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Vandora Springs Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner, NC 27529 · (919) 662-2486 · Part of Wake County Schools

Garner’s School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
582
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Vandora Springs Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Garner kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Garner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Vandora Springs ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts38%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 Vandora Springs Road, Garner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten101
Grade 192
Grade 291
Grade 388
Grade 489
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
532’20
527’21
548’22
553’23
582’24

Up 9.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 35%Black 33%White 25%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vandora Springs Elementary from Garner families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Garner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.