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Apex Friendship High

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Apex Friendship High ranks 105 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Apex Friendship High in Apex, NC, is a large, comprehensive public high school in Wake County Schools that enrolls 2,748 students in grades 9–12. Apex Friendship has built a reputation as one of the strongest high schools in the area, earning a 4-star SchoolDigger rating and ranking 105th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, which places it in the 84th percentile statewide. End-of-course test results are impressive: in 2025–26, roughly 90% of students scored proficient in Biology, English II, and Math III, which puts the school about 20–30 percentage points above the state average in those subjects. Attendance is another standout feature, with only a 12.4% chronic absenteeism rate—well below the county's 20.5% rate and roughly half the rate of nearby schools like Fuquay-Varina High and Middle Creek High.

What truly sets this school apart is its remarkable success with historically underserved student groups. Apex Friendship ranks in the top 5% statewide for both English learners (8th out of 289 schools) and special education students (16th out of 372 schools), an achievement that is genuinely unique for a school its size. Within the immediate competitive cluster, it is the second-highest-ranked school, with only Green Level High finishing ahead of it. It also outperforms Green Hope High, Holly Springs High, Panther Creek High, and Apex High in overall state ranking, making it a top choice among a very strong set of nearby high schools.

Families should be aware of two areas to watch. Math I proficiency, while above the district average at 59.5%, trails Green Level (65.5%), Holly Springs (65.2%), and Green Hope (60.0%)—a notable gap given that the school leads in nearly every other subject. Additionally, results for low socioeconomic status students dipped meaningfully, falling to the 63rd percentile in the most recent year; with only 11.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, this is an area that deserves monitoring. Overall, Apex Friendship has held a strong 4-star plateau for several years, and its combination of high achievement, excellent attendance, and exceptional support for students with disabilities and English learners makes it a compelling option for parents.

2,748

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

11.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

7801 Humie Olive Rd
Apex, NC 27502

(919) 694-0500

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Asian:

14.2%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2019 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (87% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg68%

North Carolina avg60%

105^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 9% (2019) to top 16% (2026)

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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	85.0	105 of 662	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	106 of 641	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	107 of 640	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	93 of 626	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	98 of 621	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	111 of 594	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	46 of 514	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	78 of 450	82.7%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	67 of 440	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	53 of 437	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	58 of 434	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	72 of 430	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	35 of 364	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	24 of 369	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	23 of 359	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	21 of 103	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	20 of 106	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.2	15 of 98	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	26 of 91	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	30 of 89	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.9	11 of 77	85.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	14 of 330	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	67.6	56 of 334	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	15 of 364	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	23 of 349	93.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	8 of 289	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	9 of 273	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	18 of 262	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	6 of 226	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	3 of 124	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	106 of 629	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	96 of 610	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	78 of 602	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	84 of 588	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	89 of 594	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	51 of 475	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	38 of 475	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	19 of 449	95.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	106 of 412	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	85 of 403	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	60 of 403	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	76 of 398	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	153 of 337	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	69 of 325	78.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	88 of 474	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	77 of 462	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	73 of 454	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	41 of 449	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	62 of 436	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	34 of 370	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	30 of 354	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	20 of 340	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	227 of 620	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	131 of 606	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	151 of 613	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	133 of 597	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	163 of 544	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	98 of 432	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	47 of 446	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	56 of 424	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	111 of 624	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	112 of 601	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	120 of 607	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	104 of 602	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	92 of 585	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	51 of 481	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	46 of 488	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	29 of 463	93.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	20 of 49	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	29 of 265	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	19 of 253	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	58.2	94 of 261	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	95.1	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	18 of 226	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	22 of 195	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	49 of 185	73.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	16 of 372	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	11 of 352	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	128 of 551	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	132 of 542	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	112 of 553	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	113 of 537	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	100 of 534	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	82 of 439	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	57 of 444	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	33 of 427	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English II91%+26 vs state

