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What tradition at SanLee Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
792
Middle
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256003036
SanLee Middle School
2309 Tramway Rd, Sanford, NC 27332 · (919) 708-7227 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of North Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
789 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 | 296 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 34% |
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
53.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
53.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 SanLee Middle School
SanLee Middle School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SanLee Middle School this school | 792 | 99.6% | 55.6% |
| Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 Kannapolis | 782 | 99.6% | 32.3% |
| Southeast Middle Salisbury | 628 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| East Union Middle Marshville | 683 | 99.6% | 44.5% |
| Southern Nash Middle Spring Hope | 795 | 98.2% | 50.8% |
| Hanes Magnet School Winston Salem | 967 | 99.7% | 51.4% |
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 SanLee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #174 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #185 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #173 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #106 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #150 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #146 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #31 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #185 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
792
-95 (-11%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 792 | 51.8 | 15.3:1 | 100% (789) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 71% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 70% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 54% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 872 | 51.2 | 17.0:1 | 68% (591) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 70% (569) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 64% (513) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SanLee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (872 to 792); teachers up 1% (51.2 to 51.8).
About SanLee Middle School
SanLee Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Sanford, North Carolina. The school serves 792 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in North Carolina is roughly 605 students; this school is 31% bigger than that.
SanLee Middle School is in Lee County Schools, a district with 9,168 students across 16 schools.
At SanLee Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 19% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Lee County's population at about 22%. 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.
A ratio of 15.3:1 comes from the school's 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 100% of students at SanLee Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, SanLee Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, SanLee Middle School would score about 48.4%. It scores 55.6%, 7.2 points above that figure.
Lee County census figures show that 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. Lee County is home to 20 public schools and about 10,641 public school students.
Southern Lee High School is located about 0.2 miles from SanLee Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, SanLee Middle School is ahead of the 49.5% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
SanLee Middle School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 792 students in 2024-25, 95 fewer than the 887 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for SanLee Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
- WB Wicker ElementaryElementary · 588 students
- J Glenn Edwards ElementaryElementary · 587 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
- Highland MiddleMiddle · 762 students
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee CountyHigh · 628 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Lee High School0.2 mi · 1,180
- J Glenn Edwards Elementary2.1 mi · 587
- Tramway Elementary2.2 mi · 559
- Floyd L Knight Children Center2.2 mi · 95
- Rising Leaders Academy2.4 mi · 282
- J R Ingram Jr Elementary2.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About SanLee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at SanLee Middle School?
SanLee Middle School enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SanLee Middle School serve?
SanLee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SanLee Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SanLee Middle School is approximately 15.3:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SanLee Middle School?
SanLee Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 46% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SanLee Middle School?
SanLee Middle School 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.