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Laurel Park Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
2450 Laura Duncan Rd, Apex, NC 27523
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472003019
694
Students
47.0
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
78
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
8%
Chronically absent
13.7%
Economically disadvantaged

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Laurel Park Elementary. 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 Laurel Park Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 78 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools87th percentile
Higher than 87% · rank 299 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools90th percentile
Higher than 90% · rank 116 of 1,419
Wake County Schools71st percentile
Higher than 71% · rank 46 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 93% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 4 points since 2014 (82 → 78). Met or exceeded expected growth in 9 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202578BMet77.2
202482BExceeded80.6
202373BMet71.4
202274BMet71.8
201975BMet73.8
201874BMet74.2
201780BExceeded78
201676BMet77
201576BNot Met79
201482BExceeded81

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 63.98%Asian 13.83%Hispanic 9.65%Two+ Races 7.2%Black 5.04%Native Am. 0.29%
White: 63.98% (444) Asian: 13.83% (96) Hispanic: 9.65% (67) Two+ Races: 7.2% (50) Black: 5.04% (35) Native Am.: 0.29% (2)
White63.98%
Asian13.83%
Hispanic9.65%
Two+ Races7.2%
Black5.04%
Native Am.0.29%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 694
45.68%317 Female
54.32%377 Male

Student counts for Laurel Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 694 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 92%Chronically absent 8%
Regular attendance: 92% (658) Chronically absent: 8% (57)
Regular attendance92%
Chronically absent8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 715
13.7%Economically disadvantaged
6.63%46 English learners

Student indicators for Laurel Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 715 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 83.73%Beginning 16.27%
Experienced: 83.73% (40) Beginning: 16.27% (8)
Experienced83.73%
Beginning16.27%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 47.4 FTE
98.52%Fully licensed
1.48%Emergency or provisional
18.99%9 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Laurel Park Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 47.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)81.6%54.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)76.3%59.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)73%57.4%

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)23.7%16.4%31%29%
Reading (grades 3–8)27%15.6%33%24.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)18.4%27.2%35.2%19.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.0879.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers47.4
Experienced teachers39.69 (84%)
Beginning teachers7.71 (16%)
Holding a standard license46.7 (99%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.7 (1%)
National Board certified9

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (57 of 715)8%
Economically disadvantaged13.7%
English learners making progress (of 46)52.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student22.83
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.75

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 Laurel Park Elementary report card PDF

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Laurel Park Elementary'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.