📍 3115 Cemetery Rd, Sanford, Lee County, 27332
J Glenn Edwards Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sanford, Lee County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
J Glenn Edwards Elementary enrolls 532 students across grades K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 43% |
| White | 159 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 532 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 369 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.
J Glenn Edwards Elementary 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.
J Glenn Edwards Elementary 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 532 students, J Glenn Edwards Elementary 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
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