📍 1651 North McLaurin Lane, Fuquay Varina, Wake County, 27526
Ballentine Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fuquay Varina, Wake County. The school has 679 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Ballentine Elementary enrolls 679 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 429 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 679 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ballentine Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 37.
Ballentine Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 679 students, Ballentine Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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