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Dabney Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dabney Elementary is a public elementary school located in Henderson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 411 students. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 districts in the state.

Dabney Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with significantly lower performance on state assessments compared to state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 11.9% (3rd grade) to 41.3% (4th grade), compared to the state averages of 64.1% (3rd grade) and 58.9% (4th grade). The school's performance on Reading assessments is also low, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.4% (3rd grade) to 45.7% (4th grade) in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 46.7% (3rd grade) and 58.1% (4th grade). However, the school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment has been relatively stronger, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.9% to 62.9% over the past few years.

Dabney Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower than the nearby Carver Elementary, Aycock Elementary, and E.M. Rollins Elementary, which all have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. However, Dabney's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than some of the other nearby schools in the Granville County district, such as Stovall-Shaw Elementary, West Oxford Elementary, and C.G. Credle Elementary.

385

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,993

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Lanning Road
Henderson, NC 27537-9796

(252) 438-6918

District: Vance County Schools

Students who attend Dabney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vance County Middle School
High:	Vance County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.1%

White:

9.1%

Hispanic:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg36%

North Carolina avg57%

1,400^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Vance County Schools

217^th of 242Vance County Schools 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	11.6	1400 of 1490	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1274 of 1505	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1165 of 1502	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1210 of 1514	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1405 of 1489	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	937 of 1473	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	962 of 1434	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	1017 of 1429	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.7	825 of 1425	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	918 of 1440	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.9	1059 of 1390	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1090 of 1403	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	1112 of 1388	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.8	982 of 1381	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	976 of 1363	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.0	969 of 1354	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.5	925 of 1324	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	920 of 1293	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	914 of 1276	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	816 of 918	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	675 of 924	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	504 of 933	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	517 of 927	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.3	852 of 896	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	346 of 949	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	375 of 927	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1333 of 1451	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1170 of 1455	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1036 of 1459	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1097 of 1458	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1328 of 1440	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	931 of 1424	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	791 of 1405	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	597 of 951	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	327 of 915	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1340 of 1437	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1115 of 1450	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1032 of 1437	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1031 of 1366	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1199 of 1329	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	719 of 1361	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	636 of 1332	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1391 of 1450	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1258 of 1464	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	1224 of 1461	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1251 of 1464	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	1378 of 1444	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	910 of 1430	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1097 of 1413	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	12.6	1127 of 1194	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1122 of 1172	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	816 of 1183	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	612 of 1178	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)37th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2022)6th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-23 vs state

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

I would like to say the Mr. Putney really has a tight connection with his students... He knows how to treat them as individuals... Close Quote

Schools Near Dabney Elementary

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
C. G. Credle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	223 College St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9191	327	18	17.7	99.1%	54 (16.5%)	198 (60.6%)	51 (15.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	27.4	1121^st of 1490 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.8	1125^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.2%	4	65.9	28.0	66.0	27.3	22.0	23.4	57.4	$10,703	$1,137	$9,566
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
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
West Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Ivey Day Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-9161	520	31	16.7	97.5%	83 (16.0%)	273 (52.5%)	122 (23.5%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (5.8%)	16	1337^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.3%		18.4	1304^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.4%	33	53.4	37.3	40.5	30.1	39.0	29.1	35.4	$10,845	$1,297	$9,548
Stovall-Shaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7696 Hwy 15 N	Stovall	27582	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-3478	336	22	14.9	99.1%	132 (39.3%)	122 (36.3%)	66 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	37.5	956^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.8%		28.4	1130^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.9%	174	76.6	60.0	57.1	34.0	52.0	26.8	39.3	$10,843	$834	$10,010

Frequently Asked Questions about Dabney Elementary

Is Dabney Elementary a good school?

Dabney Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dabney Elementary?

Students at Dabney Elementary are 75% African American, 9% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dabney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Dabney Elementary.

What district is Dabney Elementary in?

Vance County Schools

What schools do graduates of Dabney Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dabney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vance County Middle School
High : Vance County High School

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