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Bragg Street Academy

Public Grades 6-12

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Bragg Street Academy is a public high school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 54 students. 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.

Bragg Street Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of high schools in North Carolina over the past decade, with test scores significantly below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had only 10% proficiency in EOC/Biology, compared to 48.3% for the state and 39.2% for the Lee County Schools district. The school's four-year graduation rate has also declined from 87.7% in 2024-2025 to 58.5% in 2024-2025, which is significantly lower than the state and district averages.

Bragg Street Academy's performance is significantly lower than the nearby high schools, including Southern Lee High School, Lee County High, and Lee Early College, which have higher test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings. The school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients and extremely low student-teacher ratio may indicate that it is serving a particularly disadvantaged student population with unique needs, which could be contributing to the school's consistently low performance.

Students ?

6.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,791

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 Bragg Street
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 775-2686

District: Lee County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.0%

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2007 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (10% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (58% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg54%

632^nd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	5.4	751 of 784	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	728 of 737	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	657 of 692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	655 of 705	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.7	657 of 673	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.2	646 of 662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	632 of 648	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.3	617 of 640	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.2	604 of 630	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	592 of 620	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	564 of 606	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.1	547 of 598	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	8.8	709 of 735	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	627 of 639	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	632 of 641	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.7	487 of 507	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.1	515 of 531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	474 of 505	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	462 of 502	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.7	474 of 506	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	465 of 499	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.5	474 of 490	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	471 of 477	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.6	435 of 453	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	342 of 431	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	2.9	482 of 488	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school

High school

Male (2019)1st percentile

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Biology10%-38 vs state

English II9%-50 vs state

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Schools Near Bragg Street Academy

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Bragg Street Academy

What district is Bragg Street Academy in?

Lee County Schools

Is Bragg Street Academy a good school?

Bragg Street Academy ranks in the bottom 1.4% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Bragg Street Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 40 students attended Bragg Street Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Bragg Street Academy?

Students at Bragg Street Academy are 45% African American, 35% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races.

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