Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001824
L B Yancey Elementary
311 Hawkins Drive, Henderson, NC 27536 · (252) 438-8336 · Vance County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
15.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
183 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 | 31 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
56%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
30.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 L B Yancey Elementary
L B Yancey Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L B Yancey Elementary this school | 186 | 98.4% | 40.1% |
| Kirkman Park Elementary High Point | 236 | 98.7% | 46.4% |
| Gillespie Park Elementary Greensboro | 215 | 98.6% | 27.8% |
| University Park Creative Arts Charlotte | 212 | 97.6% | 54.9% |
| Overton Elementary Salisbury | 237 | 92.0% | 24.2% |
| Coker-Wimberly Elementary Battleboro | 236 | 96.6% | 30.0% |
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 L B Yancey Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Vance County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #1,098 of 1,297 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #867 of 1,296 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,175 of 1,300 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #1,402 of 1,485 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #859 of 1,414 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #181 of 937 | #5 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
186
-22 (-11%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 186 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 13.8 | 14.8:1 | 99% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 11.1 | 17.9:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 99% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 19.3 | 12.8:1 | 99% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 269 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 99% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 98% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 99% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 37 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L B Yancey Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (246 to 186); teachers down 38% (19.3 to 12).
About L B Yancey Elementary
L B Yancey Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Henderson. The school serves 186 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 60% smaller than that.
District-wide, Vance County Schools has 16 schools and 5,205 students.
At L B Yancey Elementary, Black students make up 56% of the student body. The remaining shares are 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Vance County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school's share is higher. L B Yancey Elementary's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.4:1 comes from the school's 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina fairly closely. The lunch program counts 98% of students at L B Yancey Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Vance County average 98%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, L B Yancey Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, L B Yancey Elementary would be expected to post about 48.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Vance County, the median household income is $50,465, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 19 public schools in Vance County, enrolling about 7,495 students in all.
Henderson Collegiate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around L B Yancey Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: L B Yancey Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 nearby schools, at 40.1% versus a 38.6% average.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 208. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 15.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
- E M Rollins ElementaryElementary · 322 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
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Henderson Collegiate0.5 mi · 1,334
- E M Rollins Elementary1.3 mi · 322
- AdVance Academy1.5 mi · 112
- STEM Early High1.5 mi · 281
- Vance Virtual Village Academy1.5 mi · 126
- Pinkston Street Elementary1.6 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About L B Yancey ElementaryHow large is L B Yancey Elementary?
L B Yancey Elementary enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does L B Yancey Elementary serve?
L B Yancey Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at L B Yancey Elementary?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at L B Yancey Elementary.
How diverse is L B Yancey Elementary?
L B Yancey Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 34% Hispanic, 56% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees L B Yancey Elementary?
L B Yancey Elementary is overseen by Vance County Schools in Vance County.
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