📍 1300 Elk Falls Rd, Wendell, Wake County, 27591
Lake Myra Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wendell, Wake County. The school has 648 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 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Lake Myra Elementary enrolls 648 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 199 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 182 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 648 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Lake Myra Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-20, state senate district 14, state house district 39.
Lake Myra 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 648 students, Lake Myra 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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