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Bragg Street Academy

PublicHighGrades 6–12Alternative Education School

504 Bragg Street, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 775-2686 · Part of Lee County Schools

Sanford’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
40
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Bragg Street Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 6 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

504 Bragg Street, Sanford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 61
Grade 72
Grade 86
Grade 911
Grade 106
Grade 117
Grade 127
Enrollment over time
39’20
25’21
46’22
54’23
40’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 45%Hispanic 35%White 18%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bragg Street Academy from Sanford families.

Other schools in Lee County Schools

The district →
Broadway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broadway
C−
490 students16:1
Floyd L Knight Children Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sanford
D−
95 students7:1
WB Wicker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sanford
D
588 students14:1
J Glenn Edwards Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sanford
C+
587 students16:1
Greenwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sanford
C+
571 students15:1
Tramway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sanford
B
559 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Sanford’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.