Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Summary:

Fuquay-Varina Elementary is a public elementary school serving 631 students in grades PK-5 in the diverse community of Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, which is part of the Wake County Schools district.

Fuquay-Varina Elementary stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science often exceeding the averages for Wake County and North Carolina. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 51.35% White, 17.75% African American, 18.38% Hispanic, and 4.6% Asian, is noteworthy compared to nearby schools like Middle Creek Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, and Willow Springs Elementary, which have higher percentages of White students. Additionally, Fuquay-Varina Elementary's Asian and Hispanic students have consistently ranked among the top in the state, demonstrating the school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student groups.

While Fuquay-Varina Elementary has maintained a strong overall performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 232nd to 661st out of over 1,400 North Carolina elementary schools, the school's achievement gaps for African American and low socioeconomic status students suggest an opportunity to focus on ensuring equitable educational outcomes for all students. The school's proximity to other high-performing elementary schools in the Fuquay Varina area, such as Holly Ridge Elementary and Willow Springs Elementary, also highlights the strong educational ecosystem in the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6600 Johnson Pond Rd
       Fuquay Varina, NC  27526-9036


(919) 557-2566

District: Wake County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
296th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,010 Help


Students who attend Fuquay-Varina Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Fuquay-Varina Middle
High:    Fuquay-Varina High
    Wake Early College of Health and Science
    Wake STEM Early College High School
    Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  631

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.3%
Hispanic:
18.4%
African American:
17.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fuquay-Varina Elementary ranks better than 80.3% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 46th among 115 ranked elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Fuquay-Varina Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.3%), Hispanic (18.4%), African American (17.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fuquay-Varina Elementary is 14.4. 100 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fuquay-Varina Elementary is $9,010. 104 elementary schools in the Wake County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fuquay-Varina Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fuquay-Varina Elementary 296th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Fuquay-Varina Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wake County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wake County Schools 59th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fuquay-Varina Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.08 603rd 1276 52.7%
2007 65.51 433rd 1293 66.5%
2008 59.67 553rd 1324 58.2%
2009 59.10 629th 1354 53.5%
2010 50.76 762nd 1363 44.1%
2011 66.63 477th 1381 65.5%
2012 72.71 353rd 1388 74.6%
2013 75.10 296th 1403 78.9%
2014 80.41 232nd 1390 83.3%
2015 73.35 357th 1440 75.2%
2016 63.86 497th 1425 65.1%
2017 67.29 454th 1429 68.2%
2018 48.36 777th 1434 45.8%
2019 59.35 583rd 1473 60.4%
2021 68.03 425th 1489 71.5%
2022 54.94 661st 1514 56.3%
2023 67.24 460th 1502 69.4%
2024 76.97 296th 1505 80.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.49 215th 421 48.9%
2019 37.85 316th 497 36.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 51.55 301st 801 62.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.23 871st 1332 34.6%
2019 46.67 757th 1361 44.4%
2021 34.64 874th 1329 34.2%
2022 32.83 976th 1366 28.6%
2023 52.18 659th 1437 54.1%
2024 52.78 641st 1450 55.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.18 736th 1405 47.6%
2019 55.54 645th 1424 54.7%
2021 55.42 600th 1440 58.3%
2022 47.85 749th 1458 48.6%
2023 66.02 455th 1459 68.8%
2024 74.37 292nd 1455 79.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.39 534th 897 40.5%
2019 11.69 863rd 878 1.7%
2022 61.93 152nd 634 76.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.14 343rd 612 44.0%
2021 70.36 108th 494 78.1%
2022 61.72 219th 500 56.2%
2023 48.93 443rd 582 23.9%
2024 55.31 383rd 669 42.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.86 812th 1413 42.5%
2019 62.19 496th 1430 65.3%
2021 77.00 279th 1444 80.7%
2022 61.04 550th 1464 62.4%
2023 66.00 447th 1461 69.4%
2024 76.65 277th 1464 81.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 80.22 11th 130 91.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.19 485th 927 47.7%
2019 57.34 344th 949 63.8%
2021 38.63 519th 896 42.1%
2022 26.31 758th 927 18.2%
2023 43.94 505th 933 45.9%
2024 36.06 634th 924 31.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.76 482nd 851 43.4%
2019 47.88 447th 865 48.3%
2021 62.61 232nd 843 72.5%
2022 70.22 177th 893 80.2%
2023 69.90 188th 915 79.5%
2024 89.10 52nd 951 94.5%
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Rank History for White students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 712th 1178 39.6%
2019 57.35 506th 1183 57.2%
2021 72.49 278th 1172 76.3%
2022 56.45 518th 1194 56.6%
2023 61.63 435th 1183 63.2%
2024 67.18 350th 1166 70.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fuquay-Varina Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 137 1 3 4 n/a n/a 2 568
1989 551 153 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 713
1990 611 158 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 780
1991 703 150 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 863
1992 739 147 2 11 3 n/a n/a 0 902
1993 608 110 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 728
1994 646 115 0 21 1 n/a n/a 0 783
1995 626 177 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 813
1996 626 177 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 813
1997 643 239 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 908
1998 665 215 2 23 1 n/a n/a 0 906
1999 625 229 4 27 3 n/a n/a 0 888
2000 559 228 6 35 2 n/a n/a 0 830
2001 485 215 5 30 1 n/a n/a 0 736
2002 326 159 3 82 6 n/a n/a 0 576
2003 326 159 3 82 6 n/a n/a 0 576
2004 390 172 4 110 6 n/a n/a 0 682
2005 392 179 7 108 5 n/a n/a 0 691
2006 428 198 8 116 4 n/a n/a 0 754
2007 509 192 9 133 5 n/a n/a 45 893
2008 580 185 12 135 3 n/a n/a 54 969
2009 583 226 14 122 1 n/a n/a 0 946
2010 451 211 11 101 1 n/a n/a 0 775
2011 434 141 11 136 3 0 43 0 768
2012 444 144 10 141 0 0 34 0 773
2013 399 133 10 147 0 0 33 0 722
2014 405 136 10 133 3 0 34 0 721
2015 459 131 9 155 7 1 35 0 797
2016 498 143 13 189 2 0 38 0 883
2017 485 142 14 177 2 0 38 0 858
2018 460 151 10 188 3 0 36 0 848
2019 506 173 10 165 4 1 45 0 904
2020 458 180 11 152 3 2 28 0 834
2021 324 115 6 107 1 2 26 0 581
2022 305 129 6 104 2 2 28 0 576
2023 324 112 29 116 2 2 46 0 631

