Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County
- Address
- 283 Harvey Faulk Road, Sanford, NC 27332
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 842-5411
- Grades served
- 6-12
- NCES school ID
- 370043803459
Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Ascend Leadership Remote Academyunder 0.1 mi
- J Glenn Edwards Elementary1.5 mi
- Rising Leaders Academy1.9 mi
- East Lee Middle2.0 mi
- Lee County High2.6 mi
- Lee Early College2.7 mi
- Floyd L Knight Children Center3.1 mi
- Southern Lee High School3.4 mi
- SanLee Middle School3.6 mi
- Bragg Street Academy3.7 mi
How Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 32 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 9% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 628Student counts for Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 628 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 47Student indicators for Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 47 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 50% | 18.8% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 36.8% | 28.9% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 23.7% | 18.4% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 76.3% | 5.3% | 15.8% | -- |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 63.2% | 7.9% | 23.7% | 5.3% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 50% | 31.3% | 18.8% | -- |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Does Not Meet Expected Growth | -3.97 | -- |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (19 of 47) | 40.4% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 51.3% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.76 |
| Library books per student | 0 |
| Students have device access | No |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | Yes |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.