West Lee Middle

Regular School · Sanford, NC

West Lee Middle is a regular school school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 522 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

522

Teachers (FTE)

38.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

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	287	55%
White	102	20%
Black or African American	97	19%
Two or more races	30	6%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	522	274M / 248F

English Language Learners: 96 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -16.9pp	41.9%	653
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -7.9pp	46.9%	648
Science Proficiency	54.0%	—	214

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)

-0.05 grade levels

Math

+0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

141 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

202

38.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

297

56.9% 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.)	522	100%

Contact & Location

3301 Wicker St

Sanford, NC 27330

Phone: (919)775-7351

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

District

Lee County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,950

District enrollment: 9,143

Other Schools in District

View all 15 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27330) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370256001085

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