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Which teacher or staff member at Vandora Springs Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472001899
Vandora Springs Elementary
1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2486 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
579 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
70%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
Vandora Springs 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
47.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
67.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Vandora Springs Elementary
Vandora Springs Elementary's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandora Springs Elementary this school | 582 | 99.5% | 60.8% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| Third Creek Elementary Statesville | 526 | 99.2% | 32.4% |
| Rama Road Elementary Charlotte | 560 | 99.5% | 50.4% |
| East Iredell Elementary Statesville | 663 | 99.5% | 38.3% |
| Rocky River Elementary Concord | 652 | 99.5% | 58.5% |
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 Vandora Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #476 of 1,297 | #73 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #413 of 1,296 | #62 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #708 of 1,300 | #93 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #393 of 1,485 | #73 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #255 of 1,377 | #41 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #172 of 1,379 | #24 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #171 of 1,414 | #9 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #121 of 369 | #16 of 33 |
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
582
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 582 | 44.3 | 13.2:1 | 99% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 45.5 | 12.2:1 | 71% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 41.8 | 13.1:1 | 72% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 52% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 45% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 51% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vandora Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (498 to 582); teachers up 16% (38 to 44.3).
About Vandora Springs Elementary
This page covers Vandora Springs Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Garner, North Carolina. It had 582 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
The 198 schools in Wake County Schools enroll 163,176 students altogether, Vandora Springs Elementary among them.
The biggest share of students at Vandora Springs Elementary, 35%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 25% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wake County's population at about 12%. The diversity index for Vandora Springs Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Wake County average 42%.
Vandora Springs Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The model predicts 48.5% for a school in North Carolina with Vandora Springs Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Vandora Springs Elementary posts 60.8%.
The county, Wake County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $105,768 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Wake County has 237 public schools with about 184,790 students, including Vandora Springs Elementary.
Timber Drive Elementary is the nearest public school to Vandora Springs Elementary, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 60.8% is above the 46.0% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Vandora Springs Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 50 students, from 532 to 582.
The allk12 page for Vandora Springs Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Garner
- South Garner HighHigh · 1,835 students
- Garner HighHigh · 1,670 students
- East Garner MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
- Polenta ElementaryElementary · 1,010 students
- West View ElementaryElementary · 969 students
- Cleveland MiddleMiddle · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Timber Drive Elementary0.7 mi · 391
- Garner High0.9 mi · 1,670
- Swift Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 310
- Aversboro Elementary1.0 mi · 381
- North Garner Middle1.5 mi · 831
- Smith Elementary1.7 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About Vandora Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vandora Springs Elementary?
Vandora Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Vandora Springs Elementary serve?
Vandora Springs Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vandora Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vandora Springs Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vandora Springs Elementary?
At Vandora Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 35% Hispanic, 33% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Vandora Springs Elementary in?
Vandora Springs Elementary is part of Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.