📍 400 East Moore Street, Apex, Wake County, 27502
Apex Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 905 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Apex Middle enrolls 905 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 621 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 81 | 9% |
| Asian | 42 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 905 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 191 qualify for free lunch and 24 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 Middle 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 37.
Apex Middle 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 905 students, Apex Middle is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large