West Lake Elementary (Wake County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

West Lake Elementary is a Elementary in Apex, NC. It currently serves 572 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Wake County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Wake County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:572
Number of Teachers: 37
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.32

Location Info

Location: 4500 West Lake Rd, Apex, NC 27539
Mailing Address: 4500 West Lake Rd, Apex, NC 27539-7655
Phone: (919)662-2300
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 92
Grade 2 90
Grade 3 104
Grade 4 104
Grade 5 108
Kindergarten 73
Pre-Kindergarten 1
Gender/Sex of West Lake Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 280 48.95
Female 292 51.05
Race/Ethnicity Demography of West Lake Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.18
Asian 27 4.72
Black or African American 50 8.74
Hispanic/Latino 106 18.53
Two or more races 34 5.94
White 354 61.89
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 9 3.21
Black or African American 29 10.36
Hispanic/Latino 47 16.79
Two or more races 20 7.14
White 175 62.50
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.34
Asian 18 6.16
Black or African American 21 7.19
Hispanic/Latino 59 20.20
Two or more races 14 4.80
White 179 61.30

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 4 4.35
Black or African American 8 8.70
Hispanic/Latino 20 21.74
Two or more races 4 4.35
White 56 60.87
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 7 7.78
Black or African American 7 7.78
Hispanic/Latino 20 22.22
Two or more races 8 8.89
White 48 53.33
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 2.89
Black or African American 9 8.65
Hispanic/Latino 18 17.31
Two or more races 4 3.85
White 70 67.31
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.92
Black or African American 7 6.73
Hispanic/Latino 12 11.54
Two or more races 7 6.73
White 76 73.08
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.93
Asian 6 5.56
Black or African American 13 12.04
Hispanic/Latino 21 19.44
Two or more races 6 5.56
White 61 56.48
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 6.85
Black or African American 6 8.22
Hispanic/Latino 15 20.55
Two or more races 5 6.85
White 42 57.53
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
White 1 100.00