Lake Myra Elementary

Lake Myra Elementary is a primary school of large scale in Wendell, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools, works with 722 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 55% larger than typical.

Wake County Schools comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 163,176 students; Lake Myra Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lake Myra Elementary logs that 34% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 30% Black, 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Lake Myra Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at Lake Myra Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lake Myra Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Across the wider county, Wake County reports that median household earnings sit near $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake Myra Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lake Myra Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Myra Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 14%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 722 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 35% to 30%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lake Myra Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.