- Address
- 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford, NC 27330
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (919) 888-4502
- Grades served
- 9-13
- NCES school ID
- 370256002868
School calendar
Lee Early College's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Attendance zone map
Lee County SchoolsLee County Schools publishes its attendance areas as a map rather than as data, so this is the district's own drawing. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.
Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Lee County High0.3 mi
- Bragg Street Academy1.1 mi
- Rising Leaders Academy1.4 mi
- Floyd L Knight Children Center1.4 mi
- East Lee Middle1.9 mi
- WB Wicker Elementary2.2 mi
- J Glenn Edwards Elementary2.2 mi
- Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County2.7 mi
- Ascend Leadership Remote Academy2.7 mi
- BT Bullock Elementary3.4 mi
How Lee Early College compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 89 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 96% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2014
Score up 14 points since 2014 (75 → 89). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | A | Met | 92.5 |
| 2024 | 91 | A | Exceeded | 91.6 |
| 2023 | 94 | A | Exceeded | 94.3 |
| 2022 | 92 | A | Exceeded | 93 |
| 2019 | 91 | A | Exceeded | 91.9 |
| 2018 | 92 | A | Exceeded | 92.1 |
| 2017 | 95 | A | Exceeded | 95 |
| 2016 | 87 | A | Met | 88 |
| 2015 | 73 | B | Not Met | 78 |
| 2014 | 75 | B | Not Met | 80 |
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 Lee County Schools for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 272Student counts for Lee Early College, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 272 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 277Student indicators for Lee Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 277 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.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 10.9 FTETeacher figures for Lee Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 10.9 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| NC Math 1 | 95% | 68.2% |
| NC Math 3 | 95% | 80.5% |
| English II | 88.2% | 55.9% |
| Biology | 76.8% | 62.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 23.2% | 14.3% | 39.3% | 23.2% |
| English II | 11.8% | 32.4% | 51.5% | -- |
| NC Math 1 | -- | 27.3% | 45.5% | 22.7% |
| NC Math 3 | -- | 19.5% | 54.5% | 26% |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Meets Expected Growth | -0.57 | 77.1 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 10.94 |
| Experienced teachers | 9.14 (84%) |
| Beginning teachers | 1.8 (16%) |
| Holding a standard license | 10.04 (92%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0.9 (8%) |
| National Board certified | 2 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent | 5% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 36.4% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.94 |
| Library books per student | 0 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.07 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| 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
Lee Early College'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.
Other high schools in this district
All 16 schools →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.