📍 400 Hunter St, Apex, Wake County, 27502
Baucom Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 506 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 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Baucom Elementary enrolls 506 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 314 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 11% |
| Asian | 35 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
136 of the school's 506 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 127 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.
Baucom 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.
Baucom 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 506 students, Baucom 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