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Herbert Akins Rd Elementary

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Herbert Akins Rd Elementary ranks 282 nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Herbert Akins Rd Elementary is a public elementary school in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, serving 979 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Herbert Akins Rd Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 75.2% in Science, 67.3% in Reading, and 69.7% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 62%, 52.9%, and 59.3%, respectively.

While Herbert Akins Rd Elementary performs well compared to most nearby schools, it lags behind the top-performing schools in the area, such as Holly Ridge Elementary and Holly Springs Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 10% of North Carolina elementary schools. The school's per-student spending of $9,017 in 2018-2019 is slightly lower than the nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.6 in 2023-2024 is also slightly higher than the nearby schools.

988

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,017

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2255 Herbert Akins Rd
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

(919) 567-4100

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Herbert Akins Rd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Grove Middle
High:	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

African American:

14.6%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

282^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	282 of 1490	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	405 of 1505	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	319 of 1502	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	328 of 1514	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	301 of 1489	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	238 of 1473	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	332 of 1434	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	250 of 1429	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.9	281 of 1425	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.1	220 of 1440	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.0	181 of 1390	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.4	178 of 1403	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.2	474 of 1388	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.1	741 of 1381	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	545 of 918	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	381 of 924	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	411 of 933	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	161 of 927	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	296 of 896	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	233 of 949	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	201 of 927	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.5	139 of 634	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.7	288 of 646	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	156 of 878	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	311 of 897	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	294 of 563	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	447 of 533	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.8	97 of 421	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	241 of 1451	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	423 of 1455	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	262 of 1459	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	412 of 1458	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	212 of 1440	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	244 of 1424	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	296 of 1405	78.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	498 of 710	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	588 of 669	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	452 of 582	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	311 of 500	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	333 of 494	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	445 of 612	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	360 of 961	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	646 of 951	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	424 of 915	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	423 of 893	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	158 of 843	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	161 of 865	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	434 of 851	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	745 of 1437	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	904 of 1450	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	842 of 1437	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	539 of 1366	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	564 of 1329	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	441 of 1361	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	805 of 1332	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	328 of 1450	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	378 of 1464	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	364 of 1461	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	245 of 1464	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	418 of 1444	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	243 of 1430	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	388 of 1413	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	82 of 175	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	63 of 159	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	21 of 133	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	277 of 821	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	466 of 801	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	246 of 1172	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	341 of 1166	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	294 of 1183	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	359 of 1194	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	360 of 1172	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	366 of 1183	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	358 of 1178	69.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile-40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile-51 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+13 vs state

Mathematics71%+10 vs state

Reading65%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%	123	70.3	72.3	69.7	56.1	72.3	67.3	75.2	$9,017	$332	$8,685
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 North McLaurin Lane	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-1120	742	53	14.0	28.6%	463 (62.4%)	52 (7.0%)	155 (20.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	17	73.1	73.5	84.9	63.0	72.0	79.8	88.2	$10,151	$476	$9,675
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	307 Bridge St	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 557-2587	667	45	14.7	35.8%	393 (58.9%)	103 (15.4%)	93 (13.9%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	73.7	336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		81.9	217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	119	69.5	74.0	72.3	56.8	59.6	63.4	74.3	$13,231	$2,042	$11,189
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%	53	84.4	78.2	82.0	62.9	74.8	63.8	76.5	$9,241	$405	$8,837
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	22	83.9	84.8	82.4	75.0	84.1	68.0	83.2	$9,223	$783	$8,440
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8	92.4	88.9	85.0	82.9	85.7	74.6	83.4	$9,174	$517	$8,657
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	32	83.8	85.2	88.0	71.5	88.5	77.5	81.7	$9,402	$603	$8,799
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Johnson Pond Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2566	772	51	15.2	35.9%	379 (49.1%)	123 (15.9%)	111 (14.4%)	100 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.1%)	68.5	415^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%		77	296^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%	119	79.6	71.2	63.6	59.3	68.8	54.5	58.3	$9,010	$382	$8,627
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%		72.9	358^th of 1505 public elementary schools	76.2%	39	79.1	66.1	73.4	52.7	64.3	63.3	73.4	$9,343	$437	$8,905
South Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Old Honeycutt Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8066	774	52	14.9	25.5%	379 (49.0%)	109 (14.1%)	96 (12.4%)	153 (19.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	71.9	365^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.5%		78.7	268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.2%	97	69.6	66.7	65.3	50.4	65.2	70.3	76.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Akins Rd Elementary

What schools do graduates of Herbert Akins Rd Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herbert Akins Rd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Grove Middle
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Is Herbert Akins Rd Elementary a good school?

Herbert Akins Rd Elementary ranks 282^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Herbert Akins Rd Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Akins Rd Elementary?

Students at Herbert Akins Rd Elementary are 61% White, 15% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Herbert Akins Rd Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Herbert Akins Rd Elementary.

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