Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001898
Vance Elementary
8808 Old Stage Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603 · (919) 662-2472 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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
13.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
191 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Vance Elementary→North Garner Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
57.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Vance Elementary
Vance Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Elementary this school | 445 | 42.9% | 64.8% |
| Cary Elementary Cary | 477 | 42.6% | 70.2% |
| Nags Head Elementary School Nags Head | 484 | 45.2% | 61.1% |
| Arthur W Edwards Elementary Havelock | 489 | 48.5% | 50.5% |
| River Park Elementary Hillsborough | 523 | 37.5% | 69.8% |
| Vass-Lakeview Elementary Vass | 511 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
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 Vance Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #357 of 1,297 | #62 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #376 of 1,296 | #56 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #400 of 1,300 | #74 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #769 of 1,485 | #116 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #259 of 1,377 | #42 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #827 of 1,379 | #114 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #1,201 of 1,414 | #56 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #362 of 937 | #46 of 91 |
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
445
+38 (+9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 445 | 33.8 | 13.2:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 31.3 | 13.3:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | 35% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 41% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 33% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 41% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 36 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vance Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (534 to 445); teachers up 6% (32 to 33.8).
About Vance Elementary
Vance Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Raleigh, North Carolina. The school enrolls 445 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Wake County Schools, Vance Elementary is one of 198 schools. The district enrolls 163,176 students.
The share of White students at Vance Elementary is 61%, a majority. It is also 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Wake County at about 58% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Vance Elementary comes to 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2:1. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. On the income side, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Vance Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Vance Elementary, the prediction is 65.7% and the result is 64.8%.
In Wake County, home to about 1,178,653 people, the median household earns about $105,768 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Vance Elementary shares Wake County with 236 other public schools.
About 2.8 miles separate Vance Elementary from the closest public school, Banks Road Elementary. The five-mile area around Vance Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Vance Elementary at 2nd of 9.
Vance Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 407 to 445. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 13.2 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Vance Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
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Other schools in Raleigh
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
- Athens Drive HighHigh · 2,156 students
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Other Vance Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Vance Elementary. Vance Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Vance Elementary SchoolVance, AL · 451 students
- Vance Elementary SchoolNew Britain, CT · 438 students
Nearby schools
- Banks Road Elementary2.8 mi · 651
- Rand Road Elementary2.9 mi · 394
- Timber Drive Elementary3.0 mi · 391
- Vandora Springs Elementary3.8 mi · 582
- Aversboro Elementary3.8 mi · 381
- Smith Elementary4.0 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Vance ElementaryHow large is Vance Elementary?
Vance Elementary enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Vance Elementary serve?
Vance Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Vance Elementary?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Vance Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Vance Elementary?
Student demographics at Vance Elementary are roughly 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vance Elementary in?
Vance Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.