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Charter · Grades K–8 · 282 students
J Glenn Edwards Elementary
3115 Cemetery Rd, Sanford, NC 27332
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
587
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lee County Schools
Lee County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About J Glenn Edwards Elementary
J Glenn Edwards Elementary is a public elementary school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades K–5. It is part of Lee County Schools. The school is located in a town in Lee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 587 students were enrolled, with about 16.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 587 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Lee County Schools
- County
- Lee County
- NCES school ID
- 370256002209
Schools near J Glenn Edwards Elementary
All 24 schools in Sanford →
WB Wicker Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 588 students
J R Ingram Jr Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 419 students
Tramway Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 559 students
Greenwood Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 571 students
BT Bullock Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 511 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.