Vance Elementary

Located at 8808 Old Stage Rd, in Raleigh, North Carolina, Vance Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that educates 445 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Wake County Schools.

Wake County Schools runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 163,176 students. Vance Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Vance Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Wake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at Vance Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Vance Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.7%; this one delivers 64.8%.

In the broader community, Wake County reports that median household earnings sit near $105,768, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Vance Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Banks Road Elementary, roughly 2.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Vance Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Vance Elementary's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 445). Black enrollment moved from 19% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Vance Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.