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If you could change one rule at Scotts Ridge Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
869
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472003352
Scotts Ridge Elementary
6601 Apex Barbecue Rd, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 694-0300 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
71 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 | 28 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (131) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
81.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
89.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 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
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Scotts Ridge Elementary
Scotts Ridge Elementary's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Ridge Elementary this school | 869 | 8.2% | 85.6% |
| Wesley Chapel Elementary Monroe | 729 | 14.4% | 92.2% |
| Summerfield Charter Academy Summerfield | 774 | 19.8% | N/A |
| Holly Grove Elementary Holly Springs | 889 | 13.3% | 83.2% |
| Antioch Elementary Matthews | 816 | 8.9% | 87.5% |
| Marvin Elementary Marvin | 666 | 4.4% | 89.4% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Scotts Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #33 of 1,297 | #8 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #30 of 1,296 | #5 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #36 of 1,300 | #9 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #42 of 1,485 | #10 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #835 of 1,377 | #119 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #903 of 1,379 | #121 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #1,407 of 1,414 | #126 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #279 of 369 | #29 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. 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
869
+34 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 869 | 56.9 | 15.3:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 55.5 | 13.8:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 54.7 | 14.0:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 5% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 49.9 | 16.7:1 | 5% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 8% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scotts Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (834 to 869); teachers up 14% (49.9 to 56.9).
About Scotts Ridge Elementary
Located in Apex, North Carolina, Scotts Ridge Elementary is a large elementary school. A total of 869 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 86% bigger than average.
Wake County Schools has a total of 198 schools and 163,176 students, Scotts Ridge Elementary among them.
Scotts Ridge Elementary's enrollment is 64% White. The remaining shares are 22% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, Scotts Ridge Elementary comes in at 54%.
Dividing enrollment by its 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Scotts Ridge Elementary reports 8% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wake County is 42%.
Scotts Ridge Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Scotts Ridge Elementary is 9.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 85.6%. Predicted: 76.4%.
Wake County census figures show that median household income is about $105,768, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 237 public schools operate in Wake County, serving about 184,790 students.
Olive Chapel Elementary is the public school closest to Scotts Ridge Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Scotts Ridge Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Scotts Ridge Elementary at 4th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 869 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 835.
Community posts for Scotts Ridge Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Olive Chapel Elementary1.1 mi · 1,066
- Apex Elementary1.5 mi · 550
- Baucom Elementary1.9 mi · 675
- Apex Middle2.0 mi · 867
- Apex Friendship Middle2.0 mi · 1,412
- Peak Charter Academy2.0 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Scotts Ridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Scotts Ridge Elementary?
Scotts Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 869 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Scotts Ridge Elementary serve?
Scotts Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scotts Ridge Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scotts Ridge Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Scotts Ridge Elementary?
Scotts Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Scotts Ridge Elementary in?
Scotts Ridge Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.