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L B Yancey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1208th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of North Carolina elementary schools
Summary

L B Yancey Elementary is a public elementary school in Henderson, North Carolina, serving 205 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 districts in the state.

L B Yancey Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 25.7% of 3rd graders proficient in reading compared to 46.7% statewide. The school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.54% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This places L B Yancey Elementary in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has declined over the years, and there are significant disparities in the academic achievement of different student subgroups.

While the challenges faced by L B Yancey Elementary are not unique, as nearby schools in the Vance County Schools district also struggle academically, the high poverty rates and systemic issues within the district suggest that substantial interventions and support are needed to improve student outcomes at L B Yancey Elementary.

186
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,640
Per pupil spending ?
98.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 311 Hawkins Drive
       Henderson, NC  27536-0311

(252) 438-8336

District: Vance County Schools


Students who attend L B Yancey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Vance County Middle School
High:    Vance County High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
56.5%
Hispanic:
33.9%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 57% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg36%
North Carolina avg57%
1,208th of 1,490
North Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 10Elementary Schools in the Vance County Schools
217th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202523.61208 of 149018.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.21243 of 150517.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.71196 of 150220.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.61095 of 151427.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.01188 of 148920.2%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7848 of 147342.4%★★☆☆☆
201856.7634 of 143455.8%★★★☆☆
201743.1875 of 142938.8%★★☆☆☆
201620.31208 of 142515.2%★☆☆☆☆
201519.41228 of 144014.7%★☆☆☆☆
201422.31124 of 139019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201333.2977 of 140330.4%★★☆☆☆
201224.91157 of 138816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201124.91137 of 138117.7%★☆☆☆☆
201011.71265 of 13637.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200917.71190 of 135412.1%★☆☆☆☆
200830.31005 of 132424.1%★☆☆☆☆
200725.51080 of 129316.5%★☆☆☆☆
200647.5752 of 127641.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202540.4552 of 91839.9%★★☆☆☆
202444.1511 of 92444.7%★★☆☆☆
202341.7537 of 93342.4%★★☆☆☆
202248.5422 of 92754.5%★★★☆☆
202146.8406 of 89654.7%★★★☆☆
201963.2277 of 94970.8%★★★★☆
201864.5258 of 92772.2%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
201916.4833 of 8785.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202372.082 of 51484.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202535.2986 of 145132.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.71062 of 145527.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.41166 of 145920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202234.7982 of 145832.6%★★☆☆☆
202126.01077 of 144025.2%★☆☆☆☆
201926.01151 of 142419.2%★☆☆☆☆
201843.4866 of 140538.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202423.6824 of 95113.4%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2674 of 91526.3%★☆☆☆☆
201994.915 of 86598.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202532.11077 of 143725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202434.41030 of 145029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202340.4902 of 143737.2%★★☆☆☆
202250.3646 of 136652.7%★★★☆☆
202146.9658 of 132950.5%★★★☆☆
201960.3483 of 136164.5%★★★☆☆
201877.6182 of 133286.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNorth Carolina percentileRating
202520.51241 of 145014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202411.71376 of 14646.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.01135 of 146122.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.81070 of 146426.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.21079 of 144425.3%★☆☆☆☆
201968.5401 of 143072.0%★★★★☆
201868.0421 of 141370.2%★★★★☆
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)
English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+64 vs school
African American (2025)40th percentile+21 vs school
Female (2025)32nd percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school
Disabled (2019)5th percentile-37 vs school
By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics51%-10 vs state
Science40%-22 vs state
Reading31%-22 vs state

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L B Yancey Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend L B Yancey Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Students at L B Yancey Elementary are 56% African American, 34% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended L B Yancey Elementary.

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2016–17 through 2024–25 graduation ratesSep 3, 2025
2024–25 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 3, 2025
2023–24 EOC & EOG test scoresSep 4, 2024


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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