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Olive Chapel Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Olive Chapel Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Apex, North Carolina, serving 986 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Wake County Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the top 2% of all elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for its exceptional academic performance.

Olive Chapel Elementary excels in academic achievement, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly impressive in Mathematics, with over 85% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better. Olive Chapel Elementary also supports the academic success of diverse student groups, including female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities. For instance, the school ranked 9th out of 961 North Carolina elementary schools for Hispanic students and 1st out of 634 schools for students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby public schools, Olive Chapel Elementary stands out as a top-performing institution. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 37th out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools, significantly outperforming the nearby White Oak Elementary and Scotts Ridge Elementary. This consistent high performance, coupled with the school's ability to support students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, makes Olive Chapel Elementary a standout educational institution in the Apex area.

1,066

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,289

Per pupil spending ?

11.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1751 Olive Chapel Road
Apex, NC 27502

(919) 387-4440

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Olive Chapel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.7%

Asian:

30.3%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wake County Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

37^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake 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
2025	96.1	37 of 1490	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	28 of 1505	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	56 of 1502	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	25 of 1514	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	24 of 1489	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	60 of 1473	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	48 of 1434	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.2	29 of 1429	98.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.2	83 of 1425	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	91.4	77 of 1440	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.6	28 of 1390	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	94.7	48 of 1403	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	66 of 1388	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	81 of 1381	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	78.8	219 of 1363	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	113 of 1354	91.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.8	37 of 1324	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	75 of 1293	94.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.0	96 of 1276	92.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	79.2	118 of 933	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	99.5	5 of 896	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	72.2	176 of 949	81.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	47 of 131	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	43 of 130	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	62 of 114	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.1	43 of 107	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	57 of 95	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	37 of 99	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	98.7	1 of 634	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	19 of 646	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	196 of 878	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	75 of 897	91.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	10 of 563	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	25 of 533	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	32 of 514	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	12 of 485	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	27 of 1451	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	22 of 1455	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	34 of 1459	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	31 of 1458	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	27 of 1440	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	71 of 1424	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	69 of 1405	95.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	169 of 710	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	314 of 669	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	106 of 494	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	35 of 612	94.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	9 of 961	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	32 of 951	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	36 of 915	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	36 of 893	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	5 of 843	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	18 of 865	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	13 of 851	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	82 of 1437	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	98 of 1450	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	65.3	408 of 1437	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	37 of 1329	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	209 of 1361	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	520 of 1332	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	49 of 1450	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	41 of 1464	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	76 of 1461	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	19 of 1464	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	20 of 1444	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	54 of 1430	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	39 of 1413	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	10 of 175	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	25 of 821	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	30 of 801	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	97 of 1172	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	48 of 1166	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	81 of 1183	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	39 of 1194	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	30 of 1172	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	139 of 1183	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	117 of 1178	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)87th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+29 vs state

Science88%+26 vs state

Reading83%+31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

This school has a great perception in the community. It is my polling place and the school has a good reputation within my community and staff and teachers are very proud to work there. Administration always seems to have smiles on their faces. My neighbor children who attend there are very well rounded and love attending school!!! Way to go in today's world, Olive Chapel! keep up the good work Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	96.1	37^th of 1490 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.4	28^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.1%	9	90.7	87.8	89.3				78.0	87.2	85.1				87.5		$9,289	$359	$8,930
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%)	95.8	43^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	23^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	98.5%	20	94.3	87.6	86.6				76.6	87.6	82.4				85.9		$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%)	92	82^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	72^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	95.2%	10	84.1	84.8	83.8	70.9	80.0	75.0	74.4	78.5	82.5	75.9	80.0	81.3	90.0	93.8
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%)	89.2	119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	92.0%		91.4	96^th of 1505 public elementary schools	93.6%	23	85.8	85.7	76.6				69.2	75.2	75.8				75.8		$9,174	$659	$8,515
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%)	76.2	304^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.6%		82.5	211^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.0%	93	84.9	79.1	62.6				69.8	73.0	52.5				65.7		$9,307	$377	$8,931
Apex Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Humie Olive Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8454	896	62	14.5	4.6%	391 (43.6%)	34 (3.8%)	61 (6.8%)	378 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	96.5	31^st of 1490 public elementary schools	97.9%		96	35^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.7%	4	88.4	91.2	93.3				82.6	87.8	80.5				90.6
The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Public, Charter	K-7	3501 Dropseed Dr.	Apex	27502	Wake County	The Math and Science Academy of Apex	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 335-0262	1,080	59	18.3		223 (20.6%)	65 (6.0%)	41 (3.8%)	671 (62.1%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (6.2%)	97.8	8^th of 1490 public elementary schools	99.5%		97	19^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.7%	11	95.1	95.4	96.0	96.9	96.2		80.4	96.7	86.7	89.9	91.4		86.7
Turner Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6801 Turner Creek Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1391	638	51	12.6	22.6%	280 (43.9%)	66 (10.3%)	100 (15.7%)	155 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.3%)	79.8	247^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.4%		74	342^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.3%	95	64.4	72.6	73.8				59.8	78.8	72.8				78.6		$9,601	$458	$9,143
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%)	79.9	245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	83.6%		81.5	219^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.4%	26	66.7	82.8	77.9				58.5	75.0	65.0				74.3		$10,097	$801	$9,296
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1512 White Oak Church Rd	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0202	843	53	16.0	3.6%	208 (24.7%)	24 (2.8%)	33 (3.9%)	533 (63.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	99	2^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	1^st of 1505 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	98.6						89.3	94.9	98.2				98.2		$8,554	$326	$8,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Chapel Elementary

How many students attend Olive Chapel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,066 students attended Olive Chapel Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Olive Chapel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Olive Chapel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Apex Middle
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

Is Olive Chapel Elementary a good school?

Yes! Olive Chapel Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 37^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Olive Chapel Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Olive Chapel Elementary?

Students at Olive Chapel Elementary are 52% White, 30% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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