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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370256003492
WB Wicker Elementary
900 S Vance St, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 897-5400 · Lee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
583 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 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
60%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
36.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.2%
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 47 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 WB Wicker Elementary
WB Wicker Elementary's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WB Wicker Elementary this school | 588 | 99.1% | 44.2% |
| Old Town Elementary Winston Salem | 617 | 99.5% | 31.6% |
| Greenway Park Elementary Charlotte | 511 | 99.4% | 43.6% |
| Harvey R Newlin Elementary Burlington | 491 | 99.4% | 25.7% |
| Mineral Springs Elementary Winston Salem | 545 | 99.4% | 40.6% |
| Steele Creek Elementary Charlotte | 525 | 99.4% | 54.6% |
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 WB Wicker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #981 of 1,297 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #979 of 1,296 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,059 of 1,300 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #379 of 1,485 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #517 of 1,377 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #690 of 1,379 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #552 of 1,414 | #5 of 9 |
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
588
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 588 | 41.5 | 14.2:1 | 99% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 42.2 | 13.7:1 | 99% (573) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 40.5 | 14.2:1 | 85% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 46 | 13.7:1 | 63% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WB Wicker Elementary.
About WB Wicker Elementary
WB Wicker Elementary is one of the public schools in Sanford, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 588 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 26% higher.
Lee County Schools runs 16 schools with a combined 9,168 students. WB Wicker Elementary is one of them.
Hispanic students are 51% of those enrolled at WB Wicker Elementary. The next largest groups are 36% Black, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. In Lee County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at WB Wicker Elementary are from different groups.
There are 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Of all students at WB Wicker Elementary, 99% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, WB Wicker Elementary outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
WB Wicker Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.2%) and its predicted rate (48.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
The school is in Lee County, where median household income comes to about $65,387, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Lee County counts 20 public schools with about 10,641 students.
Floyd L Knight Children Center is about 1.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: WB Wicker Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 44.2% versus a 50.9% average.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 632 students in 2020-21 to 588 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about WB Wicker Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- SanLee Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Highland MiddleMiddle · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd L Knight Children Center1.1 mi · 95
- Bragg Street Academy1.3 mi · 40
- J R Ingram Jr Elementary1.4 mi · 419
- Central Carolina Academy1.8 mi · 536
- West Lee Middle1.9 mi · 522
- Lee County High2.0 mi · 1,459
Frequently asked questions
About WB Wicker ElementaryHow many students attend WB Wicker Elementary?
WB Wicker Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-05.
Is WB Wicker Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
WB Wicker Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WB Wicker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WB Wicker Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WB Wicker Elementary?
Student demographics at WB Wicker Elementary are roughly 8% White, 51% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is WB Wicker Elementary in?
WB Wicker Elementary is part of Lee County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.