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Lake Myra Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1300 Elk Falls Rd, Wendell, NC 27591 · (919) 365-8990 · Part of Wake County Schools

Wendell’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
722
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lake Myra Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 29.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wendell kids: 41 middle schools

On the path

Where Wendell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Lake Myra ElementaryYou are here
6–841 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 Elk Falls Rd, Wendell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten120
Grade 1125
Grade 2114
Grade 3131
Grade 496
Grade 5109
Enrollment over time
559’20
576’21
648’22
672’23
722’24

Up 29.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Black 30%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lake Myra Elementary from Wendell families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Wendell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.