Apex Middle

Apex Middle operates as a reasonably sized middle-grades school in Apex, North Carolina, run under Wake County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 867 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 43% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 605 students.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Apex Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Apex Middle lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Apex Middle records 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wake County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Apex Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household earnings sit near $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Apex Middle is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Apex Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Apex Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.0%.

Apex Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Apex Middle has decreased 30%, going from 1,243 students in 2018 to 867 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 69% to 64%. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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