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Enrollment
2,748
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003351
Apex Friendship High
7801 Humie Olive Rd, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 694-0500 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,748 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
309 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 702 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 673 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 659 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 714 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
84.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Friendship High
Apex Friendship High's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Friendship High this school | 2,748 | 11.2% | 74.4% |
| Providence High School Charlotte | 2,167 | 15.2% | 81.4% |
| Weddington High Matthews | 1,899 | 8.1% | 82.5% |
| Northwest Guilford High Greensboro | 2,055 | 20.9% | 76.1% |
| Apex High Apex | 2,449 | 22.5% | 60.5% |
| Cuthbertson High Waxhaw | 1,857 | 10.2% | 78.1% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Friendship High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #74 of 468 | #8 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #88 of 464 | #8 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #62 of 448 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,748 | #3 of 598 | #1 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #335 of 473 | #35 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #320 of 474 | #35 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #522 of 527 | #33 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #25 of 164 | #2 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,748
+6 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.6:1
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 | 2,748 | 130.5 | 21.1:1 | 11% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 2,761 | 134.7 | 20.5:1 | 11% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 2,772 | 132.1 | 21.0:1 | 10% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 2,742 | 127 | 21.6:1 | 8% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 2,243 | 109.5 | 20.5:1 | 8% (180) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 52 | 18.1:1 | 12% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apex Friendship High.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (2,243 to 2,748); teachers up 19% (109.5 to 130.5).
About Apex Friendship High
Apex Friendship High, a large high school, is located in Apex, North Carolina. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 2,748 students. An average school in this group (high schools in North Carolina) has about 761 students.
Wake County Schools runs 198 schools with a combined 163,176 students. Apex Friendship High is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Apex Friendship High, at 65%. The remaining students are 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Apex Friendship High's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Apex Friendship High operates with 130.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.1:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. Public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Apex Friendship High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Apex Friendship High is 1.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Census estimates describe Wake County this way: the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Apex Friendship High, Wake County has 236 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Apex Friendship Middle is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Apex Friendship High has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Apex Friendship High ranks 7th on proficiency.
Apex Friendship High falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,742 to 2,748.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Apex Friendship High covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Rolesville HighHigh · 2,321 students
Other schools in Apex
- 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
- Salem MiddleMiddle · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Apex Friendship Middle0.2 mi · 1,412
- Apex Friendship Elementary0.3 mi · 896
- Woods Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 406
- Scotts Ridge Elementary2.1 mi · 869
- Olive Chapel Elementary2.5 mi · 1,066
- The Math and Science Academy of Apex3.2 mi · 1,080
Frequently asked questions
About Apex Friendship HighHow large is Apex Friendship High?
Apex Friendship High enrolls approximately 2,748 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Apex Friendship High serve?
Apex Friendship High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Apex Friendship High?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Apex Friendship High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Apex Friendship High?
At Apex Friendship High, the student body is approximately 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Apex Friendship High public or private?
Apex Friendship High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.