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Apex Friendship High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7801 Humie Olive Rd, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 694-0500 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
2,748
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
11%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Apex Friendship High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts81%
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 ↗

7801 Humie Olive Rd, Apex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9702
Grade 10673
Grade 11659
Grade 12714
Enrollment over time
2,742’20
2,776’21
2,772’22
2,761’23
2,748’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 14%Hispanic 9%Black 7%Two or more races 4%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 Apex Friendship 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.