West Lake Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Apex, North Carolina
West Lake Middle in Apex, North Carolina enrolled 687 students in 2024-25 with 42.3 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
877 students in 2022-23, 766 students in 2023-24, 687 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.3 to 42.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 877 | 48.3 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 48.6 | 15.8 |
| 2024-25 | 687 | 42.3 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 248 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Lake Middle enrolled 993 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 120 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 248 of the 993 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions120
- Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.6% of students were White, 26.8% Hispanic, 19.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White47.6%
- Hispanic26.8%
- Black19.5%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian1.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in Apex
5 public middle schools in Apex report 2024-25 enrollment; West Lake Middle is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Friendship Middle | 1,412 | 19.3 | 7.2% |
| Salem Middle | 1,057 | 17.7 | 17.4% |
| Lufkin Road Middle | 1,035 | 16.8 | 31.2% |
| Apex Middle | 867 | 16.0 | 22.8% |
| West Lake Middle | 687 | 16.2 | 39.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Lake Middle
- Holly Ridge MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 955 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Herbert Akins Road MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.6 miles away: 1,253 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.6 mi
- Compare West Lake Middle with Holly Ridge MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaWest Lake Middle is the number 165 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#165 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Lake Middle
How many students attend West Lake Middle?
687 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 877 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Apex, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Lake Middle?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Lake Middle a Title I school?
West Lake Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Lake Middle in?
Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472000267 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.