Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County

Sanford, NC 27332

Phone: (919) 842-5411

6

GreatSchools Rating

charter • Grades 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 • 547 students

Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County, a charter school located in Sanford, NC, serves grades 6-12 in the Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County is a charter school located in Sanford, NC. 547 students attend Ascend Leadership Academy Lee County.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 7/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Course Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
College Readiness 6/10 The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 Average ACT score data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, using 2025 ACT percent college ready data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and using 2025 demographic data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 5/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Student growth data from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Carolina Seasons Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 8.2 mi
2 The Summit Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 9.8 mi
3 Sunset Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Sanford NC 10.2 mi
4 Forest Oaks Neighborhood/Subdivision Bunnlevel NC 12.7 mi
5 Anderson Creek Club Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 13.2 mi
6 Forest Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Cameron NC 13.8 mi
7 Woodlake Neighborhood/Subdivision Vass NC 14 mi
8 Overhills Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 15.9 mi
9 Vass Southern Pines Neighborhood/Subdivision Vass NC 17 mi
10 Deerfield Neighborhood/Subdivision Spring Lake NC 18.1 mi
11 Queens Cove Neighborhood/Subdivision Whispering Pines NC 18.2 mi
12 Princess Gate Neighborhood/Subdivision Whispering Pines NC 18.3 mi
13 Whispering Winds Neighborhood/Subdivision Whispering Pines NC 19 mi
14 Arrowhead Neighborhood/Subdivision Whispering Pines NC 19.3 mi
15 Blue Farm Neighborhood/Subdivision Whispering Pines NC 20.1 mi
16 Stonegate Apartments Apartment Complex Spring Lake NC 20.4 mi
17 Ellerslie Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 20.5 mi
18 Castlebrooke Neighborhood/Subdivision Linden NC 22.1 mi
19 Inverness Neighborhood/Subdivision Fayetteville NC 23 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Vass Vass NC 15.1 mi
2 Carthage Carthage NC 17.5 mi
3 Whispering Pines Whispering Pines NC 18.6 mi
4 Spring Lake Spring Lake NC 19.9 mi
5 Spring Lake by Ft Bragg Base Spring Lake NC 20.5 mi
6 North Ramsey Road Fayetteville NC 22.5 mi
Base Distance
Pope Field 19.7 mi.
Fort Bragg 21.1 mi.
Camp Mackall 34.6 mi.
Raleigh National Guard 35 mi.
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