Best Public Schools in Broadway, NC

Summary:

The city of Broadway, North Carolina has only one school, Broadway Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Lee County Schools district, which is ranked 153 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Broadway Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools for the past three years, with rankings of 1310 out of 1490 in 2024-2025, 1364 out of 1505 in 2023-2024, and 1249 out of 1502 in 2022-2023. The school's performance ratings have also been low, with 1 star out of 5 in 2024-2025 and 0 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024. Broadway Elementary's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are consistently lower than the Lee County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages.

Additionally, Broadway Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 99.38% in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges for the school's student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,542, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 13:1, which appear reasonable but may not be effectively utilized or allocated to address the specific needs of the students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Broadway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	307 S Main St	Broadway	27505	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 258-3828	490	31	15.5	96.9%	150 (30.6%)	80 (16.3%)	237 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	18.4	1310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.9	1364^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.4%	54	53.1	41.7	48.7	27.2	37.5	27.6	39.5	$9,542	$1,101	$8,441

Cities Near Broadway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sanford	3.4 mi	23	262^nd
Lillington	7.08 mi	6	439^th
Cameron	11.29 mi	4	135^th
Moncure	12.01 mi	1	170^th
Spring Lake	13.26 mi	7	354^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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