Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001812
Aycock Elementary
305 Carey Chapel Rd, Henderson, NC 27537 · (252) 492-1516 · Vance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
373 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
35.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
49.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aycock Elementary
Aycock Elementary's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aycock Elementary this school | 376 | 99.2% | 47.0% |
| Snow Hill Primary Snow Hill | 403 | 99.3% | N/A |
| West Greene Elementary Snow Hill | 402 | 99.3% | 29.6% |
| Greene County Intermediate Snow Hill | 350 | 99.1% | 36.7% |
| Dole Elementary Salisbury | 388 | 99.2% | 26.3% |
| North Graham Elementary Graham | 362 | 99.2% | 19.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aycock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Vance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #899 of 1,297 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #929 of 1,296 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,085 of 1,300 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #979 of 1,485 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,116 of 1,377 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #216 of 1,379 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #502 of 1,414 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #419 of 937 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 376 | 22.9 | 16.5:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 24.6 | 15.0:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 98% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 85% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 32 | 21.8:1 | 71% (493) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aycock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (441 to 376); teachers down 18% (28 to 22.9).
About Aycock Elementary
Aycock Elementary is a small elementary school found in Henderson, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 376 students.
Vance County Schools is made up of 16 schools with 5,205 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Aycock Elementary; the largest is Black, at 36%. It is also 34% Hispanic, 24% White, and 6% multiracial. Vance County's residents are about 47% Black, 12 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Aycock Elementary scores 70%.
Based on 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Aycock Elementary has a ratio of 16.5:1. Compared with the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The figure for public schools in Vance County is close, at 98%.
Aycock Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Aycock Elementary would be expected to post about 48.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.0%.
Vance County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $50,465, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vance County's 19 public schools enroll about 7,495 students and include Aycock Elementary.
Clarke Elementary sits about 1.4 miles from Aycock Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Aycock Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.9 to 16.5 over 4 years.
People who know Aycock Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Vance County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,322
Census ACS
Median income
$50,465
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,495 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vance County Schools
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- E M Rollins ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Zeb Vance ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson CollegiateCombined · 1,334 students
- Vance County High SchoolHigh · 1,064 students
- Vance Charter SchoolCombined · 956 students
- Vance County Middle SchoolMiddle · 755 students
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Clarke Elementary1.4 mi · 364
- Pinkston Street Elementary1.4 mi · 262
- Vance County High School1.4 mi · 1,064
- Henderson Collegiate2.1 mi · 1,334
- Vance County Middle School2.1 mi · 755
- AdVance Academy2.2 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Aycock ElementaryHow many students attend Aycock Elementary?
Aycock Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is Aycock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aycock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Aycock Elementary?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Aycock Elementary.
How diverse is Aycock Elementary?
Aycock Elementary reports a student body of 24% White, 34% Hispanic, 36% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Aycock Elementary?
Aycock Elementary is overseen by Vance County Schools in Vance County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.