Best Public Schools in Lee County, North Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Elementary	Public	K-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-2200	891	62	14.4	53.1%	431 (48.4%)	160 (18.0%)	206 (23.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	79 (8.9%)	40.9	913^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%		32.8	1042^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	30.6%	129					54.3	39.6	54.7				50.4	43.1	45.3				65.3		$8,595	$1,050	$7,546
Highland Middle	Public	6-8	345 Highland School Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 498-3331	875	56	15.5	64.2%	351 (40.1%)	226 (25.8%)	208 (23.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (9.5%)	39.6	490^th of 793 public middle schools	38.2%		35.6	502^nd of 784 public middle schools	36.0%	12								48.6	39.3	40.3				39.4	41.8	40.7		73.0	$7,358	$539	$6,819
MINA Charter School of Lee County	Public, Charter	K-8	2732 Industrial Drive	Sanford	27332	Lee County	MINA Charter School of Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 745-1442	474	41	11.5	91.1%	75 (15.8%)	193 (40.7%)	171 (36.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	27.8	1144^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	1301^st of 1502 public elementary schools	13.4%	157					68.4	31.1	33.3	47.1	27.3	21.1	47.4	31.1	40.5	35.3	40.9	42.1	45.2	26.3
Floyd L Knight Children Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	607 W McIntosh St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 774-4634	105	13	7.9	82.9%	48 (45.7%)	14 (13.3%)	39 (37.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)								(n/a)																			$47,095	$6,765	$40,330
Lee County High	Public	9-12	1708 Nash Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-7541	1,508	96	15.7	60.2%	487 (32.3%)	329 (21.8%)	618 (41.0%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)	25.7	477^th of 640 public high schools	25.5%		26.6	463^rd of 626 public high schools	26.0%	14	37.2	42.1	16.5	55.6															$9,332	$595	$8,737
West Lee Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Wicker St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-7351	607	47	12.9	70.5%	156 (25.7%)	135 (22.2%)	284 (46.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	16.1	697^th of 793 public middle schools	12.1%		21.1	646^th of 784 public middle schools	17.6%	51								22.6	28.8	22.4				32.9	28.8	30.9		57.6	$8,316	$876	$7,440
Bragg Street Academy	Public	6-12	504 Bragg Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-2686	46	10	4.6	93.5%	9 (19.6%)	24 (52.2%)	12 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								(n/a)																18.2		38.1	$20,791	$253	$20,538
J Glenn Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	3115 Cemetery Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 774-3733	532	39	13.6	75.9%	159 (29.9%)	100 (18.8%)	231 (43.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.6%)	54.8	664^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.9%		46.3	828^th of 1502 public elementary schools	44.9%	164					60.5	66.7	60.4				36.8	54.8	46.5				71.3		$9,176	$1,462	$7,714
J R Ingram Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3309 Wicker St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 774-3772	408	31	13.1	63.5%	166 (40.7%)	87 (21.3%)	119 (29.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	48.9	764^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.2%		52.6	725^th of 1502 public elementary schools	51.7%	39					63.5	56.2	57.4				40.0	49.3	54.4				60.3		$9,063	$1,217	$7,846
BT Bullock Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 McNeill Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0160	485	37	13.1	67.2%	173 (35.7%)	111 (22.9%)	166 (34.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.8%)	47.6	788^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.6%		39.8	938^th of 1502 public elementary schools	37.5%	150					64.4	60.2	56.2				42.7	51.6	40.4				60.7		$10,085	$1,594	$8,491
Lee Early College	Public	9-12	1105 Kelly Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 888-4502	272	12	22.6	43.8%	90 (33.1%)	30 (11.0%)	122 (44.9%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	94.1	35^th of 640 public high schools	94.5%		94.9	29^th of 626 public high schools	95.4%	6	94.9	91.7	79.5	100.0															$5,908	$41	$5,867
