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STEM Early High

Q: Is STEM Early High a good school?

STEM Early High ranks 164 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

STEM Early High is a public middle school located in Henderson, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the challenges faced by the broader Vance County Schools district, STEM Early High has consistently outperformed the district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has also excelled in serving its student subgroups, particularly African American and Hispanic students, ranking among the top middle schools in the state for these populations. Additionally, STEM Early High has maintained a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, demonstrating its ability to provide a high-quality education to its students, even with a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other nearby middle schools, STEM Early High stands out as a high-performing outlier within the region. For example, Vance County Middle School, which is located just 2.15 miles away, ranks in the bottom 5% of North Carolina middle schools and significantly underperforms STEM Early High across all academic measures. The school's exceptional performance and ranking within the state suggest that it has implemented effective strategies and practices that could serve as a model for other schools in the region and beyond.

281

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,944

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Charles Street
Henderson, NC 27536

(252) 738-2260

District: Vance County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.7%

Hispanic:

31.0%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg54%

164^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	164 of 773	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	128 of 793	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	109 of 784	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	87 of 786	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	106 of 741	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	37 of 737	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	124 of 691	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.1	122 of 694	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	88.4	52 of 692	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	77.5	137 of 705	80.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	66 of 546	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	48 of 560	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	36 of 559	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	30 of 550	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	21 of 533	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	6 of 519	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	23 of 494	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	184 of 733	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	159 of 738	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	133 of 731	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	129 of 733	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	148 of 706	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	53 of 684	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	188 of 656	71.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	453 of 458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	343 of 461	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	338 of 452	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.4	206 of 450	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.0	417 of 448	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	320 of 416	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	64 of 127	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	35 of 562	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	25 of 564	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	15 of 553	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	10 of 541	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	16 of 522	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	4 of 493	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	10 of 472	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	34 of 729	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	28 of 743	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	25 of 735	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	19 of 689	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	13 of 633	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	11 of 639	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	12 of 604	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	137 of 733	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	97 of 751	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	103 of 747	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.3	57 of 748	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	73 of 711	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	32 of 697	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	87 of 665	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	150 of 649	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	106 of 656	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	128 of 632	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	104 of 624	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	225 of 596	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading71%+18 vs state

Science70%+10 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

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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 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
STEM Early High	Public	6-8	219 Charles Street	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 738-2260	281	17	16.6	98.9%	44 (15.7%)	134 (47.7%)	87 (31.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	75.5	164^th of 773 public middle schools	78.8%		80.4	128^th of 793 public middle schools	83.9%	36	61.8	58.2	58.1	69.1	73.5	68.9	70.3	$7,944	$592	$7,352
Vance County Middle School	Public	6-8	293 Warrenton Road	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Vance County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 492-6041	755	48	15.8	99.5%	46 (6.1%)	532 (70.5%)	144 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	7.9	731^st of 773 public middle schools	5.4%		9.4	739^th of 793 public middle schools	6.8%	8	15.4	21.5	21.3	21.3	25.7	31.2	41.5	$10,199	$1,633	$8,566
Northern Granville Middle	Public	6-8	3144 Webb School Rd	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 693-1483	495	27	18.5	94.7%	91 (18.4%)	273 (55.2%)	103 (20.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	11.7	709^th of 773 public middle schools	8.3%		12.7	718^th of 793 public middle schools	9.5%	9	35.0	24.2	28.0	34.3	31.2	28.0	31.5	$9,718	$942	$8,776
Warren County Middle	Public	6-8	118 Campus Drive	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-3751	342	24	14.1	99.1%	21 (6.1%)	244 (71.3%)	28 (8.2%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.5%)	9.6	722^nd of 773 public middle schools	6.6%		7.5	753^rd of 793 public middle schools	5.0%	31	15.1	16.2	23.3	31.1	26.1	34.5	40.5	$13,208	$1,354	$11,854
Franklinton Middle	Public	6-8	3 N Main St	Franklinton	27525	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 494-2971	232	19	12.4	98.7%	57 (24.6%)	98 (42.2%)	45 (19.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.5%)	38.5	479^th of 773 public middle schools	38.0%		35.2	529^th of 793 public middle schools	33.3%	50	53.7	39.4	40.0	52.4	42.4	50.6	48.2	$12,515	$1,448	$11,066
Terrell Lane Middle	Public	6-8	101 Terrell Lane	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 496-1855	403	23	17.3	99.3%	123 (30.5%)	150 (37.2%)	100 (24.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	23.3	603^rd of 773 public middle schools	22.0%		25.5	612^th of 793 public middle schools	22.8%	9	34.0	34.3	29.9	46.1	41.8	41.4	41.9	$10,048	$1,080	$8,968

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Early High

How many students attend STEM Early High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended STEM Early High.

Is STEM Early High a good school?

STEM Early High ranks 164^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of STEM Early High?

Students at STEM Early High are 48% African American, 31% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is STEM Early High in?

Vance County Schools

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