📍 700 Tingen Road, Apex, Wake County, 27502
Apex Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Apex Elementary enrolls 630 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 12% |
| Asian | 60 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 630 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Apex Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 17, state house district 41.
Apex 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 630 students, Apex 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: Suburb - Large