📍 3301 Wicker St, Sanford, Lee County, 27330
West Lee Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sanford, Lee County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Lee Middle enrolls 607 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 47% |
| White | 156 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 607 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Lee Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 51.
West Lee Middle is one of 16 schools in Lee County Schools, based in Sanford, North Carolina. The district serves 9,168 students district-wide and employs 653 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 607 students, West Lee Middle is close to the district average of about 573 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant