The Math and Science Academy of Apex

Located at 3501 Dropseed Dr., in Apex, North Carolina, The Math and Science Academy of Apex is a large K-5 school that teaches 1,080 students (grades K through 7), one of the schools within The Math and Science Academy of Apex. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 131% bigger than typical.

The Math and Science Academy of Apex is the operating authority for The Math and Science Academy of Apex, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, The Math and Science Academy of Apex lists that Asian students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 21% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 9% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Wake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. The Math and Science Academy of Apex is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

Olive Chapel Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Math and Science Academy of Apex.

The school occupies a suburban site. The Math and Science Academy of Apex is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

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