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Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public charter schools serving 655 students in Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in North Carolina.
Public Charter Schools in Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the North Carolina public charter school average of 55%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 59% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the North Carolina public charter school average of 54% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
2 Schools
227 Schools
# Students
655 Students
153,108 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
8,895 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 314 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#151 out of 325 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)42%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
63%
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