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New Hope Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

New Hope Elementary is a public elementary school in Henderson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 124 students. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 districts in the state.

New Hope Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages, particularly in reading. The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with significant year-to-year variations in rankings and test scores. However, the school's higher per-student spending compared to the state average may indicate a greater investment in resources and support for the students, 97-98% of whom come from low-income backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the Vance County Schools district, New Hope Elementary generally performs worse in terms of academic proficiency and statewide rankings. This suggests the school may be facing unique challenges that are not shared by its neighboring counterparts. Despite these challenges, the school's relatively stronger performance among its African American student population is an interesting finding that warrants further investigation.

130

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,738

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10199 NC 39 Hwy N
Henderson, NC 27537-9406

(252) 438-6549

District: Vance County Schools

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.8%

Hispanic:

10.0%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg36%

North Carolina avg57%

1,124^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	27.3	1124 of 1490	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1120 of 1505	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	833 of 1502	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1274 of 1514	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1286 of 1489	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1097 of 1473	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	1167 of 1434	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	1258 of 1429	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.2	982 of 1425	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.7	1220 of 1440	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.1	1367 of 1390	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	1279 of 1403	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	43.0	892 of 1388	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	930 of 1381	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	75.6	283 of 1363	79.2%	★★★★☆
2009	58.8	635 of 1354	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.1	962 of 1324	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1010 of 1293	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.9	1010 of 1276	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	385 of 918	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	459 of 924	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.6	160 of 933	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	614 of 927	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	574 of 896	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	467 of 949	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	606 of 927	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	1244 of 1455	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1201 of 1458	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1293 of 1440	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1136 of 1424	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1141 of 1405	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	944 of 1437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	975 of 1450	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	594 of 1437	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	996 of 1366	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1195 of 1329	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1008 of 1361	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	903 of 1332	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	972 of 1464	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	727 of 1461	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	3.5	1442 of 1444	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	999 of 1430	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1176 of 1413	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%-11 vs state

Reading38%-14 vs state

Science31%-31 vs state

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Schools Near New Hope 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about New Hope Elementary

What district is New Hope Elementary in?

Vance County Schools

Is New Hope Elementary a good school?

New Hope Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elementary?

Students at New Hope Elementary are 74% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Hope Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended New Hope Elementary.

What schools do graduates of New Hope Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Hope Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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