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fuquay-Varina Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 568 27.0 21.0 18.8
1989 713 27.0 26.4 19.5
1990 780 33.0 23.6 17.1
1991 863 42.0 20.5 15.4
1992 902 42.0 21.4 11.3
1993 728 44.0 16.5 18.3
1994 783 46.0 17.0 15.3
1995 813 51.0 15.9 14.5
1996 813 51.0 15.9 14.5
1997 908 54.0 16.8 15.6
1998 906 58.0 15.6 22.7
1999 888 54.0 16.4 27
2000 830 54.0 15.4 28.8
2001 736 49.0 15.0 36.5
2002 576 49.0 11.8 36.5
2003 576 49.0 11.8 36.5
2004 682 49.0 13.9 40.9
2005 691 47.0 14.7 41.4
2006 754 65.0 11.6 38.1
2007 893 n/a n/a 36.6
2008 969 59.6 16.3 n/a
2009 946 61.1 15.5 n/a
2010 775 47.1 16.4 35.5
2011 768 47.4 16.1 35.8
2012 773 49.5 15.6 40.2
2013 722 47.2 15.2 42
2014 721 48.3 14.9 39
2015 797 51.0 15.6 42.3
2016 883 52.0 16.9 38.2
2017 858 51.0 16.8 38.5
2018 848 50.7 16.7 36.3
2019 904 55.0 16.4 34.5
2020 834 52.8 15.7 32.4
2021 581 40.4 14.3 26.3
2022 576 42.5 13.5 23.1
2023 631 43.6 14.4 36.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fuquay-Varina Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 568 27.0 21.0 18.8
1989 713 27.0 26.4 19.5
1990 780 33.0 23.6 17.1
1991 863 42.0 20.5 15.4
1992 902 42.0 21.4 11.3
1993 728 44.0 16.5 18.3
1994 783 46.0 17.0 15.3
1995 813 51.0 15.9 14.5
1996 813 51.0 15.9 14.5
1997 908 54.0 16.8 15.6
1998 906 58.0 15.6 22.7
1999 888 54.0 16.4 27
2000 830 54.0 15.4 28.8
2001 736 49.0 15.0 36.5
2002 576 49.0 11.8 36.5
2003 576 49.0 11.8 36.5
2004 682 49.0 13.9 40.9
2005 691 47.0 14.7 41.4
2006 754 65.0 11.6 38.1
2007 893 n/a n/a 36.6
2008 969 59.6 16.3 n/a
2009 946 61.1 15.5 n/a
2010 775 47.1 16.4 35.5
2011 768 47.4 16.1 35.8
2012 773 49.5 15.6 40.2
2013 722 47.2 15.2 42
2014 721 48.3 14.9 39
2015 797 51.0 15.6 42.3
2016 883 52.0 16.9 38.2
2017 858 51.0 16.8 38.5
2018 848 50.7 16.7 36.3
2019 904 55.0 16.4 34.5
2020 834 52.8 15.7 32.4
2021 581 40.4 14.3 26.3
2022 576 42.5 13.5 23.1
2023 631 43.6 14.4 36.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fuquay-Varina Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $382 (4.2%) $8,627 (95.7%) $9,010

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 583rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 460th of 1502 Elementary schools
 9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)58.368.2
 9.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)69.467.4
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)61.560
 1.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)6658.7
 7.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)61.864.1
 2.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6565
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)59.266.7
 7.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)63.265.7
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)69.156.9
 12.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wake County Schools)6665.6
 0.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)59.753.2
 6.5%
   5th Grade Reading (Wake County Schools)60.659.1
 1.5%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Fuquay-Varina Elementary)74.867.9
 6.9%
   5th Grade Science (Wake County Schools)71.370.6
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students904631
 30.2%
African American173112
 35.3%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian1029
 190%
Hispanic165116
 29.7%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White506324
 36%
Two or More Races4546
 2.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.5%36.6%
 2.1%


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Fuquay-Varina Elementary ranks 296th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 631 students attended Fuquay-Varina Elementary.

Students at Fuquay-Varina Elementary are 51% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.


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