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Olive Chapel Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1751 Olive Chapel Road, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 387-4440 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,066
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Olive Chapel Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Apex kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Olive Chapel ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency80%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts82%
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 ↗

1751 Olive Chapel Road, Apex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten174
Grade 1177
Grade 2172
Grade 3190
Grade 4168
Grade 5179
Enrollment over time
1,029’20
1,035’21
982’22
986’23
1,066’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Asian 30%Hispanic 9%Black 6%Two or more races 2%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 Olive Chapel Elementary from Apex families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
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
Oakview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A
873 students15:1

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.