Biology90%+32 vs state

Math III89%+21 vs state

Math I60%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Apex Friendship High	Public	9-12	7801 Humie Olive Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-0500	2,748	131	21.0	11.2%	1,790 (65.1%)	188 (6.8%)	261 (9.5%)	390 (14.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	110 (4.0%)	85	105^th of 662 public high schools	84.1%		85.6	106^th of 641 public high schools	83.5%	1	90.3	91.1	59.5	89.5								$7,834	$322	$7,511
Green Level High	Public	9-12	7600 Roberts Rd	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8222	2,283	112	20.4	6.4%	820 (35.9%)	102 (4.5%)	135 (5.9%)	1,133 (49.6%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	82 (3.6%)	88.9	90^th of 662 public high schools	86.4%		93.9	37^th of 641 public high schools	94.2%	53	91.1	93.8	65.5	94.4
Apex High	Public	9-12	1501 Laura Duncan Road	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2208	2,449	123	19.9	22.5%	1,422 (58.1%)	230 (9.4%)	378 (15.4%)	311 (12.7%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	98 (4.0%)	69.4	190^th of 662 public high schools	71.3%		69.9	175^th of 641 public high schools	72.7%	15	76.4	85.9	38.8	76.7								$8,281	$390	$7,891
Holly Springs High	Public	9-12	5329 Cass Holt Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1444	2,018	103	19.6	13.8%	1,485 (73.6%)	156 (7.7%)	176 (8.7%)	120 (5.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	83.3	120^th of 662 public high schools	81.9%		82.6	124^th of 641 public high schools	80.7%	4	87.5	86.5	65.2	88.1								$8,040	$403	$7,638
Green Hope High	Public	9-12	2500 Carpenter Upchurch Road	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 380-3700	2,304	112	20.5	12.5%	1,036 (45.0%)	149 (6.5%)	179 (7.8%)	852 (37.0%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	77 (3.3%)	83	124^th of 662 public high schools	81.3%		87.6	93^rd of 641 public high schools	85.5%	31	86.0	87.4	60.0	89.3								$7,421	$399	$7,021
Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	534	36	14.7	—	351 (65.7%)	55 (10.3%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	10.7	600^th of 662 public high schools	9.4%		27	481^st of 641 public high schools	25.0%	119	33.3	45.8	10.9	29.2	38.9	32.2	22.6	41.7	55.9	49.2	54.1
Seaforth High	Public	9-12	444 Seaforth Rd	Pittsboro	27312	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 642-7095	1,088	57	19.0	20.0%	720 (66.2%)	62 (5.7%)	216 (19.9%)	30 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	55 (5.1%)	75.7	158^th of 662 public high schools	76.1%		65.8	200^th of 641 public high schools	68.8%	42	76.5	85.6	54.2	85.4
Middle Creek High	Public	9-12	123 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-3838	1,587	87	18.2	29.6%	925 (58.3%)	198 (12.5%)	360 (22.7%)	44 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	52 (3.3%)	55.8	281^st of 662 public high schools	57.6%		62	219^th of 641 public high schools	65.8%	62	68.0	73.4	38.1	68.8								$8,441	$392	$8,048
Panther Creek High	Public	9-12	6770 McCrimmon Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 463-8656	2,609	128	20.3	14.8%	624 (23.9%)	396 (15.2%)	204 (7.8%)	1,251 (47.9%)	13 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (4.6%)	79.7	141^st of 662 public high schools	78.7%		85.1	110^th of 641 public high schools	82.8%	31	84.8	88.7	51.9	84.2								$7,426	$339	$7,087
Cary High	Public	9-12	638 Walnut St	Cary	27511	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3549	2,044	117	17.4	38.6%	879 (43.0%)	352 (17.2%)	597 (29.2%)	114 (5.6%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.6%)	56.2	279^th of 662 public high schools	57.9%		62.1	218^th of 641 public high schools	66.0%	61	63.3	71.0	33.5	81.0								$8,602	$403	$8,198

Frequently Asked Questions about Apex Friendship High

What is the racial makeup of Apex Friendship High?

Students at Apex Friendship High are 65% White, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Apex Friendship High a good school?

Apex Friendship High ranks 105^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Apex Friendship High in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Apex Friendship High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,748 students attended Apex Friendship High.

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