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Apex Friendship Middle

Public Grades 6-8

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Apex Friendship Middle is a highly-rated public middle school in Apex, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 and part of the Wake County Schools district. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year and a current ranking of 18th out of 773 schools in North Carolina.

Apex Friendship Middle excels academically, outperforming the Wake County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 94.6% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 67.7% for the district and 57.2% for the state. The school also serves a diverse student population effectively, with high performance across various subgroups, including racial/ethnic minorities and students with special needs.

Compared to nearby middle schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as West Lake Middle, West Cary Middle, and Lufkin Road Middle, Apex Friendship Middle significantly outperforms them in academic achievement and state rankings. The school's higher spending per student and low free and reduced-price lunch rates may contribute to its exceptional performance, which has been consistently maintained over the past several years.

1,412

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,250

Per pupil spending ?

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7701 Humie Olive Rd
Apex, NC 27502

(919) 694-8960

District: Wake County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Asian:

21.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2019 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (88% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina middle 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 school88%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

18^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 38Middle 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	97.1	18 of 773	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	12 of 793	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	16 of 784	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	30 of 786	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	36 of 741	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	32 of 737	95.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	31 of 546	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	20 of 560	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	24 of 559	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	17 of 550	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	23 of 533	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	66 of 519	87.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	21 of 111	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	16 of 110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	24 of 109	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	39 of 99	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.8	7 of 102	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	95.3	9 of 449	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	13 of 478	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	38 of 504	92.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	9 of 371	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	2 of 356	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	5 of 318	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	6 of 312	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	15 of 236	93.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	16 of 733	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	10 of 738	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	11 of 731	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	21 of 733	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	32 of 706	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	41 of 684	94.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	123 of 458	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	80 of 461	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	104 of 452	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	57 of 450	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	62 of 448	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	52 of 416	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	18 of 562	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	15 of 564	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	9 of 553	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	15 of 541	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	24 of 522	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	30 of 493	93.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	88 of 729	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	38 of 743	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	65 of 735	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	58 of 689	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	29 of 633	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.7	142 of 639	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	14 of 733	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	9 of 751	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	19 of 747	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	33 of 748	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	34 of 711	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	30 of 697	95.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	2 of 64	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	64.6	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.1	4 of 57	93.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	5 of 328	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	13 of 306	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	56 of 302	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	31 of 283	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	25 of 248	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	7 of 478	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	2 of 473	99.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	29 of 649	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	12 of 652	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	21 of 656	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	52 of 658	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	56 of 632	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	35 of 624	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

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

Asian (2025)81st percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics92%+38 vs state

Science91%+31 vs state

Reading84%+31 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 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 Middle	Public	6-8	7701 Humie Olive Rd	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8960	1,412	73	19.3	7.9%	848 (60.1%)	77 (5.5%)	114 (8.1%)	302 (21.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.8%)	97.1	18^th of 773 public middle schools	97.7%		98	12^th of 793 public middle schools	98.5%	6	94.6	92.5	87.8	85.4	83.0	82.6	91.4	$8,250	$361	$7,890
Apex Middle	Public	6-8	400 East Moore Street	Apex	27502	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-2181	867	54	15.9	24.8%	551 (63.6%)	72 (8.3%)	125 (14.4%)	76 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.7%)	85.7	85^th of 773 public middle schools	89.0%		85.7	94^th of 793 public middle schools	88.1%	9	68.8	75.4	75.2	68.8	71.7	69.5	79.0	$8,531	$520	$8,012
Lufkin Road Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Lufkin Road	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-4465	1,035	62	16.8	33.5%	499 (48.2%)	117 (11.3%)	228 (22.0%)	159 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (2.8%)	70.2	200^th of 773 public middle schools	74.1%		80.9	125^th of 793 public middle schools	84.2%	75	66.2	60.5	55.2	65.5	63.8	59.2	66.2	$9,106	$406	$8,700
Salem Middle	Public	6-8	6150 Old Jenks Road	Apex	27523	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 363-1870	1,057	60	17.7	19.2%	545 (51.6%)	78 (7.4%)	159 (15.0%)	217 (20.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.0%)	91.2	50^th of 773 public middle schools	93.5%		91.2	55^th of 793 public middle schools	93.1%	5	86.2	77.0	79.3	75.8	71.5	74.7	81.7	$9,372	$511	$8,861
Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	979	58	16.9	17.7%	594 (60.7%)	101 (10.3%)	109 (11.1%)	116 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.6%)	88.4	66^th of 773 public middle schools	91.5%		92.3	49^th of 793 public middle schools	93.8%	17	91.0	75.0	72.4	78.3	67.5	70.7	76.4	$8,219	$420	$7,799
Holly Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	950 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1335	955	54	17.5	26.0%	589 (61.7%)	143 (15.0%)	125 (13.1%)	46 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)	84.8	97^th of 773 public middle schools	87.5%		87.7	82^nd of 793 public middle schools	89.7%	15	72.4	75.3	73.9	65.8	71.8	65.0	81.0	$8,619	$411	$8,207
Davis Drive Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Davis Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 387-3033	992	57	17.4	13.3%	372 (37.5%)	44 (4.4%)	113 (11.4%)	419 (42.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	36 (3.6%)	97	19^th of 773 public middle schools	97.5%		96.6	21^st of 793 public middle schools	97.4%	2	91.9	93.9	88.1	84.2	85.4	83.7	88.5	$7,994	$391	$7,602
Mills Park Middle	Public	6-8	441 Mills Park Drive	Cary	27519	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 466-1500	1,632	87	18.7	7.6%	479 (29.4%)	87 (5.3%)	112 (6.9%)	892 (54.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (3.4%)	98.7	5^th of 773 public middle schools	99.4%		99	2^nd of 793 public middle schools	99.7%	3	96.2		95.3	91.8	91.4	92.0	95.6	$7,648	$376	$7,272
Herbert Akins Road Middle	Public	6-8	2275 Herbert Akins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8300	1,253	77	16.2	33.5%	730 (58.3%)	136 (10.9%)	279 (22.3%)	56 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.1%)	73.6	177^th of 773 public middle schools	77.1%		76.8	154^th of 793 public middle schools	80.6%	23	68.0	66.2	64.5	57.7	58.2	62.5	75.3
West Lake Middle	Public	6-8	4600 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2900	687	42	16.2	42.9%	327 (47.6%)	134 (19.5%)	184 (26.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	65.1	250^th of 773 public middle schools	67.7%		66.1	238^th of 793 public middle schools	70.0%	12	56.0	66.2	65.6	49.8	54.1	59.4	71.1	$8,884	$574	$8,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Apex Friendship Middle

How many students attend Apex Friendship Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,412 students attended Apex Friendship Middle.

Is Apex Friendship Middle a good school?

Yes! Apex Friendship Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Apex Friendship Middle in?

Wake County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Apex Friendship Middle?

Students at Apex Friendship Middle are 60% White, 21% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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