📍 900 S Vance St, Sanford, Lee County, 27330
WB Wicker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sanford, Lee County. The school has 575 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 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
WB Wicker Elementary enrolls 575 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 31% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 177 | 31% |
| White | 64 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
491 of the school's 575 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 467 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
WB Wicker 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.
WB Wicker 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 575 students, WB Wicker 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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