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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Apex Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001827
Apex Elementary
700 Tingen Road, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 387-2150 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
188 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Apex Elementary
Apex Elementary's state test result (69.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Elementary this school | 550 | 34.2% | 69.4% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Raleigh | 553 | 33.1% | 64.5% |
| McAlpine Elementary Charlotte | 535 | 29.9% | 71.7% |
| West Lake Elementary Apex | 581 | 32.0% | 67.9% |
| Penny Road Elementary Cary | 509 | 36.9% | 63.0% |
| Briarcliff Elementary Cary | 486 | 43.0% | 58.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Apex Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #249 of 1,297 | #50 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #205 of 1,296 | #34 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #218 of 1,300 | #50 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #464 of 1,485 | #85 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #485 of 1,377 | #79 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #595 of 1,379 | #88 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #1,265 of 1,414 | #78 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #500 of 937 | #58 of 91 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
550
-97 (-15%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 550 | 39.2 | 14.0:1 | 34% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 30% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 45.8 | 13.8:1 | 30% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 39.1 | 16.0:1 | 29% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 29% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 34% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 1,016 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 16% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 46 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apex Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (627 to 550); teachers unchanged (39.1 to 39.2).
About Apex Elementary
Apex Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Apex, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 550 students.
Apex Elementary is one of the 198 schools that make up Wake County Schools (163,176 students in total).
White students are the majority at Apex Elementary, with 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 58% of residents are White. Apex Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.0:1 comes from the school's 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 34% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Apex Elementary is B+. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Apex Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.4% is within a point of the 68.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Wake County show that the median household income is $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Apex Elementary, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Apex Middle, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Apex Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Apex Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 97 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Apex Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Apex
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Middle Creek HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Apex Friendship MiddleMiddle · 1,412 students
- The Math and Science Academy of ApexElementary · 1,080 students
- Olive Chapel ElementaryElementary · 1,066 students
Nearby schools
- Apex Middle0.6 mi · 867
- Baucom Elementary1.1 mi · 675
- Scotts Ridge Elementary1.5 mi · 869
- Lufkin Road Middle1.5 mi · 1,035
- Peak Charter Academy1.9 mi · 651
- Apex High2.0 mi · 2,449
Frequently asked questions
About Apex ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Apex Elementary?
Apex Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Apex Elementary serve?
Apex Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Apex Elementary have?
Apex Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Apex Elementary?
At Apex Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Apex Elementary?
Apex Elementary is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.