WB Wicker Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Vance St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 897-5400	575	41	14.1	85.4%	64 (11.1%)	177 (30.8%)	315 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	31.3	1079^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.3%		30.3	1082^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	28.0%	3					56.3	48.9	42.4				39.6	47.9	31.5				53.3
SanLee Middle School	Public	6-8	2309 Tramway Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 708-7227	809	53	15.2	70.2%	260 (32.1%)	155 (19.2%)	360 (44.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	52.7	364^th of 793 public middle schools	54.1%		48	393^rd of 784 public middle schools	49.9%	29								60.3	53.1	37.0				55.1	45.3	45.7		73.3	$7,599	$701	$6,898
Tramway Elementary	Public	K-5	360 Center Church Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0170	545	41	13.2	46.6%	319 (58.5%)	67 (12.3%)	134 (24.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	88.9	129^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.4%		75.3	320^th of 1502 public elementary schools	78.7%	191					87.5	76.4	81.0				73.9	68.5	64.6				86.1		$9,060	$791	$8,269
Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,234	75	16.4	60.7%	413 (33.5%)	229 (18.6%)	525 (42.5%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.1%)	32.3	426^th of 640 public high schools	33.4%		26.1	465^th of 626 public high schools	25.7%	39	53.6	43.1	31.4	48.4															$9,595	$738	$8,857
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1127 Greenwood Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-0506	530	41	12.9	76.8%	236 (44.5%)	49 (9.2%)	203 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.4%)	69.7	414^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.5%		72.8	363^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	75.8%	51					75.2	73.3	70.8				52.4	61.6	51.9				67.9		$9,213	$1,139	$8,074
Benhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Olive Farm Dr	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4811	1,030	72	14.3	45.0%	463 (45.0%)	202 (19.6%)	241 (23.4%)	21 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (1.0%)	89 (8.6%)	74.2	335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.7%		74.1	340^th of 1502 public elementary schools	77.4%	5					78.7	72.3	66.9				58.5	69.4	58.1				62.2		$8,663	$866	$7,797
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Public, Charter	6-12	283 Harvey Faulk Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 842-5411	547	40	13.8		307 (56.1%)	70 (12.8%)	103 (18.8%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.4%)	61.1	228^th of 640 public high schools	64.4%		57.2	246^th of 626 public high schools	60.7%	18	62.3	67.8	52.9	62.0				62.1	51.8	49.4				65.5	57.6	53.0		81.9
East Lee Middle	Public	6-8	1337 Broadway Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-8441	531	33	16.0	71.4%	161 (30.3%)	108 (20.3%)	226 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	28.2	577^th of 793 public middle schools	27.2%		31.8	538^th of 784 public middle schools	31.4%	39								39.3	37.0	47.0				40.7	30.6	37.0		50.0	$8,028	$700	$7,329
Broadway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Broadway	27505	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 258-3828	483	35	13.8	78.9%	192 (39.8%)	77 (15.9%)	186 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.0%)	14.9	1364^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%		20.4	1249^th of 1502 public elementary schools	16.8%	115					39.2	39.1	37.9				21.6	31.9	37.9				41.4		$9,542	$1,101	$8,441
Deep River Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Deep River Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-2722	473	37	12.7	74.8%	141 (29.8%)	91 (19.2%)	221 (46.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	60.9	567^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.3%		62.8	536^th of 1502 public elementary schools	64.3%	31					69.9	60.7	77.2				33.0	52.2	51.1				79.3		$9,663	$1,381	$8,282

Best Public Schools in Lee County, NC

Lee Early College

Tramway Elementary

Benhaven Elementary

Greenwood Elementary

Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County

Deep River Elementary

J Glenn Edwards Elementary

SanLee Middle School

J R Ingram Junior Elementary

BT Bullock Elementary

Highland Elementary

Highland Middle

Southern Lee High School

WB Wicker Elementary

East Lee Middle

MINA Charter School of Lee County

Lee County High

West Lee Middle

Broadway Elementary

Bragg Street Academy

Floyd L Knight Children Center

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