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Apex High
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Apex High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 387-2208 · Part of Wake County Schools

Apex’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Photo: Daysinnfan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,449
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Apex High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 44 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Apex kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Apex HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency86%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts73%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9666
Grade 10609
Grade 11593
Grade 12581
Enrollment over time
2,229’20
2,413’21
2,500’22
2,434’23
2,449’24

Up 9.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 15%Asian 13%Black 9%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Apex High from Apex families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Apex’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.