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Vandora Springs Elementary

Q: Is Vandora Springs Elementary a good school?

Vandora Springs Elementary ranks 769 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vandora Springs Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Garner, NC, enrolling 582 students and serving one of the highest-poverty student bodies in Wake County Schools — with more than 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 48th percentile statewide (a 2-star rating), which is a step down from the prior two years but still far above its 28th-percentile performance in 2022–2023.

The school's clearest academic strength is math and science. In 2024–2025, 3rd grade math proficiency hit 75.6% — above the Wake County average — and 5th grade science reached 74.0%, well above district and state averages. The biggest concern is early literacy: only 37.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading in 2025–2026, roughly 28 points below the district average and about 18 points below the state. This reading gap has persisted for several years and stands out as the school's most important area for improvement.

Context matters when evaluating Vandora Springs. Among nearby high-poverty schools in this part of Wake County, Vandora is actually performing near the top — outranking Timber Drive, Aversboro, Smith, Creech Road, and East Garner. By contrast, higher-ranked nearby schools like Bryan Road and Rand Road serve much lower-poverty populations. Vandora also posts subgroup results above the 50th percentile statewide for African American, Hispanic, English Learner, and low-income students, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 24% is better than most high-poverty peers, though above the district average. For parents, the takeaway is that Vandora Springs is doing solid work in math and science despite enormous economic challenges — with early reading as the key lever for continued improvement.

582

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Vandora Springs Road
Garner, NC 27529

(919) 662-2486

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Vandora Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Garner Middle
High:	Garner High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.5%

African American:

33.2%

White:

25.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

769^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 48% (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	47.9	769 of 1492	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	589 of 1490	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	610 of 1505	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	1087 of 1502	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	980 of 1514	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1035 of 1489	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1032 of 1473	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	693 of 1434	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.7	1051 of 1429	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.5	918 of 1425	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	947 of 1440	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	725 of 1390	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	927 of 1403	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	66.5	469 of 1388	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	728 of 1381	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.8	614 of 1363	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	668 of 1354	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.6	641 of 1324	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	448 of 1293	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.3	565 of 1276	55.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	350 of 903	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	216 of 918	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	213 of 924	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	650 of 933	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	756 of 927	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	785 of 896	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	723 of 949	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	634 of 927	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	857 of 878	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	160 of 519	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	143 of 563	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	86 of 533	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	328 of 514	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	406 of 485	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	153 of 385	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	262 of 497	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	72 of 421	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	767 of 1447	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	654 of 1451	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	540 of 1455	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	1052 of 1459	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	930 of 1458	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1085 of 1440	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	799 of 1424	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.5	423 of 1405	69.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	494 of 743	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.1	250 of 710	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	382 of 669	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	544 of 582	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	393 of 494	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	417 of 981	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	279 of 961	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	330 of 951	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	745 of 915	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	541 of 893	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	620 of 843	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	483 of 865	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	300 of 851	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	522 of 1434	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	437 of 1437	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	417 of 1450	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	1060 of 1437	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1086 of 1366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	950 of 1329	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1021 of 1361	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	567 of 1332	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	762 of 1451	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.6	494 of 1450	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	652 of 1464	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.4	1094 of 1461	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	961 of 1464	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	947 of 1444	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1174 of 1430	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	958 of 1413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	464 of 815	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	405 of 821	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	402 of 801	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	392 of 1146	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	399 of 1172	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	275 of 1166	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	588 of 1183	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	445 of 1194	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	723 of 1172	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	612 of 1183	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.6	281 of 1178	76.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)69th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2026)62nd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)61st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics64%~ state avg

Reading47%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

VSES has a faculty that cares deeply about their students and staff. We love it here! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Love this school.Both my boys have been there. One is a freshman at Garner High and the other is in 4 th grade. I love 99% of the staff. I have been fortunate to get good teachers. I don't know how the scores really show the school.....we are a close net of families that really care about the teachers and principal and assistant principal. I love that they stop and know the kids and parents!! Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Creech Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Creech Rd	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 662-2359	549	42	13.0	99.5%	66 (12.0%)	243 (44.3%)	216 (39.3%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (2.0%)	46.1	800^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		37.7	955^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.9%	155	66.3	59.3	58.1				51.6	58.0	47.3				60.8		$10,643	$1,329	$9,314
East Garner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5545 Jones Sausage Road	Garner	27529	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 773-7411	535	40	13.4	99.4%	43 (8.0%)	268 (50.1%)	174 (32.5%)	36 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	28.8	1118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		27.4	1119^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.9%	1	55.2	39.8	60.4				45.4	48.3	44.0				52.2		$10,446	$1,410	$9,036
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3420 Idlewood Village Dr	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 446-4777	484	38	12.6	97.7%	11 (2.3%)	345 (71.3%)	104 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	28.5	1125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.6%		39.7	922^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	38.1%	203	50.0	52.5	57.9	52.1	50.0	41.9	46.4	47.5	40.4	39.6	60.0	51.2	49.1	81.4
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vandora Springs Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Vandora Springs Elementary?

Students at Vandora Springs Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 33% African American, 25% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Vandora Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Vandora Springs Elementary.

Is Vandora Springs Elementary a good school?

Vandora Springs Elementary ranks 769^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Vandora Springs Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What schools do graduates of Vandora Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vandora Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Garner Middle
High : Garner High
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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