Best Public Schools in Fuquay Varina, NC

Summary:

The city of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, is home to 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

Fuquay-Varina High School and Willow Spring High School consistently rank in the top 33% of North Carolina high schools, with strong test scores, particularly in English II and Math III, outperforming the Wake County and North Carolina averages. At the middle school level, Fuquay-Varina Middle School maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools, with impressive test scores in math, reading, and science. The elementary school standout is Herbert Akins Road Elementary, which has a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 27% of North Carolina elementary schools, with strong math and reading scores.

In contrast, the Achievement Charter Academy, the only charter school in the area, has significantly lower test scores compared to the state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 15% to 37%. Additionally, the two schools in the Harnett County Schools district, Northwest Harnett Elementary and Harnett Virtual Academy, generally perform below the state averages, suggesting the need for improvement in this district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
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	631	44	14.4	36.6%	324 (51.3%)	112 (17.7%)	116 (18.4%)	29 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.3%)	77	296^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%		67.2	460^th of 1502 public elementary schools	69.4%	164					76.2	68.6	68.8				57.4	65.3	65.6				73.1		$9,010	$382	$8,627
Fuquay-Varina Middle	Public	6-8	109 N Ennis Street	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2727	1,164	67	17.4	29.2%	688 (59.1%)	180 (15.5%)	207 (17.8%)	44 (3.8%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.2%)	75.8	164^th of 793 public middle schools	79.3%		75.6	166^th of 784 public middle schools	78.8%	2								70.1	67.3	51.4				60.4	60.6	60.4		83.2	$8,708	$369	$8,339
Fuquay-Varina High	Public	9-12	201 Bengal Blvd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2511	1,940	103	18.8	26.5%	1,131 (58.3%)	294 (15.2%)	359 (18.5%)	58 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (4.9%)	64.7	205^th of 640 public high schools	68.0%		63.5	206^th of 626 public high schools	67.1%	1	67.4	78.4	32.3	67.4															$8,243	$402	$7,841
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	637	47	13.6	35.5%	358 (56.2%)	94 (14.8%)	118 (18.5%)	27 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.7%)	81.9	217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%		70.6	397^th of 1502 public elementary schools	73.6%	180					73.5	74.0	75.3				60.8	71.0	60.8				82.5		$13,231	$2,042	$11,189
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	679	50	13.5	32.1%	429 (63.2%)	62 (9.1%)	138 (20.3%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%		83.1	195^th of 1502 public elementary schools	87.0%	30					71.1	83.5	78.9				64.1	79.2	64.9				85.1		$10,151	$476	$9,675
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	941	67	14.0	29.5%	616 (65.5%)	120 (12.8%)	117 (12.4%)	39 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.0%)	69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%		75.4	319^th of 1502 public elementary schools	78.8%	86					72.8	65.5	62.2				57.6	67.3	57.8				63.7		$9,017	$332	$8,685
Herbert Akins Road Middle	Public	6-8	2275 Herbert Akins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8300	827	53	15.6	31.1%	499 (60.3%)	94 (11.4%)	178 (21.5%)	22 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	76.8	154^th of 793 public middle schools	80.6%					(n/a)								62.3	63.6	58.0				61.2	61.1	63.4		85.7
Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	108 LaFayette School Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(919) 552-0769	122	0		60.7%	47 (38.5%)	41 (33.6%)	24 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)								(n/a)	21.7	66.7		9.5					8.3	7.1					41.7	35.7		35.7
Achievement Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	25 Buttonwood Ct.	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Achievement Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-5446	158	11	14.8		106 (67.1%)	11 (7.0%)	27 (17.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.0%)	10.6	1417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%		13.7	1355^th of 1502 public elementary schools	9.8%	62					37.5	26.5	15.8				31.3	35.3	26.3				36.8
Northwest Harnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Rollins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-4547	625	39	15.8	39.0%	417 (66.7%)	55 (8.8%)	102 (16.3%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	66.2	470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.8%		69.1	422^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	71.9%	48					64.2	54.2	72.1				60.0	55.2	54.8				76.0		$8,479	$866	$7,613
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	815	55	14.8	22.9%	441 (54.1%)	119 (14.6%)	116 (14.2%)	119 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.3%)	78.7	268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.2%		73.1	358^th of 1502 public elementary schools	76.2%	90					68.6	73.9	67.7				60.6	73.9	62.2				80.3
Willow Spring High	Public	9-12	1704 Old Honeycutt Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8030	1,477	82	18.1	30.5%	861 (58.3%)	185 (12.5%)	322 (21.8%)	43 (2.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.3%)	51.6	289^th of 640 public high schools	54.8%					(n/a)	59.6	71.3	27.1	56.0
LaFayette Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Lafayette School Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 552-4353	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	51.6	720^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%					(n/a)					80.0	25.0					60.0	45.0

Cities Near Fuquay Varina

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holly Springs	2.15 mi	10	46^th
Willow Spring	3.15 mi	2	25^th
Apex	4.48 mi	21	28^th
Raleigh	4.79 mi	107	197^th
Angier	5.04 mi	6	296^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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