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Lake Myra Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1300 Elk Falls Rd, Wendell, NC 27591
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472003156
722
Students
54.0
Teachers (FTE)
13.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
55
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
14%
Chronically absent
54.3%
Economically disadvantaged

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Lake Myra 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 Lake Myra 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 Lake Myra Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 55 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools31st percentile
Higher than 31% · rank 1,643 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools33rd percentile
Higher than 33% · rank 915 of 1,419
Wake County Schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 154 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (56 → 55). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 10 years, exceeding it in 1. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202555CNot Met52.4
202449DNot Met46.7
202356CMet49.5
202252DExceeded41.9
201953DNot Met51.1
201857CMet52.7
201747DNot Met46
201654DNot Met51
201556CNot Met56
201456CNot Met55

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 33.52%Black 29.92%Hispanic 28.67%Two+ Races 6.09%Asian 1.66%Native Am. 0.14%
White: 33.52% (242) Black: 29.92% (216) Hispanic: 28.67% (207) Two+ Races: 6.09% (44) Asian: 1.66% (12) Native Am.: 0.14% (1)
White33.52%
Black29.92%
Hispanic28.67%
Two+ Races6.09%
Asian1.66%
Native Am.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 722
47.09%340 Female
52.91%382 Male

Student counts for Lake Myra Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 722 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86%Chronically absent 14%
Regular attendance: 86% (647) Chronically absent: 14% (105)
Regular attendance86%
Chronically absent14%

Student Population

Students Counted: 752
54.3%Economically disadvantaged
10.66%77 English learners

Student indicators for Lake Myra Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 752 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 92.12%Beginning 7.88%
Experienced: 92.12% (47) Beginning: 7.88% (4)
Experienced92.12%
Beginning7.88%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 50.8 FTE
98.03%Fully licensed
1.97%Emergency or provisional
10.83%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Lake Myra 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 50.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)63.6%27.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)51.9%31.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)47.8%29%

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)48.1%20%23.3%8.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)52.2%18.8%20%9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)36.4%36.4%20.6%6.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.9165.4

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers50.79
Experienced teachers46.79 (92%)
Beginning teachers4 (8%)
Holding a standard license49.79 (98%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1 (2%)
National Board certified5.5

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (105 of 752)14%
Economically disadvantaged54.3%
English learners making progress (of 77)46.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.79
Library books per student25.3
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.31

Federal & state designations

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

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

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First page of the Lake Myra Elementary report card PDF

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Lake Myra 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.