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Enrollment
2,449
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001829
Apex High
1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 387-2208 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,449 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of North Carolina public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.9:1
123 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
552 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 | 666 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 609 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 593 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 581 | 24% |
Student demographics
61%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
Feeds from
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
75.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 High
Apex High's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex High this school | 2,449 | 22.5% | 60.5% |
| Northwest Guilford High Greensboro | 2,055 | 20.9% | 76.1% |
| Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill | 1,608 | 22.2% | 66.4% |
| Providence High School Charlotte | 2,167 | 15.2% | 81.4% |
| Apex Friendship High Apex | 2,748 | 11.2% | 74.4% |
| Hickory Ridge High Harrisburg | 1,671 | 19.6% | 64.2% |
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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #120 of 468 | #13 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #153 of 464 | #12 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #91 of 448 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,449 | #9 of 598 | #5 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #297 of 473 | #29 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #233 of 474 | #28 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #501 of 527 | #28 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #29 of 164 | #4 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
2,449
+220 (+10%) vs 2020
+90% since 1990-91, when it was 1,292
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 2,449 | 123.1 | 19.9:1 | 23% (552) |
| 2023-24 | 2,434 | 126.7 | 19.2:1 | 22% (535) |
| 2022-23 | 2,500 | 127.7 | 19.6:1 | 20% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 2,229 | 112 | 19.9:1 | 15% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 2,033 | 108.5 | 18.7:1 | 15% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 2,276 | 124 | 18.4:1 | 12% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 2,341 | 123 | 19.0:1 | 10% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 1,976 | 123 | 16.1:1 | 20% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 1,292 | 85 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apex High.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (2,033 to 2,449); teachers up 13% (108.5 to 123.1).
About Apex High
Apex High is a large high school in North Carolina, located in Apex. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,449 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina, enrollment here is 222% higher.
Apex High is a school in Wake County Schools. The district has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Apex High. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Wake County is about 58% White. By the diversity index, Apex High comes in at 61%.
Staffing totals 123.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. High schools in North Carolina average about 19.6:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Apex High is 23%. The 42% average for public schools in Wake County is 19 points higher.
allk12 grades Apex High a B. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Apex High is 72.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.5%.
Apex High is located in Wake County, where median household income is about $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Apex High is one of 237 public schools in Wake County, which together enroll about 184,790 students.
Of nearby public schools, Salem Elementary is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Apex High's average proficiency of 60.5% compares with 73.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 2,229 in 2020-21 and 2,449 in 2024-25, a rise of 220 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Rolesville HighHigh · 2,321 students
Other schools in Apex
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 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
- Salem Elementary1.1 mi · 776
- Baucom Elementary1.1 mi · 675
- Salem Middle1.1 mi · 1,057
- Laurel Park Elementary1.1 mi · 694
- Apex Middle1.4 mi · 867
- Peak Charter Academy1.7 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Apex HighWhat is the total enrollment at Apex High?
Apex High enrolls approximately 2,449 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Apex High serve?
Apex High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apex High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apex High is approximately 19.9:1 (123 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Apex High?
Apex High reports a student body of 58% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Apex High public or private?
Apex 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.