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Apex Middle School

Public | 6-7 | 1043 students

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3 stars

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Posted June 25, 2012

This used to be an excellent school with good teachers and principals when I was here as a student from 2003-2005 when there was not a whole lot of students coming here. After I left the school in 2005, the school started to become overcrowd with students time after time when the population of Apex was growing. I would like to thank all the teachers and staff that are still here and those that used to be here. I like to thank them very much for helping me accomplish for what I am today.


Posted May 30, 2012

Student discipline is a joke! No leadership from the administration. Kids have no respect. Fear of getting in trouble, nonexistant. Students throw books across room, hit high dollar smart boards and nothing is done! Clean house! Either new leadership or start expelling students.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 7, 2012

Teachers require students to pass test and retain information gained from work sheets students completed on their own vice retention of information studied from proper adequate notes imparted by the teachers. Educators? Naw... Highly paid baby sitters.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 28, 2011

A handful of good teachers and administrators... I really think most of them try.... but with the education system so broken as a whole... they just don't have all of the tools in the box. Teachers running out of copies? Every other Friday ipod day in Pre-Algebra? No text books? only class sets? There is no continuity... no communication between teachers/parents until the problem snowballs ... Complaints to admin.. fall on deaf ears. Principals/VP's just defend the teachers... it is useless to raise a concern. Been there done that.. ZERO results. Blackboard & SPAN is a complete cat and mouse game... its there its not there, its up its down... teachers leave permenantly in the middle of a quarter without warning. Classes are overcrowded... I could write a book. Yes there are students who thrive in environments like this, self learners. Then there are those who do not. They just get promoted through..... no work comes home... you have no idea what the students are even working on or learning. No opportunity to assist with anything, "in class projects" you never see... pathetic... we are heading to a charter HS... I pray we get in.. one more year... we dread.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 5, 2011

this school may be a 10 when it comes to test scores but it is a ZERO in the principal and disipline. most teachers are to old to be teaching or they dont even have a degree. very unimpressed with this school....
—Submitted by a parent


Posted November 18, 2010

We just moved here and had an amazing charter school experience in our previous school. This school is a mixed bag - some great teachers and fun programs to get involved with. The disrespect of authority by the students is a bit of a shock to us. We miss our safe and fun learning environment and we are looking into charters and home school options out here....
—Submitted by a parent


Posted August 19, 2009

Great staff, communication with teachers is frequent and thorough, our kids really enjoyed studying there.
—Submitted by a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

370 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
93%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

369 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
88%

2009

 
 
89%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 81% in 2012.

315 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
94%

2011

 
 
94%

2010

 
 
94%

2009

 
 
92%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 68% in 2012.

314 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
84%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
85%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students93%
Female91%
Male95%
Black63%
Asian>95%
Hispanic78%
Multiracial>95%
American Indiann/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged75%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities70%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiency50%
Proficient in English94%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students89%
Female86%
Male92%
Black54%
Asian92%
Hispanic73%
Multiracial90%
American Indiann/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged68%
Not economically disadvantaged95%
Students with disabilities76%
Non-disabled students91%
Limited English proficiency50%
Proficient in English91%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Math

All Students94%
Female93%
Male94%
Black81%
Asian>95%
Hispanic89%
Multiracial84%
American Indiann/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged83%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities82%
Non-disabled students95%
Limited English proficiency67%
Proficient in English94%
Academically giftedn/a

Reading

All Students87%
Female86%
Male89%
Black70%
Asian80%
Hispanic74%
Multiracial90%
American Indiann/a
White93%
Economically disadvantaged73%
Not economically disadvantaged91%
Students with disabilities79%
Non-disabled students88%
Limited English proficiency63%
Proficient in English88%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math, and grades 5, 8, and 10 in science. The EOG is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. Students must pass the grade 8 EOG test in order to graduate from high school. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

The state average for Algebra I was 79% in 2012.

299 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
>95%

2011

 
 
>95%
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Algebra I

All Students>95%
Female>95%
Male>95%
Black>95%
Asian>95%
Hispanic86%
Multiracial>95%
American Indiann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White>95%
Economically disadvantaged90%
Not economically disadvantaged>95%
Students with disabilities>95%
Non-disabled students>95%
Limited English proficiencyn/a
Proficient in English>95%
Academically giftedn/a
Scale: % at or above proficient

About the tests


In 2011-2012 North Carolina used End-of-Course (EOC) tests to assess high school students in Algebra I, English I, and Biology. The EOC tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.

The different student groups are identified by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data for that group is not reported.

See North Carolina's state standards

Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 70% 54%
Black 16% 31%
Hispanic 10% 11%
Asian/Pacific Islander 4% 2%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 1%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 17N/A15
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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400 East Moore Street
Apex, NC 27502
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Phone: (919) 387-2181

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