South Lakes Elementary
Fuquay-Varina, NC · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
South Lakes Elementary is a elementary school in Fuquay-Varina, NC with 815 students enrolled and a 68% proficiency rate. Part of Wake County Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
South Lakes Elementary is a elementary school located in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. The school serves 815 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 68% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Lakes Elementary is part of the Wake County Schools in North Carolina.
How This School Compares
South Lakes Elementary has 815 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Wake County Schools (811 students). Its 68% proficiency rate is 14 percentage points above the district average of 54%. Compared to the North Carolina state average of 43%, the school performs 25 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
South Lakes Elementary has 815 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.
According to EDFacts data, 68% of students at South Lakes Elementary meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
South Lakes Elementary is part of the Wake County Schools in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.