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What's the biggest difference between Olive Chapel Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,066
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002354
Olive Chapel Elementary
1751 Olive Chapel Road, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 387-4440 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,066 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
124 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 174 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 177 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 172 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 190 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 17% |
Student demographics
63%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
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
82.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
88.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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
86.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% 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 Olive Chapel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #26 of 1,297 | #6 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #32 of 1,296 | #6 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #23 of 1,300 | #6 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,066 | #9 of 1,485 | #3 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #709 of 1,377 | #109 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #576 of 1,379 | #85 of 137 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #225 of 369 | #27 of 33 |
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
1,066
+70 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.5:1
% White
52%
was 72%
% Hispanic
9%
was 9%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
30%
was 12%
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 | 1,066 | 71.9 | 14.8:1 | 12% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 70.1 | 14.1:1 | 10% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 67.3 | 14.6:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 996 | 60.3 | 16.5:1 | 8% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive Chapel Elementary.
About Olive Chapel Elementary
Olive Chapel Elementary operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in Apex, North Carolina. There are 1,066 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Wake County Schools has 198 schools and 163,176 students, and Olive Chapel Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Olive Chapel Elementary, about 52 are White. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Olive Chapel Elementary is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Olive Chapel Elementary has 71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 14.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 12%. For comparison, public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.3% for Olive Chapel Elementary. The school posts 86.2%, 10.9 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Wake County show that the median household earns about $105,768 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Wake County, 237 public schools serve about 184,790 students.
Olive Chapel Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Scotts Ridge Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Olive Chapel Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Olive Chapel Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 7% from 2017-18 to 2024-25. In 2017-18, 72% of students were White; in 2024-25, 52% were. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 16.5:1.
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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
- Salem MiddleMiddle · 1,057 students
Nearby schools
- Scotts Ridge Elementary1.1 mi · 869
- Peak Charter Academy1.8 mi · 651
- Baucom Elementary2.2 mi · 675
- Apex Elementary2.3 mi · 550
- Apex Friendship High2.5 mi · 2,748
- Apex Friendship Middle2.5 mi · 1,412
Frequently asked questions
About Olive Chapel ElementaryHow large is Olive Chapel Elementary?
Olive Chapel Elementary enrolls approximately 1,066 students in grades PK-05.
Is Olive Chapel Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Olive Chapel Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Olive Chapel Elementary have?
Olive Chapel Elementary employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Olive Chapel Elementary?
Olive Chapel Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 30% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Olive Chapel Elementary in?
Olive Chapel Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.