Dabney Elementary

Summary:

Dabney Elementary is a public elementary school in Henderson, North Carolina, serving 372 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 220 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dabney Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 73.39% African American and over 99% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. The school's academic performance is consistently in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 1165-1405 out of 1502-1514 schools over the past 5 years. Its performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Interestingly, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.9 to 15.1 over the past 3 years, which is lower than the state average and nearby schools.

Dabney Elementary's academic performance has declined over the past 5 years, and the school's data shows significant achievement gaps between African American and Hispanic students compared to their white peers. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of white students proficient in math was 38.1%, compared to 31.7% for African American students and 29.5% for Hispanic students. When compared to nearby schools in the Granville County Schools and Vance County Schools districts, Dabney Elementary's academic performance is consistently lower, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be systemic issues within the broader educational system.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 150 Lanning Road
       Henderson, NC  27537-9796


(252) 438-6918

District: Vance County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1274th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,993 Help


Students who attend Dabney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Vance County Middle School
High:    Vance County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  372

Racial breakdown:

African American:
73.4%
White:
11.0%
Hispanic:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dabney Elementary ranks worse than 84.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Vance County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (73.4%), White (11%), Hispanic (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dabney Elementary is 15.1, which is the 4th best among 10 elementary schools in the Vance County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dabney Elementary is $10,993. 8 elementary schools in the Vance County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dabney Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Dabney Elementary 1274th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Dabney Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Vance County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Vance County Schools 220th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dabney Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 37.04 914th 1276 28.4%
2007 38.29 920th 1293 28.8%
2008 35.55 925th 1324 30.1%
2009 35.98 969th 1354 28.4%
2010 36.83 976th 1363 28.4%
2011 35.80 982nd 1381 28.9%
2012 28.03 1112th 1388 19.9%
2013 26.23 1090th 1403 22.3%
2014 26.86 1059th 1390 23.8%
2015 39.69 918th 1440 36.3%
2016 45.66 825th 1425 42.1%
2017 34.05 1017th 1429 28.8%
2018 37.63 962nd 1434 32.9%
2019 39.16 937th 1473 36.4%
2021 8.96 1405th 1489 5.6%
2022 22.95 1210th 1514 20.1%
2023 25.28 1165th 1502 22.4%
2024 20.65 1274th 1505 15.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.97 636th 1332 52.3%
2019 48.50 719th 1361 47.2%
2021 17.20 1199th 1329 9.8%
2022 29.92 1031st 1366 24.5%
2023 32.48 1032nd 1437 28.2%
2024 29.92 1115th 1450 23.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.65 791st 1405 43.7%
2019 38.70 931st 1424 34.6%
2021 12.37 1328th 1440 7.8%
2022 28.36 1097th 1458 24.8%
2023 31.95 1036th 1459 29.0%
2024 24.21 1170th 1455 19.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.84 1097th 1413 22.4%
2019 40.33 910th 1430 36.4%
2021 9.20 1378th 1444 4.6%
2022 19.04 1251st 1464 14.5%
2023 20.47 1224th 1461 16.2%
2024 19.68 1258th 1464 14.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.92 375th 927 59.5%
2019 57.28 346th 949 63.5%
2021 17.27 852nd 896 4.9%
2022 42.31 517th 927 44.2%
2023 44.04 504th 933 46.0%
2024 33.00 675th 924 26.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 57.41 327th 915 64.3%
2024 39.77 597th 951 37.2%
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Rank History for White students at Dabney Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.82 612th 1178 48.0%
2019 37.04 816th 1183 31.0%
2021 12.16 1122nd 1172 4.3%
2022 12.63 1127th 1194 5.6%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Open Quote I would like to say the Mr. Putney really has a tight connection with his students... He knows how to treat them as individuals... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Dabney Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 296 135 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1989 271 118 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1990 136 142 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1991 125 137 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 262
1992 113 139 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 252
1993 116 148 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 264
1994 103 152 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 255
1995 197 347 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1996 197 347 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1997 224 356 2 5 2 n/a n/a 0 589
1998 249 346 4 7 1 n/a n/a 3 610
1999 266 350 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2000 235 325 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 571
2001 238 341 6 17 0 n/a n/a 0 602
2002 210 386 3 25 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2003 210 386 3 25 0 n/a n/a 0 624
2004 204 391 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 616
2005 179 384 2 19 0 n/a n/a 0 584
2006 163 397 2 31 0 n/a n/a 0 593
2007 162 378 5 24 3 n/a n/a 8 580
2008 160 380 5 27 2 n/a n/a 10 584
2009 149 359 3 29 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2010 141 377 5 28 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2011 116 323 3 45 3 1 21 0 512
2012 139 298 2 41 1 0 19 0 500
2013 124 305 0 42 1 0 12 0 484
2014 117 293 1 35 0 0 8 0 454
2015 121 331 1 30 0 0 7 0 490
2016 139 381 1 33 2 0 8 0 564
2017 136 368 1 30 3 0 8 0 546
2018 114 385 4 37 2 0 9 0 551
2019 108 347 8 41 2 1 9 0 516
2020 92 306 5 48 1 0 9 0 461
2021 72 249 4 37 1 0 4 0 367
2022 65 254 5 35 0 0 9 0 368
2023 41 273 8 36 0 0 14 0 372

