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Apex Friendship Middle

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
7701 Humie Olive Rd, Apex, NC 27502
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370472003470
1,412
Students
73.0
Teachers (FTE)
19.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
90
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
10%
Chronically absent
8.1%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Apex Friendship Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Apex Friendship Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 90 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools96th percentile
Higher than 96% · rank 72 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools99th percentile
Higher than 99% · rank 4 of 456
Wake County Schools94th percentile
Higher than 94% · rank 10 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 89% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2019

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Score up 4 points since 2019 (86 → 90). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 5 years, exceeding it in 5. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202590AExceeded87.2
202490AExceeded87.7
202388AExceeded85.6
202284BExceeded80.2
201986AExceeded85.1

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 60.06%Asian 21.39%Hispanic 8.07%Black 5.45%Two+ Races 4.82%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.07%
White: 60.06% (848) Asian: 21.39% (302) Hispanic: 8.07% (114) Black: 5.45% (77) Two+ Races: 4.82% (68) Native Am.: 0.14% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.07% (1)
White60.06%
Asian21.39%
Hispanic8.07%
Black5.45%
Two+ Races4.82%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.07%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,412
52.2%737 Female
47.8%675 Male

Student counts for Apex Friendship Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,412 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 90%Chronically absent 10%
Regular attendance: 90% (1,274) Chronically absent: 10% (142)
Regular attendance90%
Chronically absent10%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,416
8.1%Economically disadvantaged
2.69%38 English learners

Student indicators for Apex Friendship Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,416 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.57%Beginning 13.43%
Experienced: 86.57% (59) Beginning: 13.43% (9)
Experienced86.57%
Beginning13.43%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 67.8 FTE
98.52%Fully licensed
1.48%Emergency or provisional
17.71%12 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Apex Friendship Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 67.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)91%80.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)90.9%79.2%
Reading (grades 3–8)83%63.1%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)9%10.1%36.2%44.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)17%20%37.9%25.2%
Science (grades 5 & 8)9.1%11.6%29.5%49.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth10.24100

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers67.75
Experienced teachers58.65 (87%)
Beginning teachers9.1 (13%)
Holding a standard license66.75 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1 (1%)
National Board certified12

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (142 of 1,416)10%
Economically disadvantaged8.1%
English learners making progress (of 38)34.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.67
Library books per student11.38
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.24

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Apex Friendship Middle report card PDF

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Apex Friendship Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.