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Apex Elementary

Q: Is Apex Elementary a good school?

Apex Elementary ranks 297 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Apex Elementary is a public elementary school in Apex, North Carolina, serving about 550 students in grades PK–5 as part of Wake County Schools. The school currently ranks 297th out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, an 80th-percentile, 4-star result that is solidly above average. However, Apex sits in a pocket of western Wake County packed with some of the highest-performing elementary schools in North Carolina, including Scotts Ridge Elementary (99th percentile), Olive Chapel Elementary (98th), Laurel Park Elementary (93rd), and Baucom Elementary (92nd). By that very local comparison, Apex Elementary lands near the bottom of the group; in most other parts of the state, its ranking would make it a standout.

Math is the school's clearest academic strength. Proficiency rates top both district and state averages at every tested grade level, with 4th grade math at 77.5 percent and 5th grade math at 75.6 percent, compared to roughly 61–63 percent statewide. Reading results are more uneven: 3rd grade reading sits at 61.5 percent, below Wake County's 65.4 percent, while 4th and 5th grade reading meet or exceed district levels. Attendance is an underrated highlight — chronic absenteeism is just 9.6 percent, less than half of the district's 20.5 percent rate, and the school has cut its rate nearly in half since 2021–22. Special education outcomes have also risen sharply, jumping from the 36th percentile statewide in 2023–24 to the 64th percentile in 2025–26.

Apex Elementary serves a more economically diverse student body than its nearby peers, with 34.2 percent of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with roughly 8–25 percent at surrounding top-ranked schools. That context makes its above-average results more meaningful. Still, there are real gaps beneath the headline numbers: gifted and talented students rank at just the 21st percentile statewide, a sharp decline from recent years that suggests the school may not be stretching its highest-achieving learners as much as comparable schools. Overall, this is a dependable, above-average elementary school with genuine strengths in math, attendance, and special education, and clear room to grow in early-grade reading and enrichment for advanced students.

550

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Tingen Road
Apex, NC 27502

(919) 387-2150

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Apex Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Apex Middle
High:	Holly Springs High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

23.1%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

297^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	297 of 1492	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	304 of 1490	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	211 of 1505	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	270 of 1502	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	311 of 1514	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	378 of 1489	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	199 of 1473	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	258 of 1434	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	321 of 1429	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	242 of 1425	83.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	263 of 1440	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	88.0	127 of 1390	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	167 of 1403	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	180 of 1388	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	84.1	138 of 1381	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	77.2	255 of 1363	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	235 of 1354	82.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.7	157 of 1324	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	101 of 1293	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	107 of 1276	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	818 of 903	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	839 of 918	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	497 of 924	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	223 of 933	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	380 of 927	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	114 of 949	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	179 of 927	80.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	46 of 134	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	16 of 130	87.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	222 of 519	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	267 of 563	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	133 of 533	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	165 of 485	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	353 of 497	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	246 of 421	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	284 of 1447	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	353 of 1451	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	263 of 1455	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	319 of 1459	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	309 of 1458	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	372 of 1440	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	161 of 1424	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	259 of 1405	81.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	589 of 743	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	539 of 710	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	299 of 669	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	231 of 582	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	344 of 500	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	453 of 494	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.1	210 of 612	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	421 of 981	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	327 of 961	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	333 of 951	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	319 of 915	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	410 of 893	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	249 of 843	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	554 of 865	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	553 of 851	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	639 of 1434	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	603 of 1437	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	749 of 1450	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	774 of 1437	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	584 of 1366	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	361 of 1329	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	673 of 1361	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.9	1045 of 1332	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	330 of 1451	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	79.0	241 of 1450	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	159 of 1464	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	220 of 1461	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	318 of 1464	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	394 of 1444	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	227 of 1430	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	274 of 1413	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	293 of 815	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	311 of 821	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	513 of 801	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	173 of 1146	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	215 of 1172	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	187 of 1166	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	305 of 1183	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	264 of 1194	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	410 of 1172	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	104 of 1183	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	179 of 1178	84.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)66th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-59 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%+12 vs state

Science74%+6 vs state

Reading67%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Tingen Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2150	550	39	14.0	34.2%	303 (55.1%)	49 (8.9%)	127 (23.1%)	43 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.9%)	76.4	297^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.1%		76.2	304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.6%	7	72.5	77.5	75.6				61.5	67.6	70.7				74.0		$9,307	$377	$8,931
Baucom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hunter St	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2168	675	49	13.8	21.2%	297 (44.0%)	61 (9.0%)	94 (13.9%)	192 (28.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	24 (3.6%)	89.4	124^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.7%		89.2	119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.0%	5	82.8	83.2	80.4				75.9	81.2	78.3				82.6		$9,174	$659	$8,515
Pleasant Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Woodall Crest Drive	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 694-8900	0																		(n/a)	84.4	86.4	85.3				77.8	71.2	61.8				76.5
Scotts Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Apex Barbecue Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0300	869	57	15.2	8.2%	553 (63.6%)	19 (2.2%)	54 (6.2%)	187 (21.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	96.9	17^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.8	43^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.1%	26	94.9	93.7	90.1				85.9	88.8	86.8				94.0		$8,607	$341	$8,266
Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1601 Orchard Villas Ave	Apex	27502	Wake County	Peak Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 377-1552	651	35	18.4	14.9%	209 (32.1%)	55 (8.4%)	55 (8.4%)	281 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	95.2	36^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.6%		92	82^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.5%	46	90.4	84.1	88.1	86.9	76.5	71.2	81.9	84.1	83.3	89.3	79.0	84.6	92.9	92.3
Olive Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1751 Olive Chapel Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4440	1,066	72	14.8	11.6%	551 (51.7%)	61 (5.7%)	95 (8.9%)	323 (30.3%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	26 (2.4%)	95.8	31^st of 1492 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.1	37^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.5%	6	92.2	86.5	90.7				87.0	83.2	88.7				92.1		$9,289	$359	$8,930
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6116 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-2865	776	57	13.6	25.4%	383 (49.4%)	48 (6.2%)	127 (16.4%)	197 (25.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.2%)	80	242^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	83.8%		79.9	245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.6%	3	76.1	68.7	84.3				69.9	62.6	77.8				83.3		$10,097	$801	$9,296
Laurel Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2450 Laura Duncan Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 290-2333	694	47	14.7	12.7%	444 (64.0%)	35 (5.0%)	67 (9.7%)	96 (13.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.2%)	90.8	102^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	93.2%		87.5	143^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	90.4%	41	82.4	79.1	84.7				78.4	79.1	80.3				87.0		$9,351	$452	$8,899
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	89.1	130^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%	29	77.4	71.0	87.0	79.5	77.1	65.3	75.8	75.0	80.5	81.9	74.9	78.0	91.9	82.7
Woods Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 Woods Creek Rd	Holly Springs	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8422	406	33	12.3	24.6%	160 (39.4%)	48 (11.8%)	68 (16.7%)	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	88.6	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%					(n/a)	85.9	79.6	85.5				78.8	75.5	73.9				78.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Apex Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Apex Elementary?

Students at Apex Elementary are 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Is Apex Elementary a good school?

Apex Elementary ranks 297^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Apex Elementary attend?

Students who attend Apex Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apex Middle
High : Holly Springs High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

How many students attend Apex Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Apex Elementary.

What district is Apex Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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