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L B Yancey Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

L B Yancey Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Henderson, NC, serving 186 students in the Vance County Schools district, a community where 98.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school’s overall state ranking places it in the 24th percentile (1,141 out of 1,492 elementary schools), it is actually the third-highest-performing elementary school among its eight immediate district peers. Only E O Young Junior Elementary and Aycock Elementary rank higher in the 2025-2026 school year, with L B Yancey outperforming nearby schools like Carver Elementary, Dabney Elementary, and Pinkston Street Elementary.

The most striking academic pattern is a grade-level "fade-out." In 2025-2026, the school posts genuine early-grade strengths, particularly in third-grade math, where 76.9% of students scored proficient—33 points above the district average and 10 points above the state average. Third-grade reading (46.2%) also outpaces the district (31.8%). However, by fifth grade, performance drops significantly. Fifth-grade math proficiency falls to just 33.3%, reading to 27.8%, and science to 27.8%—a roughly 40-point gap with the state in science, and the lowest fifth-grade science score among all nearby schools. Because each grade level at this small school contains only about 30-40 students, results can swing sharply from year to year, but the consistency of this drop-off suggests a critical area for improvement.

The school also faces significant socioeconomic challenges that impact learning. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from a peak of 63.2% in 2021-2022, remains very high at 43.7%—nearly double the state rate of 24.2%, though better than the district rate of 52.8%. Given these obstacles, the notable success in early-grade math indicates that effective instructional strategies are working in the primary grades and could potentially be expanded into upper elementary. Overall, L B Yancey is a school with meaningful strengths buried inside a low overall ranking. Its data suggests that strengthening fourth- and fifth-grade instruction and continuing to improve attendance are the most promising levers for future growth, and its bright spots prove the school is capable of achieving much higher results.

186

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

67.6%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.9% (any vaccine)

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: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg61%

1,141^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 24% (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	27.9	1141 of 1492	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	1208 of 1490	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1243 of 1505	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1196 of 1502	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1095 of 1514	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1188 of 1489	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	848 of 1473	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	634 of 1434	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.1	875 of 1429	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.3	1208 of 1425	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1228 of 1440	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1124 of 1390	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.2	977 of 1403	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	1157 of 1388	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	1137 of 1381	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	1265 of 1363	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	1190 of 1354	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	1005 of 1324	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	1080 of 1293	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.5	752 of 1276	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	160 of 903	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	40.4	552 of 918	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	511 of 924	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	537 of 933	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	422 of 927	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	406 of 896	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	277 of 949	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	258 of 927	72.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	833 of 878	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	72.0	82 of 514	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	946 of 1447	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	986 of 1451	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1062 of 1455	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1166 of 1459	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	982 of 1458	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1077 of 1440	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1151 of 1424	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	866 of 1405	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	824 of 951	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	674 of 915	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	94.9	15 of 865	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	956 of 1434	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1077 of 1437	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1030 of 1450	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	902 of 1437	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	646 of 1366	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	658 of 1329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	483 of 1361	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.6	182 of 1332	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1032 of 1451	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1241 of 1450	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1376 of 1464	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1135 of 1461	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1070 of 1464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	1079 of 1444	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	401 of 1430	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	421 of 1413	70.2%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)82nd percentile+59 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)5th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%-7 vs state

Reading39%-17 vs state

Science28%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	—	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	67.6%	2.9%	$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	—	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	73.4%	1.6%	$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	—	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	77.3%	0%	$12,037	$2,038	$9,998
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	—	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	98.2%	1.8%	$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	—	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	87.8%	2.4%	$11,127	$1,485	$9,643
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	—	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	82.5%	2.5%	$13,318	$1,564	$11,754
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	98.1%	1.9%	$10,993	$1,689	$9,304
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		100%	0%
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	80%	0%	$13,076	$1,526	$11,550
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	85.3%	0%	$15,350	$1,765	$13,584

Frequently Asked Questions about L B Yancey Elementary

Is L B Yancey Elementary a good school?

L B Yancey Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of L B Yancey Elementary attend?

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

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

What is the racial makeup of L B Yancey Elementary?

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

How many students attend L B Yancey Elementary?

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

What district is L B Yancey Elementary in?

Vance County Schools

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2017–18 through 2024–25 attendance dataSep 2, 2026

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