Cary public schools: every school, zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the Wake County Public School System’s enrollment page, base school lookup and draft 2027-28 enrollment plan; each school’s own website; the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2024-25 report card data and 2025-26 school assessment workbook; the federal NCES school directory and Private School Survey; and the U.S. Census Bureau’s geocoder.

Cary’s public schools are run by the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), whose central office is in Cary at 5625 Dillard Drive. Customer Service is 919-431-7400 and Student Assignment, which handles school zones, is 919-431-7333. WCPSS assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school, and zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses. In our Oct. 12 check of 986 home addresses spread across Cary in the district’s base school lookup, 305 were assigned to Cary High, 185 to Green Hope High, 158 to Athens Drive Magnet High, 129 to Green Level High, 111 to Panther Creek High, 49 to Middle Creek High, 24 to Felton Grove High, 21 to Apex High and four to Leesville Road High. Homes in the Chatham County part of Cary are served by Chatham County Schools, not WCPSS; our check covered Wake County addresses.

Find your school

• WCPSS base school lookup: enter an address, or browse the base attendance area map
• Proposed 2027-28 assignments: the proposal lookup; the plan sets up the zone for the new Morrisville High, due to open in August 2027. The Board of Education holds a public hearing Tuesday, Oct. 20, and is scheduled to vote on the plan Nov. 17
• Magnet, year-round and early college seats: WCPSS takes applications for magnet and year-round schools Oct. 15, 2026, to Jan. 21, 2027, and for early college high schools Oct. 15 to Dec. 11, 2026, according to its enrollment page
• Charter schools: no zones; each admits by its own application and lottery

Each school below has its own page with the principal, bell times, calendar and report card. The tables list the WCPSS schools with campuses inside Cary town limits and four high schools in Apex and Raleigh whose zones take in Cary homes; a campus outside Cary, or inside Cary with another town’s mailing address, is marked. Enrollment is the state’s average daily membership for 2024-25, and the state grade is North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grade, the latest in the state’s downloadable data. Felton Grove High opened in 2025 and has no state grade yet. For district calendars, enrollment dates and the school board, see our Cary schools guide.

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Charter schools

Cardinal Charter Academy added ninth and 10th grade for 2026-27, according to its high school page. Triangle Math and Science Academy’s Cary campus serves kindergarten to seventh grade; its high school campus, for grades 8 to 12, is in Apex, and the state reports all of its campuses as one school, according to its campuses page.

Other schools nearby that serve parts of Cary

Our address check also found Cary homes assigned to middle and elementary schools with campuses outside town limits. These schools do not have their own pages here; each links to its website.

• Middle schools: Dillard Drive Magnet Middle in Raleigh (167 of 986 addresses), Salem Middle in Apex (89), Lufkin Road Middle in Apex (38), Apex Middle (11) and Leesville Road Middle in Raleigh (4)
• Elementary schools: Dillard Drive (50), Swift Creek (45), Cedar Fork (14), Yates Mill (14), Apex (11), Parkside (10), Salem (8), Morrisville (7) and Pleasant Grove (5)

WCPSS also runs several districtwide programs from Cary addresses: Crossroads FLEX High, a flexible-schedule high school that students apply to, on Dillard Drive; SCORE Academy, an alternative school, at the same address; Connections Academy on Buck Jones Road; and the Wake Virtual elementary, middle and high schools, based at the central office.

Enrollment by school

2025-26 test results

The state released 2025-26 test and growth results in September 2026. Across WCPSS, 68.2% of state tests were at grade level or above, against 59.2% statewide, according to the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook. Each school page gives its own 2025-26 figures, and the state’s NC School Report Cards site holds the full report cards.

Private schools

The NCES Private School Survey for 2023-24 lists 12 private schools with Cary addresses. Grades are as reported to the survey.

• Cary Academy, 1500 N. Harrison Ave.; 6-12 in the survey; caryacademy.org
• Cary Christian School, 1330 Old Apex Road; K-12 in the survey; carychristianschool.org
• Chesterbrook Academy Cary Elementary, 130 Towne Village Drive; Pre-K-8 in the survey; NCES record
• Knowledge Beginnings School, 250 Cornerstone Drive; K in the survey; NCES record
• Lucy Daniels School, 9003 Weston Parkway; Pre-K-5 in the survey; lucydanielscenter.org
• Mariposa School, 203 Gregson Drive; 4-12 in the survey; NCES record
• Renaissance Montessori School of Cary, 610 Nottingham Drive; Pre-K-K in the survey; NCES record
• Resurrection Lutheran School, 100 W. Lochmere Drive; Pre-K-8 in the survey; rlscary.org
• St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School, 810 High House Road; Pre-K-8 in the survey; NCES record
• The Grove School of Cary, 2590 Laura Duncan Road; K in the survey; NCES record
• Triangle Montessori Academy, 550 E. Chatham St.; Pre-K-6 in the survey; NCES record
• True Abilities Learning Academy, 1152 Executive Circle; ungraded; NCES record

More

• Our Cary schools guide: calendars, enrollment dates and the Board of Education
• Neighborhoods guide with zoned high schools for 10 Cary areas
• Friday night football and the scoreboard for high school sports

Frequently asked questions

What school district is Cary in?

Cary’s public schools are run by the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), which assigns every address a base elementary, middle and high school. Homes in the Chatham County part of Cary are served by Chatham County Schools.

What high school serves my Cary address?

It depends on the address: nine WCPSS high schools have base zones in Cary, led by Cary High, Green Hope, Athens Drive Magnet, Green Level and Panther Creek. Enter the address in the WCPSS base school lookup or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333.

How do I find my school zone in Cary?

Use the WCPSS base school lookup or call Student Assignment at 919-431-7333. Zones do not follow town limits or mailing addresses.

Are there charter schools in Cary?

Yes. Cardinal Charter Academy on St. Charles Place and Triangle Math and Science Academy on Gregson Drive are tuition-free public charter schools with no zones; each admits by application and lottery.