-year average.

  • Recent performance results confirm that Lexington City Schools is moving beyond past challenges, with strong growth across all grade levels.

Governor Cooper highlights State’s resilience throughout the pandemic, calls on Legislative leaders to work together to ensure shared recovery

Tonight, Governor Roy Cooper delivered his third State of the State address. The speech highlighted North Carolinians’ resilience throughout the pandemic and reinforced the need for legislators to work together to help the state rebuild from the pandemic even stronger by expanding Medicaid, raising teacher pay, investing in workforce training and solidifying the state’s infrastructure.