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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Lee County, North Carolina

Across Lee County, North Carolina, 9 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. J Glenn Edwards Elementary leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 99.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lee County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

99.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	J Glenn Edwards Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	587	99.5%
2	Greenwood Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	571	99.5%
3	BT Bullock Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	511	99.4%
4	J R Ingram Jr Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	419	99.3%
5	WB Wicker Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	588	99.1%
6	Tramway Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	559	98.7%
7	Rising Leaders Academy	Sanford, NC	Rising Leaders Academy	Elementary	282	98.2%
8	Broadway Elementary	Broadway, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	490	96.9%
9	Deep River Elementary	Sanford, NC	Lee County Schools	Elementary	557	96.8%

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