📍 1127 Greenwood Rd, Sanford, Lee County, 27330
Greenwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sanford, Lee County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Greenwood Elementary enrolls 530 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 9.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 203 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 530 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 378 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Greenwood Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Greenwood 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 530 students, Greenwood 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: Rural - Fringe
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