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Vance County Schools

At a glance

217^thof 242 North Carolina districts▲ 3

Better than 10% of North Carolina districts

Elementary 10 Middle 2 High 4Grades PK, KG-13

1724 Graham Avenue
Henderson, NC 27536-4295·(252) 492-2127·All North Carolina district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 10.3% of districts

Schools

5,205

Students

5-star school

Top rankedVance County Early College55^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

E O Young Junior Elementary up 200 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

E O Young Junior Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Vance County Schools district in North Carolina comprises 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population, with most schools reporting high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage.

Within the district, there are clear standout schools that excel academically. The Vance County Early College High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, with impressive proficiency rates on end-of-course exams and a high four-year graduation rate. Another high-performing school is STEM Early High, which ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools and boasts strong test scores across multiple subjects.

However, the district as a whole faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages in subjects like Biology, English II, and Math III. This suggests a concerning level of inequity within the district, where some students are receiving a high-quality education while others are falling far behind. Addressing these disparities should be a key priority for the district, as it works to provide an equitable education for all students in the Vance County Schools system.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aycock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Carey Chapel Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-1516	376	23	16.4	99.2%	91 (24.2%)	134 (35.6%)	127 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	29.3	1098^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.3%		34.6	1016^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.5%	82					52.4	48.3	45.7				19.0	46.6	43.5				65.2		$11,127	$1,485	$9,643
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	987 Carver Sch Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6955	134	9	14.5	96.3%	10 (7.5%)	95 (70.9%)	23 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	19.2	1293^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%		11.4	1406^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.6%	113					43.8	51.7	58.8				25.0	17.2	29.4				29.4		$13,076	$1,526	$11,550
Dabney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Lanning Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6918	385	23	16.8	97.7%	35 (9.1%)	289 (75.1%)	35 (9.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	11.6	1400^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.0%		20.6	1274^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.3%	126					11.9	41.3	20.4				19.4	45.7	38.8				38.8		$10,993	$1,689	$9,304
Vance County Middle School	Public	6-8	293 Warrenton Road	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-6041	755	48	15.8	99.5%	46 (6.1%)	532 (70.5%)	144 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	7.9	731^st of 773 public middle schools	5.4%		9.4	739^th of 793 public middle schools	6.8%	8								15.4	21.5	21.3				21.3	25.7	31.2		41.5	$10,199	$1,633	$8,566
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10199 NC 39 Hwy N	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6549	130	8	16.4	95.4%	11 (8.5%)	96 (73.8%)	13 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	27.3	1124^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.6%		29	1120^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.6%	4					46.2	56.3	46.2				23.1	62.5	23.1				30.8		$13,738	$1,838	$11,900
Pinkston Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Adams St	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-3441	262	18	14.4	98.9%	6 (2.3%)	184 (70.2%)	62 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	8.6	1438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.5	1433^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.8%	5					34.6	24.2	17.1				34.6	24.2	20.0				45.7		$12,037	$2,038	$9,998
E M Rollins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 S Garnett St	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-2189	322	24	13.3	99.1%	15 (4.7%)	240 (74.5%)	55 (17.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	28.2	1113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.7	1289^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.4%	176					48.4	46.9	58.5				22.6	46.9	43.9				43.9		$12,676	$1,569	$11,107
Vance County High School	Public	9-12	925 Garrett Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 430-6000	1,064	46	22.9	99.7%	65 (6.1%)	725 (68.1%)	229 (21.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.4%)	6.2	615^th of 641 public high schools	4.1%		6.7	612^th of 640 public high schools	4.4%	3	9.0	22.3	14.1	21.7															$10,959	$1,215	$9,744
L B Yancey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Hawkins Drive	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8336	186	12	15.4	98.4%	6 (3.2%)	105 (56.5%)	63 (33.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	23.6	1208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.2	1243^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	17.4%	35					68.6	39.1	35.0				25.7	30.4	40.0				40.0		$11,640	$1,658	$9,981
Zeb Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4800 Raleigh Road	Kittrell	27544	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8492	298	17	17.7	99.0%	54 (18.1%)	184 (61.7%)	52 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	8.4	1439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%		14.1	1377^th of 1505 public elementary schools	8.5%	62					27.8	42.4	26.3				16.7	39.4	31.6				31.6		$13,318	$1,564	$11,754
AdVance Academy	Public	6-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8407	112	7	15.0	97.3%	6 (5.4%)	93 (83.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)										13.6					7.1	13.6		18.2	$14,199	$413	$13,786
E O Young Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6655 Broad Street	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-6423	174	14	12.8	93.7%	28 (16.1%)	114 (65.5%)	21 (12.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.2%)	24	1204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.2%		11.4	1404^th of 1505 public elementary schools	6.7%	200					73.9	33.3	56.5				30.4	23.8	21.7				34.8		$15,350	$1,765	$13,584
Vance County Early College	Public	9-12	200 Community College Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3580	236	7	35.2	98.7%	25 (10.6%)	125 (53.0%)	75 (31.8%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	92.6	55^th of 641 public high schools	91.4%		90.2	74^th of 640 public high schools	88.4%	19	84.9	91.9		98.6															$7,695	$428	$7,267
Clarke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Mount Carmel Church Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8415	364	22	16.5	99.2%	26 (7.1%)	250 (68.7%)	68 (18.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	5.7	1464^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.7	1489^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.1%	25					35.8	26.7	31.1				16.7	31.1	22.2				33.3		$10,636	$1,265	$9,371
STEM Early High	Public	6-8	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 738-2260	281	17	16.6	98.9%	44 (15.7%)	134 (47.7%)	87 (31.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	75.5	164^th of 773 public middle schools	78.8%		80.4	128^th of 793 public middle schools	83.9%	36								61.8	58.2	58.1				69.1	73.5	68.9		70.3	$7,944	$592	$7,352
Vance Virtual Village Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 506-7172	126	7	17.1	79.4%	19 (15.1%)	80 (63.5%)	12 (9.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)	10.4	597^th of 773 public high schools	22.8%		8.9	599^th of 640 public high schools	6.4%	2	19.0	33.3	27.3	13.6				18.2	13.3	14.3				59.1	40.0	42.9		46.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henderson Collegiate	2.11 mi	1
Vance Charter School	4.2 mi	1
Sledge Institute	7.78 mi	1
Oxford Preparatory School	10.97 mi	1
Warren County Schools	12.41 mi	6	216^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.