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AdVance Academy

Q: How many students attend AdVance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended AdVance Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of AdVance Academy?

Students at AdVance Academy are 83% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-12

Summary

AdVance Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Henderson, North Carolina, which is part of the Vance County Schools district. Unfortunately, AdVance Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina high schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely low test scores, with only 13.6% of 8th graders proficient in math and 7.1% of 7th graders proficient in reading, compared to state averages of 48.7% and 51.9%, respectively. AdVance Academy also struggles with dismal graduation rates, ranging from 57.6% to 87.7% over the past few years, well below the state average of around 87%. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 98%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty in the student population.

In contrast, the Vance County Early College High School, also in the Vance County Schools district, is a high-performing school that ranks in the top 10-15% of North Carolina high schools and has exceptional test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, the nearby high schools in Granville and Franklin counties generally outperform AdVance Academy, suggesting that the school's persistent low performance may be due to deeper, systemic challenges that the Vance County district has yet to address effectively.

112

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,199

Per pupil spending ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Charles Street
Henderson, NC 27536

(252) 438-8407

District: Vance County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

White:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2007 → <1st in 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (14% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (58% vs 88%)

!Reading scores 42 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg38%

North Carolina avg54%

762^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	2.2	762 of 773	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.1	791 of 793	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	781 of 784	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	530 of 546	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	733 of 733	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	716 of 729	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	742 of 743	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	722 of 733	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	744 of 747	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	2.5	592 of 594	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.3	498 of 507	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.3	512 of 531	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.0	497 of 505	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	451 of 502	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	467 of 506	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.9	458 of 499	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.8	458 of 490	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.8	452 of 477	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.3	451 of 453	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	430 of 431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	1.1	594 of 594	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	474 of 475	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Female (2022)<1st percentile

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-42 vs state

Mathematics14%-35 vs state

Reading11%-42 vs state

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Schools Near AdVance Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
AdVance Academy	Public	6-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 438-8407	112	7	15.0	97.3%	6 (5.4%)	93 (83.0%)	10 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)							13.6		7.1	13.6	18.2	$14,199	$413	$13,786
Vance Virtual Village Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(252) 506-7172	126	7	17.1	79.4%	19 (15.1%)	80 (63.5%)	12 (9.5%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)	10.4	597^th of 773 public high schools	22.8%		8.9	599^th of 640 public high schools	6.4%	2	19.0	33.3	27.3	13.6	18.2	13.3	14.3	59.1	40.0	42.9	46.2
Vance County High School	Public	9-12	925 Garrett Road	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 430-6000	1,064	46	22.9	99.7%	65 (6.1%)	725 (68.1%)	229 (21.5%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.4%)	6.2	615^th of 641 public high schools	4.1%		6.7	612^th of 640 public high schools	4.4%	3	9.0	22.3	14.1	21.7								$10,959	$1,215	$9,744
Vance County Early College	Public	9-12	200 Community College Rd	Henderson	27537	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3580	236	7	35.2	98.7%	25 (10.6%)	125 (53.0%)	75 (31.8%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	92.6	55^th of 641 public high schools	91.4%		90.2	74^th of 640 public high schools	88.4%	19	84.9	91.9		98.6								$7,695	$428	$7,267
J. F. Webb High	Public	9-12	3200 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 693-2521	512	26	19.8	98.4%	111 (21.7%)	285 (55.7%)	94 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	15.7	556^th of 641 public high schools	13.3%		25.4	479^th of 640 public high schools	25.2%	77	24.2	44.6	20.7	32.3								$12,237	$926	$11,311
Warren Early College High	Public	9-12	210 Ridgeway St	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6810	117	5	25.2	97.4%	11 (9.4%)	65 (55.6%)	21 (17.9%)	4 (3.4%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	73.3	163^rd of 641 public high schools	74.6%		88.7	93^rd of 640 public high schools	85.5%	70	36.7	96.0	70.3	86.2								$11,925	$724	$11,201
Warren County High	Public	9-12	149 Campus Drive	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-4413	362	20	18.4	99.2%	31 (8.6%)	266 (73.5%)	34 (9.4%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	11.4	592^nd of 641 public high schools	7.6%		11.2	582^nd of 640 public high schools	9.1%	10	16.7	39.8	10.6	30.7								$15,069	$1,628	$13,442
Louisburg Magnet High	Public	9-12	201 Allen Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 496-3725	630	41	15.4	99.0%	207 (32.9%)	217 (34.4%)	166 (26.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)	49.7	302^nd of 641 public high schools	52.9%		44.7	338^th of 640 public high schools	47.2%	36	49.7	51.3	47.2	69.7								$11,598	$723	$10,875
Franklin County Early College	Public	9-12	8150 NC Highway 56	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 738-3649	179	7	25.5	98.3%	72 (40.2%)	48 (26.8%)	33 (18.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.6%)	90.3	74^th of 641 public high schools	88.5%		93.3	50^th of 640 public high schools	92.2%	24	75.0	93.3	72.0	96.8								$7,465	$201	$7,265
Granville Central High	Public	9-12	2043 Sanders Rd	Stem	27581	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 528-5530	531	23	23.4	97.6%	96 (18.1%)	172 (32.4%)	237 (44.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	19	528^th of 641 public high schools	17.6%		12.7	571^st of 640 public high schools	10.8%	43	23.0	41.4	20.3	49.6								$9,737	$646	$9,091

Frequently Asked Questions about AdVance Academy

What is the racial makeup of AdVance Academy?

Students at AdVance Academy are 83% African American, 9% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend AdVance Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended AdVance Academy.

What district is AdVance Academy in?

Vance County Schools

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