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Scotts Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6601 Apex Barbecue Rd, Apex, NC 27502 · (919) 694-0300 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
869
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Scotts Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 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–5Scotts Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency76%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts72%
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 ↗

6601 Apex Barbecue Rd, Apex

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten131
Grade 1133
Grade 2125
Grade 3162
Grade 4146
Grade 5144
Enrollment over time
835’20
831’21
766’22
766’23
869’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Asian 22%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Scotts Ridge Elementary 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.