Lacy Elementary

Lacy Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school in Raleigh, North Carolina, operated by Wake County Schools. The school serves 695 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 49% larger than typical.

Lacy Elementary is one of 198 schools operated by Wake County Schools, a district that serves 163,176 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lacy Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lacy Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.6%, the actual is 74.5%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Lacy Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Martin Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lacy Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 683 students in 2018 compared to 695 in 2025.

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