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If you could change one rule at Lacy Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001871
Lacy Elementary
2001 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 · (919) 881-4920 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
165 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 | 7 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
44%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
70.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Lacy Elementary
Lacy Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy Elementary this school | 695 | 23.7% | 74.5% |
| Porters Neck Elementary Wilmington | 666 | 22.4% | 75.0% |
| McDeeds Creek Elementary Southern Pines | 707 | 21.1% | 81.1% |
| Moyock Elementary Moyock | 740 | 21.1% | 67.8% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
| Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte | 687 | 19.1% | 83.3% |
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 Lacy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #146 of 1,297 | #31 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #209 of 1,296 | #35 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #126 of 1,300 | #28 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #187 of 1,485 | #39 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #612 of 1,377 | #98 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #1,106 of 1,379 | #137 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #1,336 of 1,414 | #104 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #334 of 369 | #32 of 33 |
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
695
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
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 | 695 | 47.8 | 14.5:1 | 24% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 658 | 51.3 | 12.8:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 49.5 | 13.9:1 | 26% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 21% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 44.5 | 15.3:1 | 22% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 49 | 15.1:1 | 27% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 31% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 43% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 47 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lacy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (683 to 695); teachers up 7% (44.5 to 47.8).
About Lacy Elementary
Lacy Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina, one of the schools in Wake County Schools. The school's enrollment of 695 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 49% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
Wake County Schools counts 163,176 students in its 198 schools, and Lacy Elementary is one of them.
Roughly 73% of students at Lacy Elementary are White. Other groups include 14% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Wake County residents are about 58% White. Lacy Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 47.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.5:1. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. Around 24% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Lacy Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lacy Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.5% is 2.9 points above the 71.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Wake County, the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lacy Elementary, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
Martin Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Lacy Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lacy Elementary at 1st of 8.
Lacy Elementary is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 682 students in 2020-21 and 695 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Lacy Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
- Needham Broughton HighHigh · 2,153 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 2,065 students
Other Lacy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lacy Elementary. Lacy Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Lacy Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Middle0.4 mi · 1,011
- Oberlin Middle1.3 mi · 1,049
- Olds Elementary1.5 mi · 244
- Stough Elementary1.6 mi · 550
- Root Elementary1.8 mi · 469
- Underwood Elementary2.1 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Lacy ElementaryHow many students attend Lacy Elementary?
Lacy Elementary enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lacy Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lacy Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lacy Elementary have?
Lacy Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lacy Elementary?
Student demographics at Lacy Elementary are roughly 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lacy Elementary in?
Lacy Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.