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Southern Lee High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2301 Tramway Road, Sanford, NC 27332 · (919) 718-2400 · Part of Lee County Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,180
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Southern Lee High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

Where Sanford kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Southern Lee High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

2301 Tramway Road, Sanford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9352
Grade 10285
Grade 11279
Grade 12264
Enrollment over time
1,200’20
1,235’21
1,234’22
1,185’23
1,180’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 44%White 31%Black 21%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southern Lee High School 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.