Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465003308
STEM Early High
219 Charles Street, Henderson, NC 27536 · (252) 738-2260 · Vance County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
278 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 112 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 26% |
Student demographics
65%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
70.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 STEM Early High
STEM Early High's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Early High this school | 281 | 98.9% | 66.0% |
| Mount Olive Middle Mount Olive | 329 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| Elizabethtown Middle Elizabethtown | 305 | 95.4% | 29.1% |
| Dunn Middle Dunn | 388 | 99.0% | 43.0% |
| East Iredell Middle Statesville | 328 | 99.1% | 25.1% |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 398 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 STEM Early High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #80 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #134 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #35 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #429 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #272 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #173 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #243 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #195 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
281
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 281 | 16.8 | 16.7:1 | 99% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 98% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 13.4 | 19.1:1 | 99% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 15.1 | 20.3:1 | 97% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | 99% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Early High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (307 to 281); teachers up 11% (15.1 to 16.8).
About STEM Early High
STEM Early High is a middle-grades school in Henderson, North Carolina, reachable at (252) 738-2260. It educates 281 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605 students.
STEM Early High is part of Vance County Schools, where 16 schools serve 5,205 students.
Black students are the largest group at STEM Early High, with 48% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 16% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 47% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, STEM Early High comes in at 65%.
STEM Early High counts 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.7 students for each one. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Vance County.
allk12 grades STEM Early High an A. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
STEM Early High is 17.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in North Carolina.
In the county around the school, Vance County, median household income is about $50,465, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Vance County, serving about 7,495 students.
The school nearest to STEM Early High is Vance Virtual Village Academy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, STEM Early High is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The number of students climbed from 268 to 281 over 4 years. Students per teacher fell from 19.1 in 2020-21 to 16.7 in 2024-25.
The STEM Early High community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Vance Virtual Village Academy0.0 mi · 126
- AdVance Academy0.0 mi · 112
- Pinkston Street Elementary0.7 mi · 262
- E M Rollins Elementary1.2 mi · 322
- Henderson Collegiate1.2 mi · 1,334
- L B Yancey Elementary1.5 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About STEM Early HighHow many students attend STEM Early High?
STEM Early High enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does STEM Early High serve?
STEM Early High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at STEM Early High?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at STEM Early High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEM Early High?
At STEM Early High, the student body is approximately 16% White, 31% Hispanic, 48% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is STEM Early High public or private?
STEM Early High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vance County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.