West Lake Elementary

West Lake Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Apex, North Carolina, part of Wake County Schools. The school teaches 581 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 467.

Wake County Schools comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 163,176 students; West Lake Elementary is among them.

On demographics, West Lake Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, West Lake Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 32% of students at West Lake 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, West Lake Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.1%; this one delivers 67.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wake County) logs that median household income runs about $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Lake Elementary is one of 237 public schools in Wake County (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students).

West Lake Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Lake Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

West Lake Elementary operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. West Lake Elementary's enrollment has shrank 32% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 581). White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On this page, the feed for West Lake Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.