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Vance Elementary

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Vance Elementary ranks 460 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vance Elementary is a PK–5 school in Raleigh, NC, serving 445 students within Wake County Schools. For 2025–2026, Vance earned a 3-star rating and ranks in the 69th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, placing it solidly above the state average, though a step behind several nearby schools.

Vance's greatest strengths are low chronic absenteeism and strong results for special education students. Just 14.1% of students are chronically absent, well below the Wake County rate of 20.5% and less than half the rate at nearby Smith Elementary (29.7%) or Timber Drive Elementary (29.1%). The school also ranks in the 87th percentile statewide for effectiveness with special education students, a rare distinction. Academically, fourth- and fifth-grade students meet or exceed district averages in math and reading — fifth-grade math proficiency stands at 75.4% versus 71.7% districtwide — but third-grade scores trail the district by roughly 10–12 points, suggesting Vance does especially well at accelerating students as they move into the upper grades.

Located among schools with widely varying outcomes, Vance serves as a stabilizing middle anchor. It clearly outperforms nearby high-poverty schools like Aversboro Elementary (11th percentile) and Vandora Springs Elementary (48th percentile), while ranking behind top-tier neighbors such as Bryan Road Elementary (91st percentile) and Willow Springs Elementary (80th percentile). With 42.9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Vance serves a genuinely mixed-income student body. Remaining challenges include achievement gaps for African American and economically disadvantaged students, as well as a recent decline in gifted-student outcomes. Overall, however, Vance offers strong special education support, excellent attendance, and upper-grade academics that compete favorably with some of the best schools in the area.

445

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8808 Old Stage Rd
Raleigh, NC 27603-9533

(919) 662-2472

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Vance Elementary usually attend:

High:	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

23.8%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

460^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake 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	67.6	460 of 1492	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	416 of 1490	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	398 of 1505	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	673 of 1502	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	479 of 1514	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.8	545 of 1489	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	574 of 1473	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	588 of 1434	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	672 of 1429	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	688 of 1425	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.1	683 of 1440	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.9	497 of 1390	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	531 of 1403	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	768 of 1388	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.5	601 of 1381	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	535 of 1363	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	436 of 1354	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	438 of 1324	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.3	437 of 1293	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.9	503 of 1276	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	916 of 924	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	711 of 927	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	592 of 896	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	194 of 949	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	232 of 927	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	62.9	234 of 897	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	481 of 1447	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	488 of 1451	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.6	341 of 1455	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	482 of 1459	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	489 of 1458	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	647 of 1440	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	698 of 1424	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	578 of 1405	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	472 of 743	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.4	271 of 710	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	247 of 669	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	90 of 582	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	75 of 500	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	150 of 494	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	110 of 612	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	362 of 981	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	288 of 961	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	353 of 951	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	651 of 915	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	549 of 893	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	529 of 843	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	621 of 865	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	619 of 851	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	736 of 1434	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.7	849 of 1437	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	814 of 1450	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1165 of 1437	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	619 of 1366	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	671 of 1329	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	808 of 1361	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	781 of 1332	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	429 of 1451	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	368 of 1450	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	436 of 1464	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	843 of 1461	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	447 of 1464	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	437 of 1444	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	452 of 1430	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	613 of 1413	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	109 of 815	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.8	122 of 821	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	204 of 801	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	491 of 1146	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	395 of 1172	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	224 of 1166	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	475 of 1183	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	278 of 1194	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.5	441 of 1172	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	482 of 1183	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	478 of 1178	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)87th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2018)74th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2024)1st percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+6 vs state

Mathematics69%+5 vs state

Reading64%+7 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8808 Old Stage Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2472	445	34	13.1	42.9%	271 (60.9%)	36 (8.1%)	106 (23.8%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	67.6	460^th of 1492 public elementary schools	69.2%		68.4	416^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%	44	61.0	71.4	75.4	55.8	68.6	67.7	73.8	$10,698	$656	$10,042
Banks Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10225 Chambers Rd	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 890-7333	651	47	13.8	45.8%	299 (45.9%)	97 (14.9%)	186 (28.6%)	35 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	60.9	566^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		54.9	656^th of 1490 public elementary schools	56.0%	90	72.8	66.1	59.6	58.3	66.1	56.4	64.9	$9,294	$381	$8,914
Rand Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Arbor Greene Dr	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2275	394	30	13.2	52.5%	191 (48.5%)	91 (23.1%)	89 (22.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	73.5	352^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	76.4%		68.3	423^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	71.6%	71	84.1	65.7	64.6	81.0	71.4	63.1	67.7	$10,382	$374	$10,008
Timber Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Timber Drive	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9500	391	31	12.5	99.2%	138 (35.3%)	130 (33.2%)	88 (22.5%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	30.9	1073^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	28.1%		31.3	1068^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.3%	5	52.0	53.5	50.8	36.0	46.5	52.5	59.3	$11,614	$1,062	$10,553
Aversboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Aversboro Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2325	381	27	14.2	99.2%	77 (20.2%)	125 (32.8%)	141 (37.0%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	17.1	1333^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.7%		17.3	1322^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%	11	60.7	42.4	29.5	34.4	39.0	39.3	47.5	$10,647	$1,063	$9,584
Vandora Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Vandora Springs Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2486	582	44	13.1	99.5%	146 (25.1%)	193 (33.2%)	201 (34.5%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	47.9	769^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.5%		58.5	589^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.5%	180	64.8	67.4	61.1	37.5	56.8	46.7	71.1	$9,721	$811	$8,910
Smith Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1101 Maxwell Drive	Raleigh	27603	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 662-2458	596	46	12.9	99.5%	120 (20.1%)	153 (25.7%)	255 (42.8%)	38 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.2%)	28.7	1120^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.9%		19.6	1286^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.7%	166	55.0	50.6	54.8	45.9	43.8	49.2	46.8	$12,653	$1,489	$11,164
Bryan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8317 Bryan Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-7844	685	49	13.9	34.0%	219 (32.0%)	163 (23.8%)	122 (17.8%)	164 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.2%)	88.8	133^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.1%		84.4	184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.7%	51	80.3	81.4	88.9	72.6	74.6	75.8	86.9	$10,316	$641	$9,675
Middle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9555	636	48	13.2	34.3%	390 (61.3%)	72 (11.3%)	126 (19.8%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	75.6	311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.6	284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.9%	27	67.3	69.2	82.1	67.9	66.7	70.2	75.2	$9,925	$510	$9,416
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	72.8	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%	45	91.4	64.4	70.2	78.5	61.1	64.0	68.4	$9,343	$437	$8,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance Elementary

What district is Vance Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Vance Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Vance Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Vance Elementary?

Students at Vance Elementary are 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Vance Elementary a good school?

Vance Elementary ranks 460^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Vance Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vance Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

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