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What's the biggest difference between J Glenn Edwards Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256002209
J Glenn Edwards Elementary
3115 Cemetery Rd, Sanford, NC 27332 · (919) 774-3733 · Lee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
16.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
584 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 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
66%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
41.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
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 J Glenn Edwards Elementary
J Glenn Edwards Elementary's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Glenn Edwards Elementary this school | 587 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
| Deep River Elementary Sanford | 557 | 96.8% | 60.1% |
| Bailey Elementary Bailey | 580 | 99.5% | 58.4% |
| Kernersville Elementary Kernersville | 568 | 99.5% | 50.5% |
| Salemburg Elementary Salemburg | 502 | 99.4% | 43.2% |
| Broadway Elementary Broadway | 490 | 96.9% | 39.3% |
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 J Glenn Edwards Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #750 of 1,297 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #669 of 1,296 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #882 of 1,300 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #382 of 1,485 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,107 of 1,377 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #409 of 1,379 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #166 of 1,414 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #224 of 937 | #2 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
587
+89 (+18%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 587 | 35.8 | 16.4:1 | 99% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 39.1 | 13.3:1 | 99% (516) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 39.1 | 13.6:1 | 76% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 56% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 46.1 | 16.4:1 | 80% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 775 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 83% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 78% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 638 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 48% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 757 | 35 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Glenn Edwards Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (756 to 587); teachers down 22% (46.1 to 35.8).
About J Glenn Edwards Elementary
J Glenn Edwards Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lee County Schools, located in Sanford, North Carolina. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 587 students. It has 26% more students than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina (about 467).
The district for J Glenn Edwards Elementary is Lee County Schools, with 16 schools and 9,168 students.
The student body at J Glenn Edwards Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. The remaining shares are 30% White, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. Lee County as a whole is about 22% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.5 students per teacher. Roughly 99% of students at J Glenn Edwards Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, J Glenn Edwards Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 45% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, J Glenn Edwards Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.2% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that the median household earns about $65,387 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Lee County has 20 public schools with about 10,641 students, including J Glenn Edwards Elementary.
The closest school to J Glenn Edwards Elementary is Rising Leaders Academy, located about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. J Glenn Edwards Elementary ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.2% against a local average of 50.1%.
J Glenn Edwards Elementary is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 498 to 587, an 18% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 16.4:1.
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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
- Greenwood ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Tramway ElementaryElementary · 559 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
- Rising Leaders Academy0.9 mi · 282
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County1.5 mi · 628
- Ascend Leadership Remote Academy1.5 mi · 27
- Floyd L Knight Children Center1.9 mi · 95
- Lee County High2.0 mi · 1,459
- Southern Lee High School2.0 mi · 1,180
Frequently asked questions
About J Glenn Edwards ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at J Glenn Edwards Elementary?
J Glenn Edwards Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does J Glenn Edwards Elementary serve?
J Glenn Edwards Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J Glenn Edwards Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at J Glenn Edwards Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J Glenn Edwards Elementary?
At J Glenn Edwards Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 46% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees J Glenn Edwards Elementary?
J Glenn Edwards Elementary is overseen by Lee County Schools in Lee County.
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