📍 4500 West Lake Rd, Apex, Wake County, 27539
West Lake Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
West Lake Elementary enrolls 611 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 395 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 611 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Lake Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 36.
West Lake Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 611 students, West Lake Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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