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Vance County Middle School

Q: Is Vance County Middle School a good school?

Vance County Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Vance County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Vance County Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Vance County Middle School?

Students at Vance County Middle School are 70% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Vance County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Vance County Middle School usually go on to attend Vance County High School

Public Grades 6-8

731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Vance County Middle School is a public middle school in Henderson, North Carolina, serving 738 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vance County Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of North Carolina middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 670-742 out of 691-793 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This is in stark contrast to the nearby STEM Early High school, which is also part of the Vance County Schools district and ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools.

Vance County Middle School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. This is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite the higher spending per student at Vance County Middle School compared to the state average, the school's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving educational outcomes.

755

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,199

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

293 Warrenton Road
Henderson, NC 27536

(252) 492-6041

District: Vance County Schools

Students who attend Vance County Middle School usually attend:

High:

Vance County High School

Feeder schools for Vance County Middle School:

Elementary:	Aycock Elementary
	Carver Elementary
	Clarke Elementary
	Dabney Elementary
	More...
	E M Rollins Elementary
	E O Young Junior Elementary
	L B Yancey Elementary
	New Hope Elementary
	Pinkston Street Elementary
	Zeb Vance Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.5%

Hispanic:

19.1%

White:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg54%

731^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	7.9	731 of 773	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	739 of 793	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	742 of 784	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	742 of 786	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	716 of 741	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	680 of 737	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	670 of 691	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.6	659 of 694	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	623 of 692	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.2	635 of 705	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.1	597 of 627	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.1	524 of 673	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	549 of 662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.9	505 of 648	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.8	505 of 640	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	496 of 630	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	471 of 620	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.3	438 of 606	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	466 of 598	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	484 of 546	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	485 of 560	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	532 of 559	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	499 of 550	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	496 of 533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	433 of 519	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	467 of 494	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	45.4	222 of 478	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	184 of 504	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	170 of 475	64.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	217 of 371	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	199 of 356	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	191 of 318	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	118 of 312	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	165 of 236	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	25 of 211	88.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	712 of 733	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	696 of 738	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	712 of 731	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	707 of 733	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	694 of 706	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	657 of 684	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	649 of 656	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	3.0	447 of 448	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	402 of 416	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	126 of 127	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	533 of 562	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	512 of 564	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	493 of 553	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	497 of 541	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	502 of 522	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	392 of 493	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	380 of 472	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	45.4	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	683 of 729	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	687 of 743	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	700 of 735	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	627 of 689	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	603 of 633	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	576 of 639	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	587 of 604	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	697 of 733	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	712 of 751	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	712 of 747	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	711 of 748	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	675 of 711	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	635 of 697	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	646 of 665	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	251 of 328	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	295 of 306	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	215 of 248	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	143 of 478	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	32.1	319 of 473	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	634 of 649	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	580 of 652	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	633 of 658	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	605 of 632	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	609 of 624	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	592 of 596	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+65 vs school

Disabled (2021)54th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2023)48th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-19 vs state

Reading26%-27 vs state

Mathematics19%-34 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Warren County Middle	Public	6-8	118 Campus Drive	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-3751	342	24	14.1	99.1%	21 (6.1%)	244 (71.3%)	28 (8.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	9.6	722^nd of 773 public middle schools	6.6%		7.5	753^rd of 793 public middle schools	5.0%	31	15.1	16.2	23.3	31.1	26.1	34.5	40.5	$13,208	$1,354	$11,854
Northern Granville Middle	Public	6-8	3144 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-1483	495	27	18.5	94.7%	91 (18.4%)	273 (55.2%)	103 (20.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	11.7	709^th of 773 public middle schools	8.3%		12.7	718^th of 793 public middle schools	9.5%	9	35.0	24.2	28.0	34.3	31.2	28.0	31.5	$9,718	$942	$8,776
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	232	19	12.4	98.7%	57 (24.6%)	98 (42.2%)	45 (19.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.5%)	38.5	479^th of 773 public middle schools	38.0%		35.2	529^th of 793 public middle schools	33.3%	50	53.7	39.4	40.0	52.4	42.4	50.6	48.2	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	23.3	603^rd of 773 public middle schools	22.0%		25.5	612^th of 793 public middle schools	22.8%	9	34.0	34.3	29.9	46.1	41.8	41.4	41.9	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance County Middle School

Is Vance County Middle School a good school?

Vance County Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.4% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Vance County Middle School in?

Vance County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Vance County Middle School?

Students at Vance County Middle School are 70% African American, 19% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Vance County Middle School attend?

Students who attend Vance County Middle School usually go on to attend Vance County High School

How many students attend Vance County Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Vance County Middle School.

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