📍 190 SE Fuquay Varina Parkway, Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, 27526
South Lakes Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fuquay-Varina, Wake County. The school has 815 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 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Lakes Elementary enrolls 815 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 15% Black or African American and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 15% |
| Asian | 119 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 815 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
South Lakes 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.
South Lakes 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 815 students, South Lakes Elementary is close to 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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