Tramway Elementary

Summary:

Tramway Elementary is a public elementary school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving 545 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Lee County Schools district and has consistently maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Tramway Elementary excels academically, consistently outperforming the Lee County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, Tramway Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 76.4% to 87.5%, compared to 56.6% to 62.7% for the state, and in Reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 64.6% to 73.9%, compared to 48.7% to 52.8% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was 86.1%, significantly higher than the state's 66.2%. Tramway Elementary's performance is particularly strong among Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, ranking in the top 15% and top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

While Tramway Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Lee County Schools district, the only nearby school that appears to be competitive is Benhaven Elementary, which is located in the Harnett County Schools district. Tramway Elementary has seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 28.81% in 2020-2021 to 46.61% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from low-income households. However, this increase has not negatively impacted the school's academic performance. The school may need to focus on providing additional resources and support to challenge and engage its Gifted and Talented student population, as its performance in this area is relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 30% of North Carolina elementary schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 360 Center Church Road
       Sanford, NC  27330


(919) 718-0170

District: Lee County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
129th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,060 Help


Students who attend Tramway Elementary usually attend:

High:    Lee Early College

Student/teacher ratio:  13.2 Help
Number of students:  545

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.5%
Hispanic:
24.6%
African American:
12.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tramway Elementary ranks better than 91.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Lee County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Tramway Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lee County Schools District. Student population at Tramway Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58.5%), Hispanic (24.6%), African American (12.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lee County Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tramway Elementary is 13.2. 4 elementary schools in the Lee County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tramway Elementary is $9,060, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Lee County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tramway Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tramway Elementary 129th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Tramway Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lee County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lee County Schools 132nd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tramway Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 87.12 77th 1276 94.0%
2007 83.23 118th 1293 90.9%
2008 88.00 88th 1324 93.4%
2009 86.17 107th 1354 92.1%
2010 85.94 108th 1363 92.1%
2011 81.61 174th 1381 87.4%
2012 73.26 343rd 1388 75.3%
2013 75.78 288th 1403 79.5%
2014 76.12 298th 1390 78.6%
2015 75.34 315th 1440 78.1%
2016 82.18 188th 1425 86.8%
2017 73.07 351st 1429 75.4%
2018 81.66 200th 1434 86.1%
2019 73.20 341st 1473 76.8%
2021 60.40 568th 1489 61.9%
2022 75.39 321st 1514 78.8%
2023 75.27 320th 1502 78.7%
2024 88.91 129th 1505 91.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.95 136th 801 83.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.06 52nd 1332 96.1%
2019 75.93 211th 1361 84.5%
2021 54.18 512th 1329 61.5%
2022 66.25 336th 1366 75.4%
2023 68.75 341st 1437 76.3%
2024 84.02 105th 1450 92.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.59 191st 1405 86.4%
2019 76.38 274th 1424 80.8%
2021 67.49 395th 1440 72.6%
2022 80.76 221st 1458 84.8%
2023 76.26 274th 1459 81.2%
2024 87.57 122nd 1455 91.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.68 161st 897 82.1%
2019 38.23 553rd 878 37.0%
2021 50.47 243rd 646 62.4%
2022 54.17 214th 634 66.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 48.68 463rd 612 24.3%
2021 37.21 401st 494 18.8%
2022 49.42 365th 500 27.0%
2023 40.21 500th 582 14.1%
2024 53.15 421st 669 37.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.04 244th 1413 82.7%
2019 65.57 446th 1430 68.8%
2021 49.94 689th 1444 52.3%
2022 67.54 428th 1464 70.8%
2023 71.30 347th 1461 76.2%
2024 87.73 132nd 1464 91.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.50 74th 927 92.0%
2019 64.71 260th 949 72.6%
2021 42.94 462nd 896 48.4%
2022 34.54 627th 927 32.4%
2023 66.38 242nd 933 74.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.76 73rd 851 91.4%
2019 80.80 93rd 865 89.2%
2021 58.05 283rd 843 66.4%
2022 75.94 138th 893 84.5%
2023 73.22 163rd 915 82.2%
2024 87.03 65th 951 93.2%
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Rank History for White students at Tramway Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.84 309th 1178 73.8%
2019 60.84 454th 1183 61.6%
2021 57.55 472nd 1172 59.7%
2022 70.87 313th 1194 73.8%
2023 65.88 372nd 1183 68.6%
2024 80.60 188th 1166 83.9%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Tramway Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Tramway Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 294 105 3 93 7 n/a n/a 0 502
2000 439 116 3 76 6 n/a n/a 0 640
2001 486 97 5 56 5 n/a n/a 0 649
2002 517 82 7 68 6 n/a n/a 0 680
2003 517 82 7 68 6 n/a n/a 0 680
2004 509 90 7 78 7 n/a n/a 0 691
2005 485 79 7 87 3 n/a n/a 0 661
2006 453 86 5 110 3 n/a n/a 0 657
2007 409 82 4 125 3 n/a n/a 16 639
2008 399 73 5 135 2 n/a n/a 18 632
2009 406 98 4 147 3 n/a n/a 0 658
2010 438 99 7 146 1 n/a n/a 0 691
2011 432 72 4 166 5 0 21 0 700
2012 422 68 7 178 4 0 22 0 701
2013 434 71 8 167 4 0 14 0 698
2014 419 83 8 164 4 0 16 0 694
2015 424 91 12 147 5 0 12 0 691
2016 426 95 13 153 4 0 10 0 701
2017 427 99 9 148 1 0 8 0 692
2018 428 103 6 154 1 0 10 0 702
2019 414 104 10 153 1 1 15 0 698
2020 414 95 7 144 1 1 16 0 678
2021 351 85 4 132 0 0 18 0 590
2022 338 73 4 133 1 0 21 0 570
2023 319 67 5 134 0 0 20 0 545

