Alston Ridge Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Cary, North Carolina

Alston Ridge Elementary in Cary, North Carolina enrolled 917 students in 2024-25 with 66.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

1,047 students in 2022-23, 1,111 students in 2023-24, 917 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 70.2 to 66.0.

Students enrolled at Alston Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 1,111, 2024-25: 91705001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-241,1112024-25917
Students enrolled at Alston Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 1,111, 2024-25: 91705001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-241,1112024-25917
Students enrolled at Alston Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 1,111, 2024-25: 91705001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-241,1112024-25917
Students enrolled at Alston Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 1,047, 2023-24: 1,111, 2024-25: 91705001k1.5k2022-231,0472023-241,1112024-25917
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,04770.214.9
2023-241,11172.715.3
2024-2591766.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 13.9; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 527 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alston Ridge Elementary enrolled 1,053 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 527 of the 1,053 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.6% of students were Asian, 18.6% White, 13.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Asian54.6%
  2. White18.6%
  3. Black13.1%
  4. Hispanic8.8%
  5. Two or more races4.3%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Cary

18 public elementary schools in Cary report 2024-25 enrollment; Alston Ridge Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alston Ridge Elementary91713.915.4%
Davis Drive Elementary79414.97.2%
Hortons Creek Elementary73915.710.7%
Weatherstone Elementary73015.129.2%
Highcroft Elementary69815.78.7%
Adams Elementary65512.758.9%
Farmington Woods Elementary64813.929.5%
Turner Creek Elementary63812.621.2%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alston Ridge Elementary

  1. Hortons Creek ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 739 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Parkside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 730 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Alston Ridge Elementary with Hortons Creek ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wake County Public School System spends per student$11,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,691
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaAlston Ridge Elementary is the number 25 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#25 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alston Ridge Elementary

  1. How many students attend Alston Ridge Elementary?
    917 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,047 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cary, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alston Ridge Elementary?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alston Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
    Alston Ridge Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Alston Ridge Elementary in?
    Wake County Public School System, NCES district ID 3704720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370472003214 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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