Alston Ridge Elementary, 11555 Green Level Church Road: grades Pre-K-5, 896 students in 2024-25, a B (76) 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.

Alston Ridge Elementary is a Wake County Public School System elementary school at 11555 Green Level Church Road, Cary. In our Oct. 12 check of 986 home addresses spread across Cary in the district’s base school lookup, 38 were assigned to Alston Ridge Elementary. The school opened in July 2010 with just over 450 students on a multi-track, year-round calendar, and was the first WCPSS school designed and built to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Schools standards, according to its about page.

Who to call
Address 11555 Green Level Church Road, Cary, NC 27519
Phone 919-544-2474
Grades Pre-K to 5
District Wake County Public School System
Calendar Year-round, multi-track
State school code 920307

Principal

Principal Niko Schutte, according to the school’s website.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: an average daily membership of 896 students in the 2024-25 school year, down from 1,070 in 2023-24, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 1,111 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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 (76) Met
2023-24 B (77) Not met

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: 78.3% (statewide, all tests: 59.2%)
  • College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 57.4%
  • Growth: exceeded expected growth
  • Reading, grades 3 to 8: 75.1% at grade level or above; math: 79.8%

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 Alston Ridge Elementary. Check an address with the proposal lookup.

Calendar and bell times

Alston Ridge Elementary follows the district’s multi-track year-round calendar, 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 2: Nov. 3 and Nov. 11; tracked out Nov. 16 to Dec. 4; winter break Dec. 21 to Jan. 1
  • 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 Alston Ridge Elementary serve?

Alston Ridge Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

What is Alston Ridge Elementary’s school grade?

Alston Ridge Elementary earned a B, with a score of 76, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 78.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it exceeded its growth target.

What time does Alston Ridge 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 Alston Ridge 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.