Vandora Springs Elementary

Vandora Springs Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Garner, North Carolina, one of the schools within Wake County Schools, serveing 582 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Vandora Springs Elementary sits 25% above that benchmark.

Across the 198 schools in Wake County Schools (163,176 students total), Vandora Springs Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Vandora Springs Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Black, 25% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Wake County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Vandora Springs Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

In the surrounding community, Wake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $105,768 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Wake County's 237 public schools (combined enrollment of about 184,790 students), Vandora Springs Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Timber Drive Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vandora Springs Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 498 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 37% to 25%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.