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Enrollment
774
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003519
South Lakes Elementary
1449 Old Honeycutt Road, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 · (919) 694-8066 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
14.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
197 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 | 36 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
68%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
South Lakes 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
66.2%
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 66 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 South Lakes Elementary
South Lakes Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakes Elementary this school | 774 | 25.5% | 65.8% |
| Buckhorn Creek Elementary Holly Springs | 905 | 25.7% | 74.8% |
| Greensboro Academy Greensboro | 777 | 27.2% | N/A |
| Stallings Elementary Stallings | 766 | 27.7% | 78.5% |
| Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield | 774 | 19.8% | N/A |
| Turner Creek Elementary Cary | 638 | 22.6% | 71.9% |
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 South Lakes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #317 of 1,297 | #58 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #441 of 1,296 | #66 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #309 of 1,300 | #64 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #108 of 1,485 | #21 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #732 of 1,377 | #111 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #278 of 1,379 | #40 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #1,332 of 1,414 | #101 of 128 |
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
774
+270 (+54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 774 | 51.8 | 14.9:1 | 25% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 25% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 815 | 54.8 | 14.9:1 | 23% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 20% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Lakes Elementary.
About South Lakes Elementary
In Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, part of Wake County, South Lakes Elementary is an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 774 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Wake County Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 163,176 students.
At South Lakes Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 49%. Other students are 20% Asian, 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Wake County residents are about 58% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
South Lakes Elementary lists 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, South Lakes Elementary outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Lakes Elementary would score about 71.1%. It scores 65.8%, 5.2 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, Wake County, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Wake County has 237 public schools with about 184,790 students, including South Lakes Elementary.
Willow Spring High is about 0.6 miles from South Lakes Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 64.7%, lower than South Lakes Elementary's 65.8%.
Federal data place South Lakes Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at South Lakes Elementary as 504 in 2020-21 and 774 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students.
The discussion board for South Lakes Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Fuquay-Varina ElementaryElementary · 772 students
- Lincoln Heights ElementaryElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- Willow Spring High0.6 mi · 2,223
- Willow Springs Elementary1.2 mi · 826
- Fuquay-Varina Elementary1.6 mi · 772
- Ballentine Elementary2.7 mi · 742
- Fuquay-Varina Middle3.1 mi · 1,004
- Fuquay-Varina High3.1 mi · 1,858
Frequently asked questions
About South Lakes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Lakes Elementary?
South Lakes Elementary enrolls approximately 774 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Lakes Elementary serve?
South Lakes Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Lakes Elementary?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at South Lakes Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Lakes Elementary?
At South Lakes Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 20% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is South Lakes Elementary public or private?
South Lakes 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.