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Scotts Ridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Scotts Ridge Elementary is a top-performing public elementary school in Apex, North Carolina, serving 766 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Wake County Schools district. The school has consistently ranked within the top 5% of elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Scotts Ridge Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading that significantly outpace the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency ranged from 86.6% to 94.3%, compared to 59.3% to 64.1% for the state and 67.7% to 71.1% for the district. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency ranged from 76.6% to 87.6%, compared to 46.7% to 52.9% for the state and 57.2% to 66.6% for the district. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency of 85.9% was also notably higher than the state (62%) and district (69.1%) averages.

Scotts Ridge Elementary's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, with the school's rankings for Hispanic, female, and disabled students often in the top 100 or even top 30 in the state. This suggests a strong focus on equity and ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 14 students per teacher, may also contribute to its success. Scotts Ridge Elementary is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools in the Apex area, creating a thriving educational ecosystem in the community.

869

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,607

Per pupil spending ?

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6601 Apex Barbecue Rd
Apex, NC 27502

(919) 694-0300

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.6%

Asian:

21.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2017 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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%

43^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	95.8	43 of 1490	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	23 of 1505	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	46 of 1502	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	62 of 1514	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	81 of 1489	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	65 of 1473	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	32 of 1434	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	94.6	26 of 1429	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	66 of 131	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	63 of 130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	36 of 114	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	59 of 107	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	87.6	28 of 634	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	34 of 646	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	26 of 878	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	51 of 897	94.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	32 of 1451	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	16 of 1455	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	33 of 1459	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	44 of 1458	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	77 of 1440	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	59 of 1424	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	21 of 1405	98.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	179 of 710	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	364 of 582	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.0	158 of 500	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	222 of 494	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	86.4	69 of 915	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	17 of 893	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	35 of 865	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	10 of 851	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	178 of 1437	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	98.2	7 of 1450	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	59.8	492 of 1361	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	50 of 1450	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	26 of 1464	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	65 of 1461	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	76 of 1464	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	87 of 1444	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	77 of 1430	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	49 of 1413	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	80.6	26 of 154	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	196 of 821	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	18 of 801	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	98 of 1172	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	59 of 1166	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	103 of 1183	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	138 of 1194	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	180 of 1172	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	120 of 1183	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	81 of 1178	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)83rd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)75th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+29 vs state

Science86%+24 vs state

Reading82%+30 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)								(n/a)	84.4	88.5	75.9				56.7	82.0	74.1				79.6
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scotts Ridge Elementary

What district is Scotts Ridge Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Scotts Ridge Elementary?

Students at Scotts Ridge Elementary are 64% White, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Scotts Ridge Elementary a good school?

Yes! Scotts Ridge Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 43^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Scotts Ridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Scotts Ridge Elementary.

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