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Schools in Broadway · Lee County Schools

Broadway’s public schools score below 60% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Broadway’s districts is 42%, below the North Carolina average (50%). The grade covers the public school district serving Broadway, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 8 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 5 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 0 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 0% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
NC 16.0
Schools in town
1
5,241 students on the public path
In brief

Broadway’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 324 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Broadway’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 40% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,003 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Broadway’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 40% of North Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the North Carolina average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 40%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (324)Better than 26%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,752 test results and a graduating class of 802 could put Broadway anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Broadway’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,575 in math, 4,928 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Broadway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Broadway ElementaryLee County SchoolsC−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Broadway’s public schools are run by Lee County Schools, which also serves Sanford. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lee County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 16 schools · 9,168 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$13,003NC $13,045 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 49.9% · 4928 students tested
Math46%
State average 50.8% · 4575 students tested

Broadway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Broadway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BroadwayC+Lee County Schools

Every school in Broadway

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Broadwayby address
Broadway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
490 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Broadwayin other towns
SanLee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
C+
792 students15:1Rate it →
East Lee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
C−
526 students15:1Rate it →
West Lee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sanford
C
522 students14:1Rate it →
Lee County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
B−
1,459 students20:1Rate it →
Southern Lee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
B−
1,180 students21:1Rate it →
Lee Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Sanford
A+
272 studentsRate it →

Questions about Broadway’s schools

Are Broadway’s schools good?

On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Broadway children attend score below 60% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Broadway in?

Lee County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,168 students in 16 schools (2024–25).

Where do Broadway kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lee County High, Southern Lee High School and Lee Early College.

What is Broadway’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Lee County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Broadway spend per student?

$13,003 in Lee County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.