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Salem Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6150 Old Jenks Road, Apex, NC 27523 · (919) 363-1870 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
1,057
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Salem Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Apex kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Salem MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency65%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts71%
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 ↗

6150 Old Jenks Road, Apex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6357
Grade 7347
Grade 8353
Enrollment over time
1,044’20
1,066’21
1,071’22
1,042’23
1,057’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Asian 21%Hispanic 15%Black 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salem Middle 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.