📍 11555 Green Level Church Rd., Cary, Wake County, 27519
Alston Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cary, Wake County. The school has 1,047 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wake County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Alston Ridge Elementary enrolls 1,047 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 70.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Asian, 19% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 587 | 56% |
| White | 204 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 4.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 1,047 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alston Ridge Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 16, state house district 41.
Alston Ridge Elementary is one of 197 schools in Wake County Schools, based in Cary, North Carolina. The district serves 163,325 students district-wide and employs 10,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,047 students, Alston Ridge Elementary is larger than the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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