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Tramway Elementary

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Tramway Elementary ranks 207 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Tramway Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sanford, North Carolina, serving 559 students in grades K-5. 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.

Tramway Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking as high as 129 out of 1,505 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics, where 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade proficiency rates have consistently been above 70% in recent years. Tramway Elementary has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students.

Compared to the other elementary schools in the Lee County Schools district, such as Deep River Elementary, Broadway Elementary, and BT Bullock Elementary, Tramway Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading across multiple grade levels. While the school has room for improvement in a few areas, such as the performance of its special education and gifted and talented student populations, its overall track record of success makes it a standout elementary school in the region.

559

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,060

Per pupil spending ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Center Church Road
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 718-0170

District: Lee County Schools

Students who attend Tramway Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lee Early College

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

28.6%

African American:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (73% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

207^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary 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	82.5	207 of 1490	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	129 of 1505	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	320 of 1502	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	321 of 1514	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	568 of 1489	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	341 of 1473	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	200 of 1434	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	351 of 1429	75.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.2	188 of 1425	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	315 of 1440	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.1	298 of 1390	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	288 of 1403	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.3	343 of 1388	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.6	174 of 1381	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	85.9	108 of 1363	92.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	107 of 1354	92.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	88 of 1324	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	118 of 1293	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	87.1	77 of 1276	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	70 of 918	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	66.4	242 of 933	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	627 of 927	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	462 of 896	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	260 of 949	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	74 of 927	92.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	214 of 634	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	243 of 646	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	553 of 878	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	161 of 897	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	152 of 1451	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	122 of 1455	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	274 of 1459	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	221 of 1458	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	395 of 1440	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	274 of 1424	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	191 of 1405	86.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	257 of 710	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	421 of 669	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	500 of 582	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.4	365 of 500	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	401 of 494	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	463 of 612	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	133 of 961	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	65 of 951	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	163 of 915	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	138 of 893	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	283 of 843	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.8	93 of 865	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	73 of 851	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	168 of 1437	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	105 of 1450	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	341 of 1437	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	336 of 1366	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	512 of 1329	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	211 of 1361	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	52 of 1332	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	286 of 1450	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	132 of 1464	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.3	347 of 1461	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	428 of 1464	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	689 of 1444	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	446 of 1430	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	244 of 1413	82.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	341 of 821	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	136 of 801	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	254 of 1172	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	188 of 1166	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	372 of 1183	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	313 of 1194	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	472 of 1172	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	454 of 1183	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	309 of 1178	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)66th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+19 vs state

Science69%+7 vs state

Reading67%+14 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tramway Elementary	Public	K-5	360 Center Church Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0170	559	40	13.9	98.7%	304 (54.4%)	70 (12.5%)	160 (28.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	82.5	207^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.1%		88.9	129^th of 1505 public elementary schools	91.4%	78	85.9	76.7	77.3			52.9	79.1	68.2			69.3	$9,060	$791	$8,269
J R Ingram Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	3309 Wicker St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 774-3772	419	30	13.9	99.3%	163 (38.9%)	95 (22.7%)	126 (30.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	42.1	877^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.1%		48.9	764^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.2%	113	70.3	52.3	42.9			48.4	56.8	45.7			45.7	$9,063	$1,217	$7,846
WB Wicker Elementary	Public	K-5	900 S Vance St	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 897-5400	588	42	14.1	99.1%	48 (8.2%)	211 (35.9%)	299 (50.9%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	27.1	1133^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	24.0%		31.3	1079^th of 1505 public elementary schools	28.3%	54	36.8	54.1	51.7			23.2	51.0	33.7			55.1
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1127 Greenwood Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-0506	571	39	14.8	99.5%	246 (43.1%)	61 (10.7%)	220 (38.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.8%)	65.6	470^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.7	414^th of 1505 public elementary schools	72.5%	56	75.5	67.3	69.7			44.1	70.2	56.2			57.3	$9,213	$1,139	$8,074
J Glenn Edwards Elementary	Public	K-5	3115 Cemetery Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 774-3733	587	36	16.4	99.5%	179 (30.5%)	98 (16.7%)	272 (46.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.8%)	41.6	888^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.4%		54.8	664^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.9%	224	63.9	54.9	55.5			38.0	42.4	45.5			61.8	$9,176	$1,462	$7,714
Rising Leaders Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2732 Industrial Drive	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Rising Leaders Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 745-1442	282	28	9.9	98.2%	55 (19.5%)	107 (37.9%)	84 (29.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	18	1315^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.7%		27.8	1144^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.0%	171	22.7	48.5	18.9	47.1	63.6	22.7	48.5	37.8	52.9	45.5	40.5
BT Bullock Elementary	Public	K-5	1410 McNeill Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 718-0160	511	34	15.1	99.4%	173 (33.9%)	100 (19.6%)	213 (41.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	39.5	926^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.9%		47.6	788^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.6%	138	45.3	61.7	50.0			31.8	56.8	50.0			62.5	$10,085	$1,594	$8,491
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	2636 NC Hwy 24 27	Cameron	28326	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-7814	215	14	15.6	98.6%	145 (67.4%)	15 (7.0%)	42 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	52.9	690^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.7%		57.5	623^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	58.6%	67	57.5	60.7	55.6			45.0	60.7	56.8			63.9	$11,016	$911	$10,105
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
Benhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Olive Farm Dr	Sanford	27332	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4811	1,065	65	16.4	44.3%	494 (46.4%)	222 (20.8%)	211 (19.8%)	20 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (10.2%)	66.8	449^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.2	335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.7%	114	69.6	79.6	67.7			51.6	72.5	55.6			54.0	$8,663	$866	$7,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Tramway Elementary

Is Tramway Elementary a good school?

Tramway Elementary ranks 207^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tramway Elementary?

Students at Tramway Elementary are 54% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Tramway Elementary in?

Lee County Schools

What schools do graduates of Tramway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tramway Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lee Early College

How many students attend Tramway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Tramway Elementary.

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