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What tradition at BT Bullock Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256002390
BT Bullock Elementary
1410 McNeill Road, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 718-0160 · Lee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
508 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
45.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BT Bullock Elementary
BT Bullock Elementary's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT Bullock Elementary this school | 511 | 99.4% | 51.7% |
| The International School at Gregory Wilmington | 514 | 99.4% | 61.7% |
| Bailey Elementary Bailey | 580 | 99.5% | 58.4% |
| Rocky River Elementary Monroe | 536 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
| Wrightsboro Elementary Wilmington | 502 | 98.4% | 42.1% |
| Boone Trail Elementary Lillington | 545 | 98.7% | 41.0% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BT Bullock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #764 of 1,297 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #853 of 1,296 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #784 of 1,300 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #580 of 1,485 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #798 of 1,377 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #361 of 1,379 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #265 of 1,414 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #226 of 937 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
+98 (+24%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 33.7 | 15.2:1 | 99% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 67% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 46.7 | 14.1:1 | 71% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 76% (538) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 74% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 56% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BT Bullock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (658 to 511); teachers down 28% (46.7 to 33.7).
About BT Bullock Elementary
BT Bullock Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Sanford, North Carolina. The school reports 511 students in kindergarten through 5.
The district, Lee County Schools, has 9,168 students enrolled across 16 schools.
BT Bullock Elementary has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. Smaller groups are 34% White, 20% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Lee County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
BT Bullock Elementary operates with 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades BT Bullock Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For BT Bullock Elementary, the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 51.7%.
Lee County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,387, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lee County has 20 public schools and roughly 10,641 students.
Central Carolina Academy is the public school closest to BT Bullock Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. BT Bullock Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes BT Bullock Elementary as Town: Distant.
Federal data show a 24% enrollment rise, from 413 in 2020-21 to 511 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 12.9 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,816
Census ACS
Median income
$65,387
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,641 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Schools
- Lee County HighHigh · 1,459 students
- Southern Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- SanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- WB Wicker ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- J Glenn Edwards ElementaryElementary · 587 students
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Sanford
- Lee County HighHigh · 1,459 students
- Southern Lee High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Highland ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- SanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Highland MiddleMiddle · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Central Carolina Academy1.1 mi · 536
- WB Wicker Elementary2.3 mi · 588
- Bragg Street Academy2.3 mi · 40
- J R Ingram Jr Elementary2.8 mi · 419
- West Lee Middle3.1 mi · 522
- Floyd L Knight Children Center3.2 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About BT Bullock ElementaryHow large is BT Bullock Elementary?
BT Bullock Elementary enrolls approximately 511 students in grades KG-05.
Is BT Bullock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
BT Bullock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at BT Bullock Elementary?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at BT Bullock Elementary.
How diverse is BT Bullock Elementary?
BT Bullock Elementary reports a student body of 34% White, 42% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees BT Bullock Elementary?
BT Bullock Elementary is overseen by Lee County Schools in Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.