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East Lee Middle

Regular School · Sanford, NC

East Lee Middle is a regular school school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 526 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
526
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 233 44%
White 148 28%
Black or African American 111 21%
Two or more races 32 6%
Asian 1 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 526 264M / 262F

English Language Learners: 87 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 21.0% -20.9pp 41.9% 608
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -9.9pp 46.9% 611
Science Proficiency 60.0% 209

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.14 grade levels
Math
+0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
88 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
85
16.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
316
60.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 526 100%

Contact & Location

1337 Broadway Rd

Sanford, NC 27330

Phone: (919)776-8441

http://www.lee.k12.nc.us/schools/elms/lcs/frontpage.html

District

Lee County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,950

District enrollment: 9,143

NCES ID

370256001076

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