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WB Wicker Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

WB Wicker Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sanford, North Carolina, serving 576 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.

WB Wicker Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,079 and 1,391 out of 1,489-1,514 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state standardized tests (EOG) is significantly below the Lee County Schools and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics was 36.8% at WB Wicker, compared to 61.2% for Lee County and 64.1% for the state.

Compared to the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Tramway Elementary, Deep River Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, and J Glenn Edwards Elementary, WB Wicker performs significantly worse on state assessments, with lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The school's extremely high percentage of students from low-income families, at 99.48% in the 2023-2024 school year, likely contributes to its academic challenges.

588

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 S Vance St
Sanford, NC 27330

(919) 897-5400

District: Lee County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

35.9%

White:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,133^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 17 pts since 2021

From bottom 7% (2021) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	27.1	1133 of 1490	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1079 of 1505	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1082 of 1502	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1194 of 1514	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1391 of 1489	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	509 of 918	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	289 of 924	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	521 of 933	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	680 of 927	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	829 of 896	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	343 of 563	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	291 of 533	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	234 of 514	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	237 of 485	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.4	377 of 385	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1042 of 1451	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	983 of 1455	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	931 of 1459	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1196 of 1458	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1370 of 1440	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	705 of 710	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	611 of 669	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	511 of 582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	491 of 500	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.8	491 of 494	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	589 of 961	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	521 of 951	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	488 of 915	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	571 of 893	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.6	792 of 843	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1012 of 1437	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.4	810 of 1450	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	782 of 1437	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	890 of 1366	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1242 of 1329	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1157 of 1450	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1128 of 1464	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1156 of 1461	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1117 of 1464	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1343 of 1444	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	607 of 821	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	536 of 801	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	598 of 1172	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	613 of 1166	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	404 of 1183	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	956 of 1194	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1108 of 1172	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)49th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science55%-7 vs state

Mathematics48%-13 vs state

Reading36%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Deep River Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Deep River Rd	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 776-2722	557	34	16.3	96.8%	159 (28.5%)	86 (15.4%)	267 (47.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.8%)	56.7	617^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.9	567^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.3%	50	63.5	68.2	71.6			30.2	55.3	53.4			72.7	$9,663	$1,381	$8,282
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 WB Wicker Elementary

How many students attend WB Wicker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended WB Wicker Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of WB Wicker Elementary?

Students at WB Wicker Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 36% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is WB Wicker Elementary in?

Lee County Schools

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WB Wicker Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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