Best Public Schools in Zip Code 27536

Summary:

The 27536 zip code area of North Carolina is home to 7 schools serving grades K-12, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 2 alternative schools, all part of the Vance County Schools district.

The standout schools in this area appear to be STEM Early High, a middle school that consistently ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools, and Henderson Collegiate, an alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 with very high test scores and a strong 87.7% 4-year graduation rate. However, the other schools in the area are struggling, with test scores 20-40 percentage points below state averages, pointing to significant achievement gaps that need to be addressed.

Overall, the 27536 zip code schools face challenges, with the Vance County Schools district ranking in the bottom 10% of districts in the state. While the alternative school models at Vance Virtual Village Academy and Henderson Collegiate show promise, addressing the broader systemic issues in the district will be critical to improving educational outcomes for students in this community.

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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 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
Henderson Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1071 Old Epsom Rd	Henderson	27536	Vance County	Henderson Collegiate	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 598-1038	1,334	96	13.9	97.6%	56 (4.2%)	810 (60.7%)	377 (28.3%)	26 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.7%)								(n/a)	50.5	86.5	66.7	98.9	86.8	88.2	84.2	87.6	90.6	84.9	58.2	74.5	68.3	85.6	84.9	87.7	62.4	94.3
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
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	98.9%	6 (2.3%)	184 (70.2%)	62 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	8.6	1438^th of 1490 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.5	1433^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	4.8%	5					34.6	24.2	17.1				34.6	24.2	20.0				45.7		$12,037	$2,038	$9,998
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	99.1%	15 (4.7%)	240 (74.5%)	55 (17.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	28.2	1113^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.7	1289^th of 1505 public elementary schools	14.4%	176					48.4	46.9	58.5				22.6	46.9	43.9				43.9		$12,676	$1,569	$11,107
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	98.4%	6 (3.2%)	105 (56.5%)	63 (33.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	23.6	1208^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.9%		22.2	1243^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	17.4%	35					68.6	39.1	35.0				25.7	30.4	40.0				40.0		$11,640	$1,658	$9,981
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
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 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

Cities Near Zip Code 27536

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Henderson	0.28 mi	18	334^th
Kittrell	4.41 mi	1	477^th
Oxford	8.52 mi	7	326^th
Stovall	12.21 mi	1	358^th
Warrenton	14.47 mi	4	421^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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