Laurel Park Elementary

Located at 2450 Laura Duncan Rd, in Apex, North Carolina, Laurel Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves 694 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Wake County Schools. That puts it 49% bigger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Wake County Schools, which oversees 198 schools and 163,176 students, Laurel Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Laurel Park Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Laurel Park Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 13% of students at Laurel Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wake County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Laurel Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wake County put median household income runs about $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Laurel Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Apex High, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Laurel Park Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Laurel Park Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 74.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 909 students in 2018 compared to 694 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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