Laurel Park Elementary, 2450 Laura Duncan Road, Apex: grades Pre-K-5, 681 students in 2024-25, a B (78) state grade.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment and calendar pages, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; and the federal NCES school directory.

Laurel Park Elementary is a Wake County Public School System elementary school at 2450 Laura Duncan Road, Apex. The school has an Apex mailing address, but the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder places the campus inside Cary town limits. In our Oct. 12 check of 986 home addresses spread across Cary in the district’s base school lookup, 39 were assigned to Laurel Park Elementary. Laurel Park opened July 7, 2008, in a converted industrial plant that the district bought and rebuilt with a second floor, according to the school’s history page, which places it on the Cary and Apex border near U.S. 64 and Apex High.

Who to call
Address 2450 Laura Duncan Road, Apex, NC 27523
Phone 919-290-2333
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Wake County Public School System
Calendar Year-round, multi-track
State school code 920467

Principal

Principal Charelle Lovett, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 681 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 697 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 695 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, according to the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report. For this school, achievement is measured mainly by the state’s end-of-grade reading, math and science tests.

School year Grade and score Growth
2024-25 B (78) Met
2023-24 B (82) Exceeded

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

  • At grade level or above, all state tests: 81.2% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 62.4%
  • Growth: met expected growth
  • Reading, grades 3 to 8: 78.8% at grade level or above; math: 81.7%

The full report card, with class sizes, teacher data and school safety figures, is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone

WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the district’s base school lookup to see all three, or browse the base attendance area map. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s enrollment pages, so we do not name feeder schools here; Student Assignment, 919-431-7333, can confirm an address.

The list of proposed base area changes in the district’s draft 2027-28 enrollment plan, which the Board of Education is scheduled to vote on Nov. 17, does not name Laurel Park Elementary. Check an address with the proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Laurel Park Elementary follows the district’s multi-track year-round calendar on Tracks 1, 3 and 4, so break dates depend on a student’s track. Coming days off on the 2026-27 year-round calendar (PDF):

  • Track 1: Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; then out Dec. 7 to Jan. 1 (track-out and winter break)
  • Track 3: tracked out Oct. 26 to Nov. 13; Thanksgiving Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • Track 4: tracked out through Oct. 23; Nov. 3, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25-27; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1; tracked out Jan. 4-22

Bell times: 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the bell schedule posted on the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Laurel Park Elementary serve?

Laurel Park Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

What is Laurel Park Elementary’s school grade?

Laurel Park Elementary earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 81.2% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it met its growth target.

What time does Laurel Park Elementary start?

The school day runs 9:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., according to the school’s website.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Laurel Park Elementary?

Enter the address in the Wake County Public School System’s base school lookup, or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits.