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Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary is a public elementary school in Vanceboro, North Carolina, serving 457 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Craven County Board of Education district, which is ranked 128 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending, Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom 30-40% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the Craven County and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 57.6%, compared to the county's 66% and the state's 64.1%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.34% to 99.39% over the past three school years.

When compared to nearby high-performing schools like Albert H Bangert Elementary and Chocowinity Primary, Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary's performance is significantly lower across all academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Chocowinity Primary had 91.5% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary's 57.6%. Despite the school's challenges, it has not shown consistent improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's struggles.

494

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,168

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 31st percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

1,257^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Craven County Board of Education

128^th of 242Craven 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
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
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
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
2023	60.9	288 of 915	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
2025	31.6	597 of 821	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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)

Hispanic (2023)69th percentile+41 vs school

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

Disabled (2021)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

African American (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science46%-16 vs state

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Reading34%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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	1257^th of 1490 public elementary schools	15.6%		38.8	955^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.5%	302	57.6	29.8	52.6				28.8	41.7	30.8				46.2		$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%)	48.6	765^th of 1490 public elementary schools	48.7%		38.5	962^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	36.1%	197	64.7	38.1	60.4				51.0	57.1	45.8				62.5		$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%)	40.5	908^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.1%		50.9	734^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.2%	174	60.7	69.4	45.3				45.9	56.5	37.5				42.2		$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%)	88.7	126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.5%		86.9	153^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	89.8%	27	83.3	87.0	87.1	88.2	79.4	78.4	56.5	73.9	80.2	62.4	62.6	75.9	87.1	85.3	$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%)	18.6	1303^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%		17.8	1313^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.8%	10	50.0	18.5	51.9				29.5	30.8	44.4				42.6		$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%)	96.5	30^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.7	9^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.4%	21	91.5	90.4					78.0	85.5							$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%)	19.9	1283^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.9%		8	1446^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.9%	163	52.2	30.8	34.4				34.8	41.0	31.3				53.1		$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%)	50.7	738^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.5%		41.3	906^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.8%	168	63.6	43.2	63.8				47.0	58.1	47.8				68.1		$10,573	$1,532	$9,042
Ben D. Quinn Elementary	Public	K-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%)	47.9	783^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	47.4%		61.6	550^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.5%	233	71.2	39.6	50.0				50.8	52.8	55.8				57.7		$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%)	78.6	267^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.1%		88.3	138^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.8%	129	84.4	79.7	60.9				56.3	69.6	59.4				84.1		$10,592	$1,583	$9,009

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary?

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

What district is Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary in?

Craven County Board of Education

Is Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary a good school?

Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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.

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