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Enrollment
772
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001859
Fuquay-Varina Elementary
6600 Johnson Pond Rd, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 · (919) 557-2566 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
277 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (141).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fuquay-Varina Elementary→Fuquay-Varina Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
60.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fuquay-Varina Elementary
Fuquay-Varina Elementary's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuquay-Varina Elementary this school | 772 | 35.9% | 64.5% |
| Combs Elementary Raleigh | 695 | 41.7% | 71.0% |
| Coddle Creek Elementary Mooresville | 808 | 29.1% | 64.9% |
| Bain Elementary Mint Hill | 766 | 28.5% | 83.7% |
| Farmington Woods Elementary Cary | 648 | 31.0% | 76.9% |
| Lincoln Heights Elementary Fuquay-Varina | 667 | 35.8% | 66.8% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fuquay-Varina Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #364 of 1,297 | #64 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #307 of 1,296 | #48 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #308 of 1,300 | #63 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #109 of 1,485 | #22 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #840 of 1,377 | #121 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #247 of 1,379 | #36 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.9% | #1,249 of 1,414 | #71 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #634 of 937 | #71 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
772
+191 (+33%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 863
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 772 | 50.5 | 15.3:1 | 36% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 50.3 | 14.4:1 | 34% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 43.7 | 14.5:1 | 37% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 26% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 50.7 | 16.7:1 | 36% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 883 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 38% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 36% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 37% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 863 | 42 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fuquay-Varina Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (848 to 772); teachers unchanged (50.7 to 50.5).
About Fuquay-Varina Elementary
Fuquay-Varina Elementary is an elementary school in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 772 students. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools is responsible for 198 schools, Fuquay-Varina Elementary included, with 163,176 students in all.
The largest group at Fuquay-Varina Elementary is White students, at 49%. Other students are 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 58% White share among all Wake County residents. The diversity index for Fuquay-Varina Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Fuquay-Varina Elementary totals 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Federal data show 36% of students (277) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Fuquay-Varina Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.9% at Fuquay-Varina Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.5%.
In the surrounding county, Wake County, median household income comes to about $105,768, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 237 public schools and about 184,790 students.
Of the public schools around it, Fuquay-Varina Elementary is closest to Ballentine Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Fuquay-Varina Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Fuquay-Varina
- Fuquay-Varina HighHigh · 1,858 students
- Herbert Akins Road MiddleMiddle · 1,253 students
- Fuquay-Varina MiddleMiddle · 1,004 students
- Herbert Akins Rd ElementaryElementary · 988 students
- South Lakes ElementaryElementary · 774 students
- Lincoln Heights ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Ballentine Elementary1.1 mi · 742
- South Lakes Elementary1.6 mi · 774
- Willow Springs Elementary1.7 mi · 826
- Willow Spring High2.2 mi · 2,223
- Fuquay-Varina High2.3 mi · 1,858
- Herbert Akins Rd Elementary2.9 mi · 988
Frequently asked questions
About Fuquay-Varina ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fuquay-Varina Elementary?
Fuquay-Varina Elementary enrolls approximately 772 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fuquay-Varina Elementary serve?
Fuquay-Varina Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fuquay-Varina Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Fuquay-Varina Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary?
At Fuquay-Varina Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 14% Hispanic, 16% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fuquay-Varina Elementary public or private?
Fuquay-Varina Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.