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Vance Elementary

Wake County Schools · Wake County

Address
8808 Old Stage Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370472001898
445
Students
33.8
Teachers (FTE)
13.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
65
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
14.1%
Chronically absent
42.3%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Vance Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Wake County Schools

The area Wake County Schools assigns to Vance Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Wake County Schools as “base_attendance_areas_all”, last updated 2026-07-01.

How Vance Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 65 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools60th percentile
Higher than 60% · rank 929 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools62nd percentile
Higher than 62% · rank 492 of 1,419
Wake County Schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 118 of 189

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 2 points since 2014 (67 → 65). Met or exceeded expected growth in 8 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202565CNot Met64.3
202470BExceeded66.1
202360CMet57
202262CMet59.1
201968CExceeded63.5
201866CMet63
201766CMet62
201664CMet60
201560CNot Met59
201467CExceeded63

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Wake County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 60.9%Hispanic 23.82%Black 8.09%Two+ Races 4.72%Asian 2.02%Native Am. 0.45%
White: 60.9% (271) Hispanic: 23.82% (106) Black: 8.09% (36) Two+ Races: 4.72% (21) Asian: 2.02% (9) Native Am.: 0.45% (2)
White60.9%
Hispanic23.82%
Black8.09%
Two+ Races4.72%
Asian2.02%
Native Am.0.45%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 445
46.52%207 Female
53.48%238 Male

Student counts for Vance Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 445 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 85.9%Chronically absent 14.1%
Regular attendance: 85.9% (389) Chronically absent: 14.1% (64)
Regular attendance85.9%
Chronically absent14.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 453
42.3%Economically disadvantaged
9.44%42 English learners

Student indicators for Vance Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 453 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 94.12%Beginning 5.88%
Experienced: 94.12% (32) Beginning: 5.88% (2)
Experienced94.12%
Beginning5.88%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 34 FTE
94.12%Fully licensed
5.88%Emergency or provisional
2.94%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Vance Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 34 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.1%42.6%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)68.7%49.3%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.2%38.3%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)31.3%19.4%33.3%15.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.8%18.9%25.4%12.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)27.9%29.4%35.3%7.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-2.4267.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers33.99
Experienced teachers31.99 (94%)
Beginning teachers2 (6%)
Holding a standard license31.99 (94%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2 (6%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (64 of 453)14.1%
Economically disadvantaged42.3%
English learners making progress (of 42)54.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.64
Library books per student23.02
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.29

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Vance Elementary report card PDF

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Vance Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.