J Glenn Edwards Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 587 students
Rising Leaders Academy
2732 Industrial Drive, Sanford, NC 27332
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
282
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rising Leaders Academy
Lee County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Rising Leaders Academy
Rising Leaders Academy is a charter elementary school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a town in Lee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 282 students were enrolled, with about 10 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from NC State Board of Education. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 282 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- NC State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Rising Leaders Academy
- County
- Lee County
- NCES school ID
- 370046603530
Schools near Rising Leaders Academy
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
BT Bullock Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 511 students
Tramway Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 559 students
Greenwood Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 571 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.