WB Wicker Elementary

WB Wicker Elementary is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Sanford, North Carolina, part of Lee County Schools, with 588 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so WB Wicker Elementary sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

WB Wicker Elementary is one of 16 schools operated by Lee County Schools, a district that enrolls 9,168 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WB Wicker Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 36% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, WB Wicker Elementary has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting WB Wicker Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, WB Wicker Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 44.2%.

In the broader community, Lee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,387 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Lee County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,641 students), WB Wicker Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Floyd L Knight Children Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WB Wicker Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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