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Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370465001816
Vance County Middle School
293 Warrenton Road, Henderson, NC 27536 · (252) 492-6041 · Vance County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
751 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 270 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 239 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%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
28.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
22.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Vance County Middle School
Vance County Middle School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vance County Middle School this school | 755 | 99.5% | 29.6% |
| Westover Middle Fayetteville | 768 | 98.0% | 46.3% |
| Otis L Hairston Sr Middle Greensboro | 658 | 99.5% | 33.8% |
| Ridge Road Middle Charlotte | 840 | 99.6% | 36.1% |
| Rocky Mount Middle Rocky Mount | 692 | 99.3% | 31.1% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville | 605 | 96.5% | 35.8% |
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 Vance County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #433 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #443 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #433 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #129 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #199 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #376 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #108 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.7% | #5 of 143 |
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
755
-86 (-10%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 755 | 47.5 | 15.9:1 | 99% (751) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 44.9 | 16.4:1 | 100% (735) |
| 2022-23 | 797 | 47.7 | 16.7:1 | 100% (794) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 38 | 22.1:1 | 100% (838) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 36.1 | 13.4:1 | 97% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 99% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 81% (617) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 47 | 19.9:1 | 54% (504) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 44 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vance County Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (485 to 755); teachers up 32% (36.1 to 47.5).
About Vance County Middle School
Vance County Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Henderson, North Carolina. It serves 755 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average about 605 students.
Vance County Schools is made up of 16 schools with 5,205 students in all.
Black students account for 70% of enrollment at Vance County Middle School. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 47% Black. Vance County Middle School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 99%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Vance County.
The allk12 Grade for Vance County Middle School is D. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Vance County Middle School falls short of its prediction by 18.9 points. The model expects 48.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 29.6%.
In Vance County (population about 42,322), median household income is about $50,465, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Vance County Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Vance County, which together enroll about 7,495 students.
The school nearest to Vance County Middle School is Pinkston Street Elementary, at a distance of about 1.9 miles. Within five miles of Vance County Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Vance County Middle School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
Vance County Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Vance County Middle School went from 841 students to 755. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.1:1 to 15.9:1.
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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
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 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
- Dabney ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- Aycock ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Clarke ElementaryElementary · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Pinkston Street Elementary1.9 mi · 262
- Vance Virtual Village Academy2.1 mi · 126
- STEM Early High2.1 mi · 281
- AdVance Academy2.1 mi · 112
- Aycock Elementary2.1 mi · 376
- Henderson Collegiate3.1 mi · 1,334
Frequently asked questions
About Vance County Middle SchoolHow large is Vance County Middle School?
Vance County Middle School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Vance County Middle School serve?
Vance County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Vance County Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Vance County Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Vance County Middle School?
Student demographics at Vance County Middle School are roughly 6% White, 19% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vance County Middle School?
Vance County Middle School 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.