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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003019
Laurel Park Elementary
2450 Laura Duncan Rd, Apex, NC 27523 · (919) 290-2333 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
88 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 | 10 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 18% |
Student demographics
55%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
Laurel Park Elementary→Salem Middle
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
73.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 →
Where Laurel Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #124 of 1,297 | #24 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #186 of 1,296 | #32 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #97 of 1,300 | #22 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #188 of 1,485 | #40 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #686 of 1,377 | #106 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #858 of 1,379 | #119 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #191 of 937 | #19 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
694
-215 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
% White
64%
was 67%
% Hispanic
10%
was 10%
% Black
5%
was 9%
% Asian
14%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 694 | 47 | 14.8:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 49.5 | 14.0:1 | 13% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 782 | 55.5 | 14.1:1 | 17% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 57.4 | 15.8:1 | 14% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Park Elementary.
About Laurel Park Elementary
Laurel Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Wake County Schools, located in Apex, North Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 694 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 49% larger than the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Laurel Park Elementary is part of a district of 198 schools: Wake County Schools, with 163,176 students.
More than half of the students at Laurel Park Elementary are White (64%). The rest of enrollment is 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The diversity index for Laurel Park Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Laurel Park Elementary, there are about 14.8 students; the school has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 13%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.0%.
The school is in Wake County, where median household income comes to about $105,768, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wake County counts 237 public schools with about 184,790 students.
Laurel Park Elementary's nearest public school is Apex High (about 1.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Laurel Park Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment decreased by 24% across 7 years, from 909 in 2017-18 to 694 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.8:1 in 2017-18 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 High1.1 mi · 2,449
- Salem Middle1.2 mi · 1,057
- Salem Elementary1.3 mi · 776
- Davis Drive Middle1.9 mi · 992
- Davis Drive Elementary2.0 mi · 794
- Triangle Math and Science Academy2.1 mi · 1,904
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Laurel Park Elementary?
Laurel Park Elementary enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Laurel Park Elementary serve?
Laurel Park Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Park Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Laurel Park Elementary.
How diverse is Laurel Park Elementary?
Laurel Park Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Laurel Park Elementary in?
Laurel Park Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.