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Lacy Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2001 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001871
695
Students
47.8
Teachers (FTE)
14.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
79
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
13.8%
Chronically absent
24.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Lacy Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Lacy Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Lacy Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 79 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools88th percentile
Higher than 88% · rank 279 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools92nd percentile
Higher than 92% · rank 107 of 1,419
Wake County Schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 41 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 80% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score unchanged since 2014 (79 → 79). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202579BExceeded76.3
202474BMet72.3
202367CNot Met69.4
202268CNot Met70.6
201974BNot Met74.8
201876BNot Met78.6
201779BMet78
201682BMet81
201572BNot Met74
201479BMet78

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 72.81%Black 13.53%Hispanic 9.64%Asian 2.45%Two+ Races 1.44%Native Am. 0.14%
White: 72.81% (506) Black: 13.53% (94) Hispanic: 9.64% (67) Asian: 2.45% (17) Two+ Races: 1.44% (10) Native Am.: 0.14% (1)
White72.81%
Black13.53%
Hispanic9.64%
Asian2.45%
Two+ Races1.44%
Native Am.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 695
48.63%338 Female
51.37%357 Male

Student counts for Lacy Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 695 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86.2%Chronically absent 13.8%
Regular attendance: 86.2% (635) Chronically absent: 13.8% (102)
Regular attendance86.2%
Chronically absent13.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 737
24.3%Economically disadvantaged
5.04%35 English learners

Student indicators for Lacy Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 737 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 97.33%Beginning 2.67%
Experienced: 97.33% (44) Beginning: 2.67% (1)
Experienced97.33%
Beginning2.67%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 45 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
24.44%11 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lacy Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 45 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.3%68.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75.2%62.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)70.6%54.8%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)24.8%12.4%37.2%25.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)29.4%15.9%24.2%30.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.7%13%41.5%26.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth3.3288.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers45.01
Experienced teachers43.81 (97%)
Beginning teachers1.2 (3%)
Holding a standard license45.01 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified11

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (102 of 737)13.8%
Economically disadvantaged24.3%
English learners making progress (of 35)48.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.7
Library books per student26.65
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.85

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Lacy Elementary report card PDF

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Lacy Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.