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Tramway Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 502 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 640 29.0 22.1 27
2001 649 29.0 22.4 30.2
2002 680 40.0 17.0 27.4
2003 680 40.0 17.0 27.4
2004 691 40.0 17.3 29.5
2005 661 40.0 16.5 28.4
2006 657 40.0 16.4 31.8
2007 639 n/a n/a 34.7
2008 632 36.0 17.6 33.9
2009 658 36.4 18.1 36
2010 691 36.8 18.7 35.2
2011 700 36.0 19.4 37.7
2012 701 35.9 19.5 43.7
2013 698 37.0 18.8 40.4
2014 694 36.4 19.0 43.4
2015 691 37.0 18.6 42.5
2016 701 37.0 18.9 40.8
2017 692 40.1 17.2 42.6
2018 702 43.7 16.0 41.9
2019 698 44.1 15.8 45.4
2020 678 44.0 15.4 38.6
2021 590 42.0 14.0 28.8
2022 570 40.0 14.2 38.8
2023 545 41.0 13.2 46.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tramway Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 502 n/a 0.0 n/a
2000 640 29.0 22.1 27
2001 649 29.0 22.4 30.2
2002 680 40.0 17.0 27.4
2003 680 40.0 17.0 27.4
2004 691 40.0 17.3 29.5
2005 661 40.0 16.5 28.4
2006 657 40.0 16.4 31.8
2007 639 n/a n/a 34.7
2008 632 36.0 17.6 33.9
2009 658 36.4 18.1 36
2010 691 36.8 18.7 35.2
2011 700 36.0 19.4 37.7
2012 701 35.9 19.5 43.7
2013 698 37.0 18.8 40.4
2014 694 36.4 19.0 43.4
2015 691 37.0 18.6 42.5
2016 701 37.0 18.9 40.8
2017 692 40.1 17.2 42.6
2018 702 43.7 16.0 41.9
2019 698 44.1 15.8 45.4
2020 678 44.0 15.4 38.6
2021 590 42.0 14.0 28.8
2022 570 40.0 14.2 38.8
2023 545 41.0 13.2 46.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Tramway Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $791 (8.7%) $8,269 (91.3%) $9,060

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tramway Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 341st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 320th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tramway Elementary)7485.3
 11.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lee County Schools)70.167.3
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Tramway Elementary)5856.8
 1.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lee County Schools)54.842.9
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tramway Elementary)66.174.1
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lee County Schools)55.556.1
 0.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Tramway Elementary)71.173.2
 2.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Lee County Schools)5851.6
 6.4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Tramway Elementary)70.469.2
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lee County Schools)59.954.2
 5.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Tramway Elementary)64.341
 23.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Lee County Schools)51.444.1
 7.3%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Tramway Elementary)88.873.1
 15.7%
   5th Grade Science (Lee County Schools)72.664.2
 8.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students698545
 21.9%
African American10467
 35.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian105
 50%
Hispanic153134
 12.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White414319
 22.9%
Two or More Races1520
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.4%46.6%
 1.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tramway Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 545 students attended Tramway Elementary.

Students who attend Tramway Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lee Early College

Students at Tramway Elementary are 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Yes. Tramway Elementary ranks in the top 8.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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