White Oak Elementary

As a substantial elementary-level community in Apex, North Carolina, White Oak Elementary hosts 843 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Wake County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 81% above typical.

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

In terms of who attends, White Oak Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 9% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, White Oak Elementary records 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 4% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Wake County's rate of about 42%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Wake County indicate median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Wake County runs 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), of which White Oak Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Green Level High, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

White Oak Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. White Oak Elementary's enrollment has edged up 104% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 843). Over the same period, the Asian share grew from 41% to 63%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

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