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Lee County High

Public Grades 9-12

501^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Lee County High is a public high school located in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,469 students. The school is part of the Lee County Schools district, which is ranked 153 out of 242 districts in the state.

Lee County High has consistently struggled academically, ranking between 366 and 501 out of over 600 high schools in North Carolina over the past 10 years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly concerning across various student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom half of the state for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. Test scores at Lee County High are also significantly below state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 13% to 61.9% in core subjects.

While Lee County High faces significant challenges, the nearby Lee Early College stands out as a high-performing school within the Lee County Schools district, ranking in the top 10% of schools in the state. This suggests that with the right strategies and resources, the performance of Lee County High could potentially be improved, particularly by targeting support for underperforming subgroups and addressing the school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds.

1,459

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,332

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1708 Nash Street
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 776-7541

District: Lee County Schools

Feeder schools for Lee County High:

Elementary:	Broadway Elementary
	BT Bullock Elementary
	Deep River Elementary
Middle:	East Lee Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

28.5%

African American:

23.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg53%

501^st of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Lee County Schools

153^rd of 242Lee County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	501 of 641	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	477 of 640	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	463 of 626	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	496 of 621	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	459 of 594	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	388 of 514	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	366 of 469	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	393 of 476	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	368 of 507	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	404 of 531	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	355 of 451	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	327 of 505	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.7	371 of 502	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.3	257 of 506	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	296 of 499	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	250 of 490	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.8	224 of 477	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.7	247 of 453	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	301 of 431	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	331 of 440	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	335 of 437	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	358 of 434	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	357 of 430	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	259 of 364	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	312 of 369	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	339 of 359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	276 of 330	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	250 of 334	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	275 of 364	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	194 of 273	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	225 of 262	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	184 of 226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	124 of 156	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	139 of 173	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	96 of 147	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	486 of 610	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	483 of 602	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	445 of 588	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	482 of 594	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	366 of 475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	400 of 475	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	365 of 449	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	341 of 412	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	373 of 403	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	331 of 403	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	379 of 398	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	303 of 325	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	368 of 462	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	336 of 454	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	349 of 449	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	386 of 436	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	303 of 370	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	335 of 354	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	333 of 340	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	14 of 39	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.9	44 of 47	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	484 of 606	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	461 of 613	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	482 of 597	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	429 of 544	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	312 of 432	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	376 of 446	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	374 of 424	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	481 of 601	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	442 of 607	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	444 of 602	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	476 of 585	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	362 of 481	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	379 of 488	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	389 of 463	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	30 of 49	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	245 of 253	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	226 of 261	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	121 of 249	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.7	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	135 of 195	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	130 of 185	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	307 of 349	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	412 of 542	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	378 of 553	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	312 of 537	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	420 of 534	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	319 of 439	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	325 of 444	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	307 of 427	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III62%-4 vs state

English II36%-24 vs state

Biology32%-16 vs state

Math I13%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Lee County High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lee County High	Public	9-12	1708 Nash Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-7541	1,459	74	19.8	98.9%	416 (28.5%)	336 (23.0%)	640 (43.9%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.4%)	24.1	501^st of 641 public high schools	21.8%		25.7	477^th of 640 public high schools	25.5%	24	31.9	36.0	13.0	61.9								$9,332	$595	$8,737
Lee Early College	Public	9-12	1105 Kelly Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 888-4502	272	7	39.6	98.9%	83 (30.5%)	22 (8.1%)	145 (53.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	91.3	65^th of 641 public high schools	89.9%		94.1	35^th of 640 public high schools	94.5%	30	76.8	88.2	95.5	100.0								$5,908	$41	$5,867
Bragg Street Academy	Public	6-12	504 Bragg Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-2686	40	6	6.4	90.0%	7 (17.5%)	18 (45.0%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2.8	632^nd of 641 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)	10.0	9.1										$20,791	$253	$20,538
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Public, Charter	6-12	283 Harvey Faulk Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 842-5411	628	46	13.5		340 (54.1%)	81 (12.9%)	129 (20.5%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.4%)	65.4	201^st of 641 public high schools	68.6%		61.1	228^th of 640 public high schools	64.4%	27	53.6	71.6	45.0	85.2	67.8	57.8	45.6	62.2	55.6	61.1	73.3
Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,180	56	20.9	99.7%	360 (30.5%)	251 (21.3%)	517 (43.8%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.3%)	30.1	449^th of 641 public high schools	30.0%		32.3	426^th of 640 public high schools	33.4%	23	42.6	41.7	21.1	61.2								$9,595	$738	$8,857
Central Carolina Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1801 Douglas Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Central Carolina Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 977-9455	536	35	15.4	26.5%	377 (70.3%)	26 (4.9%)	82 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.3%)								(n/a)	59.2	67.9	69.2	87.8	72.3	81.6	87.8	71.4	52.9	70.4	84.7
Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	26	488^th of 641 public high schools	23.9%		23.2	496^th of 640 public high schools	22.5%	8	30.4	47.6	27.9	51.2								$8,173	$760	$7,413
Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,462	59	24.8	31.7%	1,027 (70.2%)	116 (7.9%)	200 (13.7%)	10 (0.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.8%)	66.8	190^th of 641 public high schools	70.4%		67.3	196^th of 640 public high schools	69.4%	6	66.6	70.7	53.6	67.6								$8,499	$727	$7,773
Chatham Central High	Public	9-12	14950 NC Hwy 902 W	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 837-2251	320	31	10.3	99.1%	208 (65.0%)	20 (6.3%)	76 (23.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	63.6	209^th of 641 public high schools	67.4%		45.9	324^th of 640 public high schools	49.4%	115	51.5	65.7	59.5	73.2								$12,606	$549	$12,058
The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney	Public	6-12	160 Pinckney Road	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-2603	77	7	10.9	83.1%	33 (42.9%)	28 (36.4%)	9 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)		8.3					9.1			36.4	9.1	$20,280	$779	$19,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Lee County High

What district is Lee County High in?

Lee County Schools

How many students attend Lee County High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,459 students attended Lee County High.

What schools feed into Lee County High?

Lee County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Broadway Elementary
Elementary : BT Bullock Elementary
Elementary : Deep River Elementary
Middle : East Lee Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lee County High?

Students at Lee County High are 44% Hispanic, 29% White, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lee County High a good school?

Lee County High ranks in the bottom 21.8% of North Carolina high schools.

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