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dabney Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 432 23.0 18.7 20.4
1989 390 23.0 16.9 30.3
1990 278 23.0 12.0 46.8
1991 262 21.0 12.4 49.6
1992 252 19.0 13.2 32.5
1993 264 14.0 18.9 38.6
1994 255 14.0 18.2 38.4
1995 554 34.0 16.3 19.7
1996 554 34.0 16.3 19.7
1997 589 34.0 17.3 44.7
1998 610 37.0 16.5 50.9
1999 625 31.0 20.2 63.2
2000 571 27.0 21.1 70.6
2001 602 28.0 21.5 60.8
2002 624 35.0 17.8 70.7
2003 624 35.0 17.8 70.7
2004 616 41.0 15.0 73.9
2005 584 41.0 14.2 72.1
2006 593 41.0 14.5 66.3
2007 580 n/a n/a 71
2008 584 34.4 17.0 n/a
2009 540 37.0 14.6 n/a
2010 551 35.9 15.3 81.5
2011 512 35.5 14.4 82.4
2012 500 35.0 14.2 80.6
2013 484 32.8 14.7 83.3
2014 454 32.5 13.9 90.1
2015 490 32.0 15.3 99.4
2016 564 34.0 16.5 98.9
2017 546 32.6 16.7 99.5
2018 551 31.8 17.3 99.5
2019 516 31.3 16.4 98.6
2020 461 30.0 15.3 99.3
2021 367 28.3 12.9 99.2
2022 368 27.3 13.4 99.2
2023 372 24.5 15.1 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dabney Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 432 23.0 18.7 20.4
1989 390 23.0 16.9 30.3
1990 278 23.0 12.0 46.8
1991 262 21.0 12.4 49.6
1992 252 19.0 13.2 32.5
1993 264 14.0 18.9 38.6
1994 255 14.0 18.2 38.4
1995 554 34.0 16.3 19.7
1996 554 34.0 16.3 19.7
1997 589 34.0 17.3 44.7
1998 610 37.0 16.5 50.9
1999 625 31.0 20.2 63.2
2000 571 27.0 21.1 70.6
2001 602 28.0 21.5 60.8
2002 624 35.0 17.8 70.7
2003 624 35.0 17.8 70.7
2004 616 41.0 15.0 73.9
2005 584 41.0 14.2 72.1
2006 593 41.0 14.5 66.3
2007 580 n/a n/a 71
2008 584 34.4 17.0 n/a
2009 540 37.0 14.6 n/a
2010 551 35.9 15.3 81.5
2011 512 35.5 14.4 82.4
2012 500 35.0 14.2 80.6
2013 484 32.8 14.7 83.3
2014 454 32.5 13.9 90.1
2015 490 32.0 15.3 99.4
2016 564 34.0 16.5 98.9
2017 546 32.6 16.7 99.5
2018 551 31.8 17.3 99.5
2019 516 31.3 16.4 98.6
2020 461 30.0 15.3 99.3
2021 367 28.3 12.9 99.2
2022 368 27.3 13.4 99.2
2023 372 24.5 15.1 99.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dabney Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,689 (15.4%) $9,304 (84.6%) $10,993

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dabney Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 937th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1165th of 1502 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dabney Elementary)55.653.7
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Vance County Schools)60.538.2
 22.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Dabney Elementary)62.533.3
 29.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Vance County Schools)5026.1
 23.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dabney Elementary)31.421.1
 10.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Vance County Schools)44.831.4
 13.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Dabney Elementary)41.940.4
 1.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Vance County Schools)50.234.5
 15.7%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dabney Elementary)60.336.1
 24.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Vance County Schools)49.835.7
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Dabney Elementary)42.533.9
 8.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Vance County Schools)43.830.6
 13.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Dabney Elementary)82.262.9
 19.3%
   5th Grade Science (Vance County Schools)71.549.1
 22.4%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students516372
 27.9%
African American347273
 21.3%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian88
Hispanic4136
 12.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White10841
 62%
Two or More Races914
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.6%99.2%
 0.6%


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Students at Dabney Elementary are 73% African American, 11% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 372 students attended Dabney Elementary.

Students who attend Dabney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vance County Middle School
High : Vance County High School

Dabney Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.


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