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If you had an hour of school board time for East Lee Middle, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
526
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256001076
East Lee Middle
1337 Broadway Rd, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 776-8441 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
513 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 35% |
Student demographics
68%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
36.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
36.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 East Lee Middle
East Lee Middle's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lee Middle this school | 526 | 97.5% | 36.3% |
| Southeast Middle Salisbury | 628 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| East Union Middle Marshville | 683 | 99.6% | 44.5% |
| South Asheboro Middle Asheboro | 491 | 99.0% | 47.5% |
| Butner-Stem Middle Butner | 391 | 99.2% | 43.9% |
| Benson Middle Benson | 377 | 99.2% | 48.4% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 East Lee Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #379 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #353 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #378 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #282 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #170 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #120 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #317 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #118 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
526
-115 (-18%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 98% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 76% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 71% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 57% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 39.6 | 15.6:1 | 63% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 68% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 61% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 1,047 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 46% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 56 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Lee Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (617 to 526); teachers down 14% (39.6 to 34).
About East Lee Middle
East Lee Middle is a middle-grades school located in Sanford, North Carolina, in Lee County. Its 526 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
East Lee Middle sits within Lee County Schools, which has 16 schools and 9,168 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at East Lee Middle is Hispanic (44%). Other groups make up 28% White, 21% Black, and 6% multiracial. Lee County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. East Lee Middle has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 34 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Roughly 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
East Lee Middle is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Lee Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.3% and a predicted 49.1%.
Within Lee County, median household income is about $65,387, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 20 public schools in Lee County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,641.
Lee Early College is located about 1.9 miles from East Lee Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 36.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 641 in 2020-21 and 526 in 2024-25, a decrease of 115 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.3:1 to 15.5:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Lee Early College1.9 mi · 272
- Ascend Leadership Remote Academy2.0 mi · 27
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County2.0 mi · 628
- Lee County High2.0 mi · 1,459
- Rising Leaders Academy2.2 mi · 282
- J Glenn Edwards Elementary2.6 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About East Lee MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at East Lee Middle?
East Lee Middle enrolls approximately 526 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Lee Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Lee Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Lee Middle have?
East Lee Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Lee Middle?
At East Lee Middle, the student body is approximately 28% White, 44% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is East Lee Middle public or private?
East Lee Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.