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Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary is a PK–5 school in the small eastern North Carolina town of Vanceboro, serving 494 students in the Craven County Board of Education. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 15th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools — a steep fall from its 4-star, 70th-percentile standing in 2016–2017. Nearly all students (98%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, but unlike some similarly high-poverty schools, test scores here have remained below district and state averages across most grades and subjects.

On state tests, the widest gaps are in 4th grade math and 5th grade reading, where proficiency runs about 20 points lower than the state average. By contrast, nearby schools serving virtually the same percentage of low-income students show much stronger results: Chicod (in Pitt County Schools) and Chocowinity Primary (in Beaufort County Schools) both rank in the top 10% statewide despite poverty rates near 99%. Even within the Craven County Board of Education, Albert H Bangert Elementary earns 4 stars, while schools like Oaks Road Academy and J.T. Barber Elementary are lower-performing. This wide range shows that demographics alone don't determine academic success.

There are genuine strengths to build on. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 32.5% in 2021–2022 to 15.9% in 2024–2025, better than both the district and the state. The school has also hit bright spots: in 2023–2024, 5th grade math proficiency reached 66.7%, exceeding the district and state averages, and the school as a whole earned 4 stars in 2016–2017. However, attendance gains haven't yet translated into overall achievement, and proficiency tends to drop sharply between 3rd and 4th grade. For parents, this suggests that while early-grade foundations are relatively solid, 4th and 5th grade math and reading need extra attention — and sustained schoolwide support — to lift the school back to where it has proven it can be.

494

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Farm Life Avenue
Vanceboro, NC 28586-0098

(252) 244-3215

District: Craven County Board of Education

Students who attend Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Craven Middle
High:	West Craven High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

African American:

33.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,262^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

142^nd of 246Craven County Board of Education among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1262 of 1492	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1257 of 1490	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	955 of 1505	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1090 of 1502	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	835 of 1514	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1072 of 1489	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1181 of 1473	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	881 of 1434	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.0	425 of 1429	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	50.5	722 of 1425	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	989 of 1440	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	960 of 1390	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.2	1074 of 1403	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	53.2	725 of 1388	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.7	506 of 1381	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.4	369 of 1363	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.5	446 of 1354	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	478 of 1324	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.6	269 of 1293	79.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.1	335 of 1276	73.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	735 of 903	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	761 of 918	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	520 of 924	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	642 of 933	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.0	170 of 927	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	35.8	560 of 896	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	617 of 949	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	408 of 927	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.8	444 of 646	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	760 of 878	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.0	145 of 897	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	1224 of 1447	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	1198 of 1451	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	1010 of 1455	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	1126 of 1459	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.3	775 of 1458	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1070 of 1440	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1154 of 1424	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	973 of 1405	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	56.9	271 of 494	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	489 of 612	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	846 of 981	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.9	288 of 915	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	982 of 1434	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1042 of 1437	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	644 of 1450	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	944 of 1437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.5	395 of 1366	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.4	776 of 1329	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1035 of 1361	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.7	574 of 1332	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	1145 of 1451	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1219 of 1450	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	837 of 1464	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1002 of 1461	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	836 of 1464	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1024 of 1444	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1148 of 1430	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	785 of 1413	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	562 of 815	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	597 of 821	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1080 of 1146	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1046 of 1172	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	908 of 1166	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1017 of 1183	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	941 of 1194	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1068 of 1172	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1100 of 1183	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	888 of 1178	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2021)45th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)31st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science51%-16 vs state

Mathematics47%-16 vs state

Reading40%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Farm Life Avenue	Vanceboro	28586	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 244-3215	494	31	15.6	98.2%	227 (46.0%)	164 (33.2%)	54 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.1%)	21.2	1262^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	15.4%		21.2	1257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%	5	63.0	37.9	40.0				43.8	43.1	35.0				51.3		$10,168	$1,737	$8,430
James W Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Koonce Town Road	Cove City	28523	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6466	325	23	14.0	96.6%	125 (38.5%)	114 (35.1%)	57 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.9%)	51.7	701^st of 1492 public elementary schools	53.0%		48.6	765^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.7%	64	59.2	54.9	71.4				46.9	60.8	54.8				73.8		$12,531	$1,671	$10,860
Bridgeton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	230 Branch Canal Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6425	415	30	14.0	95.2%	257 (61.9%)	62 (14.9%)	53 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.1%)	38.6	930^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.7%		40.5	908^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%	22	59.4	67.2	50.8				46.9	44.8	41.0				68.9		$8,354	$-1,566	$9,920
Chicod	Public	PK, KG-8	3833 Stokestown-St. John Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 746-6742	902	60	15.1	99.7%	653 (72.4%)	71 (7.9%)	132 (14.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.3%)	88.4	142^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.7	126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.5%	16	82.1	85.3	82.6	84.3	78.6	83.8	71.4	74.3	68.5	74.1	78.6	72.1	84.8	87.7	$8,818	$645	$8,174
Oaks Road Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2811 Oaks Road	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6475	352	20	17.2	96.0%	65 (18.5%)	115 (32.7%)	107 (30.4%)	28 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (9.9%)	7.9	1444^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.2%		18.6	1303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%	141	40.0	36.2	34.4				25.0	40.4	34.4				31.3		$11,730	$2,052	$9,678
Chocowinity Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	606 Gray Road	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-3881	484	33	14.5	98.8%	244 (50.4%)	115 (23.8%)	72 (14.9%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	92.6	77^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		96.5	30^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.0%	47	88.9	84.9					78.6	78.5							$10,834	$1,481	$9,353
J.T. Barber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Cobb Street	New Bern	28560	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6460	270	22	12.3	96.3%	28 (10.4%)	159 (58.9%)	29 (10.7%)	32 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	17 (6.3%)	30.3	1088^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.1%		19.9	1283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.9%	195	62.5	47.8	41.9				37.5	56.5	48.4				48.4		$12,629	$2,198	$10,432
Trent Park Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Educational Drive	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6481	390	23	17.0	96.2%	73 (18.7%)	120 (30.8%)	61 (15.6%)	84 (21.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (12.8%)	40	905^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.3%		50.7	738^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%	167	64.9	51.8	48.6				40.4	57.1	48.6				69.4		$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
Ben D. Quinn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 M L King Jr Boulevard	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6420	312	18	17.4	93.9%	119 (38.1%)	95 (30.4%)	30 (9.6%)	36 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.9%)	53.6	672^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	55.0%		47.9	783^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%	111	85.5	55.4	56.6				50.9	57.1	56.6				66.0		$10,815	$1,386	$9,430
Albert H Bangert Elementary	Public	K-5	3712 Canterbury Road	New Bern	28562	Craven County	Craven County Board of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 514-6415	446	26	17.4	98.9%	232 (52.0%)	115 (25.8%)	27 (6.1%)	41 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	77.6	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		78.6	267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%	6	84.9	78.1	60.3				69.0	70.3	63.2				79.4		$10,592	$1,583	$9,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

What district is Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary in?

Craven County Board of Education

What is the racial makeup of Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

Students at Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary are 46% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary a good school?

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Craven Middle
High : West Craven High

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