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Olive Chapel Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
1751 Olive Chapel Road, Apex, NC 27502
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472002354
1,066
Students
71.9
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
84
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
8.1%
Chronically absent
12.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Olive Chapel Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Olive Chapel 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 Olive Chapel Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 84 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools92nd percentile
Higher than 92% · rank 184 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools96th percentile
Higher than 96% · rank 55 of 1,419
Wake County Schools86th percentile
Higher than 86% · rank 23 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 92% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 1 points since 2014 (85 → 84). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202584BMet85.8
202487AExceeded85.8
202384BMet84.1
202285AMet85.9
201986AExceeded86.1
201884BMet86.1
201786A+NGMet87
201680BNot Met83
201577BNot Met82
201485AMet85

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 51.69%Asian 30.3%Hispanic 8.91%Black 5.72%Two+ Races 2.44%Pacific Isl. 0.56%Native Am. 0.38%
White: 51.69% (551) Asian: 30.3% (323) Hispanic: 8.91% (95) Black: 5.72% (61) Two+ Races: 2.44% (26) Pacific Isl.: 0.56% (6) Native Am.: 0.38% (4)
White51.69%
Asian30.3%
Hispanic8.91%
Black5.72%
Two+ Races2.44%
Pacific Isl.0.56%
Native Am.0.38%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,066
49.34%526 Female
50.66%540 Male

Student counts for Olive Chapel Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,066 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 91.9%Chronically absent 8.1%
Regular attendance: 91.9% (1,004) Chronically absent: 8.1% (88)
Regular attendance91.9%
Chronically absent8.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,092
12.1%Economically disadvantaged
7.97%85 English learners

Student indicators for Olive Chapel Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,092 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 90.76%Beginning 9.24%
Experienced: 90.76% (67) Beginning: 9.24% (7)
Experienced90.76%
Beginning9.24%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 74 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
5.4%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Olive Chapel 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 74 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)88.7%76%
Science (grades 5 & 8)87.7%64.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)82.9%60.8%

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)11.3%12.7%39.3%36.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)17.1%22.1%31.1%29.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)12.3%22.8%45%19.9%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-0.2378.8

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers74.03
Experienced teachers67.19 (91%)
Beginning teachers6.84 (9%)
Holding a standard license74.03 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (88 of 1,092)8.1%
Economically disadvantaged12.1%
English learners making progress (of 85)65.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.65
Library books per student14.6
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.03

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 Olive Chapel Elementary report card PDF

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Olive Chapel 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.