Apex High School

Apex High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
1501 Laura Duncan Rd,  Apex, NC
Wake County Schools
3.8
3.0
2,413 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Mr John Williams
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1290
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
72%
Reading Proficiency
78%
Average GPA
3.6
Graduation Rate
96%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
A-
Teachers
A
College Prep
B-
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.6
Reading Proficiency
78%
Math Proficiency
72%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
128
Full Time Teachers
128
Teachers in First or Second Year
4.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
1290
Math
650
Verbal
640
Average ACT
28
Math
27
English
28
Reading
29
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
31
AP Pass Rate
78.9%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
Very High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
299:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.3%
Female
49.7%
White
58%
Hispanic
15.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
11.6%
Black
10.3%
Two or more races
4.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
North Carolina State University 684 Students
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 569 Students
University of North Carolina at Charlotte 536 Students
Appalachian State University 402 Students
East Carolina University 334 Students
University of North Carolina - Wilmington 256 Students
University of North Carolina - Greensboro 210 Students
Duke University 186 Students
Elon University 152 Students
Wake Technical Community College 149 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 200 Students
Biology 147 Students
Psychology 138 Students
Computer Science 138 Students
Nursing 97 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 73 Students
Marketing 60 Students
Political Science and Government 57 Students
Engineering 57 Students
Communications 50 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 419 Reviews
5.0 Freshman
6/26/2024
I'm looking foward to the groups I signed up for and also looking for to see my friends. As an incoming freshman, I look forward to this school helping me develop professionally and academically.
4.0 Freshman
6/6/2024
Some pros of Apex highschool include all the APs this school offers, the honors classes, and the guidance counselors. I like how it is easy to build bonds with your teachers yet some harder than others. I wish the school had an orchestra program instead of only a band. Apex High School makes a grand effort to promote clubs and activities and has a wide variety of extracurriculars one might wish to take, however, I feel like there could still be much more done.
4.0 Senior
5/28/2024
Overall my experience at Apex High was fairly good. They have a variety of clubs and associations so that every student feels included. They also have a plethora of classes and electives that will satisfy different interests. I specifically love their art program and hear good things about the dance program. The building is beautiful and very clean and the sporting events are hype and fun for the students.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.0 20 Reviews
3.0 student
12/7/2024
Senior here, overall, the school is fine. Math teachers were awesome, theres a lot of clubs that you can join but pretty much just an average school. Bathrooms are gross, with girl's arts hallway bathroom having a hole in the wall for about a year now. (There is also a horrible sewage smell in the a...
1.0 other
11/16/2023
Down graded badly, right now it’s a chaos
5.0 parent
4/22/2023
I am right enjoying studying in this school, I thought high school was going to be difficult for me, but this school was really fun to be in. There is no discrimination here, you have amazing teachers who teach really well and are willing to help you at all times, you have so many choices to choose...
2.0 parent
6/5/2019
Poor. I don't see many of the teachers doing their jobs to teach and keep things updated. I have had to provide tutors for my child the past 3 years since moving to this district.

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