📍 6116 Old Jenks Road, Apex, Wake County, 27523
Salem Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Apex, Wake County. The school has 735 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 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Salem Elementary enrolls 735 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 23% Asian and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 51% |
| Asian | 166 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
178 of the school's 735 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 165 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Salem 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 16, state house district 41.
Salem 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 735 students, Salem Elementary 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