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Pinkston Street Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pinkston Street Elementary is a PK-5 school in Henderson, NC, serving 262 students in the Vance County Schools district, where nearly all students — about 99% — come from low-income households. The school ranks in the 9th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, a modest improvement over last year’s 3rd-percentile ranking but still well below the district’s already-low 14th-percentile standing.

Pinkston was not always in this position. In 2017-2018, the school earned a 4-star rating and ranked in the 82nd percentile of elementary schools statewide. By 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, however, it had slipped to the 5th and 3rd percentiles before a small rebound in the most recent year. The school still trails several nearby schools serving similarly high-poverty populations: Aycock Elementary, just 1.4 miles away, ranks in the 39th percentile, while New Hope Elementary (41st percentile) and E O Young Junior Elementary (40th percentile) also outperform it by wide margins. The most pressing concerns are in early grades: only 17.1% of 3rd graders are proficient in math, compared with 43.5% in the district and 66.4% statewide, and just 20% are proficient in reading, versus 31.8% and 55.6% respectively. Pinkston posted the lowest 3rd-grade math and reading scores among all nearby elementary schools.

There are encouraging signals as well. Fifth-grade science proficiency reached 70.4% — above the state average of 67.7%, far ahead of the district’s 49.5%, and the second-highest rate among nearby elementary schools. Chronic absenteeism, while still too high at 40.3%, has fallen sharply from 58% in 2021-2022 and is well below the district’s 52.8%. One area that needs attention is the gap between boys and girls: male students at Pinkston rank in the lowest few percentiles among their peers statewide, while female students perform at meaningfully higher levels. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and nearby schools proving that similar challenges can be overcome, the most promising path forward is to prioritize early-grade reading and math, invest in strategies that help boys succeed, and study what makes 5th-grade science work so well.

262

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 Adams St
Henderson, NC 27536-4440

(252) 438-3441

District: Vance County Schools

Students who attend Pinkston Street Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.2%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg61%

1,359^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

212^th of 246Vance 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
2026	15.3	1359 of 1492	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	1438 of 1490	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	1433 of 1505	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1240 of 1502	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1232 of 1514	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	1032 of 1489	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	783 of 1473	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.2	254 of 1434	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	43.1	876 of 1429	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.2	633 of 1425	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.9	799 of 1440	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	944 of 1390	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.8	1034 of 1403	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.5	763 of 1388	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	15.9	1256 of 1381	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1163 of 1363	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	1166 of 1354	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	952 of 1324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.1	845 of 1293	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.9	942 of 1276	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	641 of 903	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	653 of 918	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	654 of 924	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	560 of 933	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	554 of 927	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	431 of 896	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	226 of 949	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	94.4	10 of 927	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1173 of 1447	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1252 of 1451	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	1333 of 1455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1013 of 1459	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1234 of 1458	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	915 of 1440	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	849 of 1424	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.0	257 of 1405	81.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	933 of 961	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	876 of 951	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	1364 of 1434	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	1327 of 1437	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1397 of 1450	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1025 of 1437	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1144 of 1366	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	928 of 1329	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.5	370 of 1361	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	89.4	49 of 1332	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	1418 of 1451	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	1443 of 1450	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	1421 of 1464	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	1295 of 1461	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1128 of 1464	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1056 of 1444	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	657 of 1430	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	341 of 1413	75.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)29th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+3 vs state

Mathematics32%-32 vs state

Reading27%-29 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	15.3	1359^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.9%		8.6	1438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.5%	79	17.1	41.4	40.7		20.0	24.1	40.7		70.4	$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%)	39.6	912^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		29.3	1098^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.3%	186	67.6	55.6	62.1		41.2	38.9	44.8		69.0	$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%)	27.9	1141^st of 1492 public elementary schools	23.5%		23.6	1208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%	67	76.9	53.3	33.3		46.2	40.0	27.8		27.8	$11,640	$1,658	$9,981
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%)	22.9	1228^th of 1492 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.2	1113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.3%	115	28.8	64.7	55.8		27.1	55.9	36.5		50.0	$12,676	$1,569	$11,107
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%)	4	1474^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.7	1464^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.7%	10	24.2	32.1	36.4		21.2	25.0	25.0		40.9	$10,636	$1,265	$9,371
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%)	13.7	1379^th of 1492 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.4	1439^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.4%	60	36.1	39.2	33.3		31.1	49.0	39.4		48.5	$13,318	$1,564	$11,754
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%)	7	1454^th of 1492 public elementary schools	2.5%		19.2	1293^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	13.2%	161	46.2	40.9	35.7		38.5	13.6	21.4		32.1	$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%)	4.2	1471^st of 1492 public elementary schools	1.4%		11.6	1400^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	31.4	26.8	27.9		23.5	33.9	23.3		39.5	$10,993	$1,689	$9,304
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%)	40.2	902^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	39.5%		24	1204^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.2%	302	87.5	60.9	52.9		50.0	41.7	17.6		35.3	$15,350	$1,765	$13,584
Sledge Institute	Public, Charter	K-6	1875 Gun Club Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Sledge Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(919) 263-0064	0																		(n/a)				27.6				41.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinkston Street Elementary

What district is Pinkston Street Elementary in?

Vance County Schools

How many students attend Pinkston Street Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 262 students attended Pinkston Street Elementary.

Is Pinkston Street Elementary a good school?

Pinkston Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Pinkston Street Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pinkston Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Pinkston Street Elementary?

Students at Pinkston Street Elementary are 70% African American, 24% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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