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South Lakes Elementary

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South Lakes Elementary ranks 365 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Lakes Elementary is a public elementary school in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, serving 782 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

South Lakes Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 30-35% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 5 years, with strong academic performance on state assessments, particularly in 5th grade science where 76.3% of students scored proficient or better, compared to the state average of 62%. The school's performance for female students, as well as African American and Hispanic students, is above average, ranking in the top 25-35% of schools in the state. However, the school's performance for Asian students and students with disabilities is below average, an area that requires targeted interventions.

Compared to nearby schools, South Lakes Elementary generally performs on par with or slightly better than schools like West Lake Elementary, Lincoln Heights Elementary, and Fuquay-Varina Elementary. However, the school lags behind the top-performing nearby school, Willow Springs Elementary, which consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of North Carolina elementary schools. With a recent increase in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students, South Lakes Elementary will need to continue focusing on data-driven instruction and targeted interventions to maintain its strong academic performance.

774

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1449 Old Honeycutt Road
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

(919) 694-8066

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Asian:

19.8%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2021 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

365^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 33% (2021) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	71.9	365 of 1490	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	268 of 1505	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	358 of 1502	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	474 of 1514	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	486 of 1489	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	282 of 918	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	138 of 924	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	331 of 933	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.9	78 of 927	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.7	151 of 896	83.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	74 of 131	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	71 of 130	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	318 of 634	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	281 of 646	56.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	215 of 533	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	88 of 514	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	359 of 1451	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	153 of 1455	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	270 of 1459	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	364 of 1458	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	514 of 1440	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	574 of 710	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.6	362 of 669	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	473 of 582	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.3	293 of 500	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	301 of 961	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	372 of 951	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	304 of 915	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	323 of 893	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	317 of 843	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	691 of 1437	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	463 of 1450	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	663 of 1437	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	732 of 1366	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	735 of 1329	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	396 of 1450	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	426 of 1464	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	450 of 1461	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	592 of 1464	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	455 of 1444	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	587 of 821	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	311 of 801	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	586 of 1172	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	353 of 1166	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	471 of 1183	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	660 of 1194	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	500 of 1172	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-47 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)19th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+14 vs state

Mathematics67%+6 vs state

Reading62%+9 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Willow Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	6800 Dwight Rowland Rd	Willow Spring	27592	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2770	826	59	14.0	30.8%	486 (58.8%)	66 (8.0%)	161 (19.5%)	64 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.6%)	85.3	167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	182^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	87.9%	15	81.9	75.6	86.0				61.0	67.9	68.4				82.5		$9,222	$529	$8,694
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
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
Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Wake County	Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	782	49	15.9		403 (51.5%)	80 (10.2%)	136 (17.4%)	103 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	60.5	556^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.7%		64.9	491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	67.4%	65	62.6	64.2	53.2	55.2	66.7	50.9	56.0	74.7	58.5	56.7	68.3	82.5	57.4	87.7
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
Banks Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10225 Chambers Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 890-7333	651	47	13.8	45.8%	299 (45.9%)	97 (14.9%)	186 (28.6%)	35 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	54.9	656^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%		51.8	718^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.3%	62	67.7	54.0	57.3				54.6	46.0	53.4				68.6		$9,294	$381	$8,914
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
Achievement Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25 Buttonwood Ct.	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Achievement Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-5446	211	14	15.2		114 (54.0%)	43 (20.4%)	25 (11.8%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.9%)	12.1	1390^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.6	1417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%	27	9.7	35.7	39.3	33.3			35.5	35.7	35.7	26.7			25.0
Angier Elementary	Public	3-5	130 E McIver St	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-2635	376	26	14.3	99.2%	98 (26.1%)	59 (15.7%)	203 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	11.2	1403^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.2	1460^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.0%	57	44.2	24.1	39.2				27.1	32.2	32.8				36.0		$9,429	$1,293	$8,136

Frequently Asked Questions about South Lakes Elementary

Is South Lakes Elementary a good school?

South Lakes Elementary ranks 365^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Lakes Elementary?

Students at South Lakes Elementary are 49% White, 20% Asian, 14% African American, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Lakes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended South Lakes Elementary.

What district is South Lakes Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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