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Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County

Charter

Regular School · Sanford, NC

Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County is a charter regular school school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 06–12 with 628 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level
High
Grades
06 – 12
Enrollment
628
Teachers (FTE)
46.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 340 54%
Hispanic/Latino 129 21%
Black or African American 81 13%
Two or more races 65 10%
Asian 8 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 628 348M / 280F

English Language Learners: 8 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 30.0% -11.9pp 41.9% 242
Reading Proficiency 51.0% +4.1pp 46.9% 277
Science Proficiency 70-74% — 82
4-Year Graduation Rate S —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (3)
14 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
35
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
38
6.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
49
7.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 628 100%

Contact & Location

283 Harvey Faulk Road

Sanford, NC 27332

Phone: (919)842-5411

http://www.ascendleadershipacademy.org/

District

Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County

Per-pupil expenditure: $10,830

District enrollment: 547

Related Data

NCES ID

370043803459

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD