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WB Wicker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

900 S Vance St, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 897-5400 · Part of Lee County Schools

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

Directions
Students
588
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about WB Wicker Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sanford kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5WB Wicker ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts20%
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 ↗

900 S Vance St, Sanford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten95
Grade 1100
Grade 2107
Grade 3100
Grade 495
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
632’20
555’21
575’22
576’23
588’24

Down 7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 36%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about WB Wicker Elementary 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
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
Deep River Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sanford
C
557 students16:1

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.