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White Oak Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

White Oak Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school located in Apex, North Carolina, serving 785 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

White Oak Elementary has consistently ranked among the top 2-3 elementary schools in North Carolina for the past 5 years, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in EOG (End-of-Grade) tests for Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly higher than the Wake County and North Carolina state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 98.6% of 3rd-grade students at White Oak Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 71.1% in Wake County and 64.1% statewide.

White Oak Elementary also ranks among the top schools in North Carolina for the performance of various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner (ELL) students. The school's low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.79% to 4.84%, suggests it serves a relatively affluent student population. While White Oak Elementary is a traditional public school, nearby The Math and Science Academy of Apex, a charter school, also demonstrates strong academic performance, ranking among the top 8-19 elementary schools in the state.

843

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,554

Per pupil spending ?

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1512 White Oak Church Rd
Apex, NC 27523

(919) 694-0202

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

63.2%

White:

24.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2019 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (96% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wake County Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school96%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg57%

2^nd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 3% (2019) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	99.0	2 of 1490	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	1 of 1505	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 1502	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	2 of 1514	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.0	3 of 1489	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	47 of 1473	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	36.6	621 of 927	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	4 of 130	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	8 of 114	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	10 of 107	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	15 of 95	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	24 of 106	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	27 of 99	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	90.0	36 of 878	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	7 of 563	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.9	1 of 533	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 485	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	8 of 497	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	1 of 1451	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 1455	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	2 of 1459	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	1 of 1458	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	5 of 1440	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	33 of 1424	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	135 of 1405	90.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	8 of 710	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	65.2	209 of 669	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	150 of 582	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	151 of 500	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	313 of 612	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	99.6	2 of 915	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	11.6	1284 of 1332	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	2 of 1450	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 1464	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	2 of 1461	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 1464	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 1444	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	68 of 1430	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	130 of 1413	90.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	9 of 1172	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	2 of 1166	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	14 of 1183	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	4 of 1194	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	35 of 1172	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	138 of 1183	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	101 of 1178	91.4%	★★★★★

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)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2018)33rd percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)4th percentile

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics99%+34 vs state

Science98%+36 vs state

Reading94%+42 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

We moved into Apex last year from Charlotte, our child was a rising 2nd grader. We have nothing but positive experiences so far. Given our very first year at white oaks and also wake county we had several questions, but the principal was great in addressing all our questions promptly at the orientation program. I couldn’t have asked for a better teacher to guide my child. We loved her second grade teacher. She is so involved for the very start of the academic year and was constant source of guidance to our child. She was always very resourceful and immensely helped our child even during remote learning given the recent pandemic. Thank you Meg and WhiteOakES, for giving us such a great year. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 25, 2019

This is a new school in Apex/ West Cary area . We were spectacle when we moved our daughter to this school. But the staff, teachers and principal are all absolutely amazing. We moved from Green Hope Elementary which is a very high rated school and are much more happier here. The teachers are very responsive and caring. The facilities are very good. Close Quote

Schools Near White Oak Elementary

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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
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
Highcroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5415 Highcroft Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 460-3527	698	45	15.6	9.2%	210 (30.1%)	41 (5.9%)	42 (6.0%)	355 (50.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	96.8	24^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	10^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.3%	14	93.0	91.9	92.9				80.7	87.0	83.2				88.4		$8,277	$370	$7,907
Mills Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Mills Park Dr	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1466	594	42	14.2	17.7%	194 (32.7%)	28 (4.7%)	84 (14.1%)	278 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	96.8	23^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.8	41^st of 1505 public elementary schools	97.3%	18	93.8	85.3	93.8				81.3	82.6	91.2				92.9		$8,738	$372	$8,366
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
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
Green Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Louis Stephens Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 388-5270	548	36	15.2	14.4%	171 (31.2%)	40 (7.3%)	51 (9.3%)	270 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	94.5	55^th of 1490 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	27^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.2%	28	79.0	91.8	89.6				76.5	81.6	84.4				89.6		$8,968	$486	$8,482
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
Carpenter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Morrisville Parkway	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 462-6780	604	44	13.7	28.8%	144 (23.8%)	42 (7.0%)	138 (22.8%)	262 (43.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	82.4	208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.2	203^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	86.5%	5	84.0	74.8	70.2				64.0	77.7	66.9				70.2		$9,401	$613	$8,788
Davis Drive Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2130	794	53	14.8	9.2%	324 (40.8%)	24 (3.0%)	54 (6.8%)	376 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	97.1	20^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.9	24^th of 1505 public elementary schools	98.4%	4	92.7	92.4	95.2				83.0	85.5	83.2				90.4		$9,368	$407	$8,961

Frequently Asked Questions about White Oak Elementary

Is White Oak Elementary a good school?

Yes! White Oak Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of White Oak Elementary?

Students at White Oak Elementary are 63% Asian, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend White Oak Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended White Oak Elementary.

What district is White Oak Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

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