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Best Public Schools in Harnett County, NC

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Schools

18,481

Students

Districts

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Top rankedHarnett County Early College46^th of 662 North Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Johnsonville Elementary up 360 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Harnett Primary 13.4 students per teacher

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carolina Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8529 NC Highway 55	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Carolina Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(984) 300-3015	782	49	15.9		403 (51.5%)	80 (10.2%)	136 (17.4%)	103 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	64.8	508^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.0%		60.5	556^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.7%	48					62.5	73.7	62.4	53.4	69.2	70.0	64.8	75.8	64.4	56.8	61.5	78.3	70.3	91.7
Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,059	64	16.5	97.8%	458 (43.2%)	227 (21.4%)	310 (29.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	28.2	579^th of 778 public middle schools	25.6%		27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%	11								44.4	39.5	35.4				45.5	43.0	47.8		61.6	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Anderson Creek Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	914 Anderson Creek Sch Rd	Bunnlevel	28323	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-4523	553	38	14.5	98.2%	218 (39.4%)	167 (30.2%)	115 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)																			$10,316	$1,371	$8,945
Angier Elementary	Public	3-5	130 E McIver St	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-2635	376	26	14.3	99.2%	98 (26.1%)	59 (15.7%)	203 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	14.7	1368^th of 1492 public elementary schools	8.3%		11.2	1403^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%	35					54.9	35.1	38.8				36.3	40.5	28.4				52.6		$9,429	$1,293	$8,136
Boone Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Adcock Road	Lillington	27552	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-4013	545	37	14.7	98.7%	229 (42.0%)	79 (14.5%)	208 (38.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	25	1189^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.3%		20.9	1263^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.2%	74					71.3	43.6	45.5				52.1	38.3	30.7				42.6		$9,275	$1,308	$7,968
Buies Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	267	16	16.7	57.7%	127 (47.6%)	52 (19.5%)	56 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	29.1	1112^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.5%		32.9	1037^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.4%	75					65.1	29.8	58.1				51.2	27.7	41.9				60.5		$10,852	$1,195	$9,657
Coats Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Brick Mill Road	Coats	27521	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-8353	633	46	13.6	96.7%	256 (40.4%)	97 (15.3%)	253 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	8.7	1435^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.7	1369^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%	66					44.4	33.6	38.5				28.3	34.5	36.3				34.1		$9,628	$1,127	$8,501
Dunn Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Meadowlark Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 892-1016	388	28	13.8	99.0%	69 (17.8%)	171 (44.1%)	128 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	32.8	530^th of 778 public middle schools	31.9%		30.1	549^th of 773 public middle schools	29.0%	19								56.3	54.1	38.6				41.0	48.0	34.2		60.5	$10,917	$1,260	$9,657
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denim Dr.	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-7178	637	43	14.6	97.8%	276 (43.3%)	146 (22.9%)	172 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	24.2	1199^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.6%		11.3	1402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.9%	203					57.7	44.3	46.8				49.5	33.0	40.9				53.2		$10,032	$1,452	$8,580
Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 W Harnett St	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 892-0126	813	58	13.9	99.5%	144 (17.7%)	353 (43.4%)	253 (31.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	23.9	1210^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.9%		19.9	1281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%	71					48.7	63.6	48.2				37.8	43.9	35.1				45.6		$10,796	$1,629	$9,166
Harnett Central High	Public	9-12	2911 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6161	1,522	62	24.4	56.1%	626 (41.1%)	281 (18.5%)	506 (33.2%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.9%)	28.3	489^th of 662 public high schools	26.1%		23.4	503^rd of 641 public high schools	21.5%	14	52.0	52.2	32.3	50.8															$7,920	$580	$7,341
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18495 NC HWY 27 West	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4912	489	31	15.5	99.2%	171 (35.0%)	116 (23.7%)	152 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	69.1	433^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	71.0%		47.3	793^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.8%	360					75.3	75.3	73.0				57.0	58.9	59.5				77.0		$9,975	$1,423	$8,552
North Harnett Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	282 N Harnett School Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-4480	329	24	13.4	99.1%	81 (24.6%)	68 (20.7%)	162 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$11,314	$1,568	$9,747
South Harnett Elementary	Public	3-5	8335 NC 210 South	Bunnlevel	28323	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-9153	476	34	14.2	97.1%	190 (39.9%)	133 (27.9%)	104 (21.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.0%)	35.5	994^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.4%		26.3	1148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%	154					51.6	48.0	55.1				45.8	52.0	51.5				65.4		$8,707	$1,152	$7,555
Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	24	528^th of 662 public high schools	20.2%		26	488^th of 641 public high schools	23.9%	40	40.1	48.9	32.1	54.2															$8,173	$760	$7,413
STAR Academy	Public	6-12	900 11th Street	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 893-4072	31	4	8.7	87.1%	6 (19.4%)	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)	3.9	637^th of 662 public high schools	3.8%		2.3	636^th of 641 public high schools	0.8%	1	336.8	20.0	7.4					17.6	538.4	< 5%				11.8	9.1	14.3		10.3	$14,449	$1,242	$13,207
Triton High	Public	9-12	215 Maynard Lake Road	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 897-8121	1,274	58	22.0	99.5%	463 (36.3%)	332 (26.1%)	408 (32.0%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.4%)	24.1	526^th of 662 public high schools	20.5%		20.9	517^th of 641 public high schools	19.3%	9	42.7	54.4	27.0	50.5															$8,782	$698	$8,084
Western Harnett Middle	Public	6-8	11135 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-4497	700	46	15.3	55.6%	330 (47.1%)	128 (18.3%)	176 (25.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.4%)	59.2	310^th of 778 public middle schools	60.2%		38.6	477^th of 773 public middle schools	38.3%	167								71.0	60.3	53.6				57.3	55.4	57.5		68.7	$8,179	$745	$7,434
Coats-Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	2833 NC Hwy 55E	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 230-0300	589	37	15.7	98.5%	246 (41.8%)	104 (17.7%)	210 (35.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	22.9	626^th of 778 public middle schools	19.5%		26.1	580^th of 773 public middle schools	25.0%	46								42.9	28.6	45.0				36.9	38.9	42.9		60.2	$8,076	$555	$7,521
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Old US 421	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3483	695	46	15.0	99.6%	256 (36.8%)	216 (31.1%)	170 (24.5%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.3%)	29.2	1110^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.6%		25.8	1162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.0%	52					69.7	39.1	48.0				49.5	36.4	47.1				54.9		$11,024	$1,970	$9,053
Harnett County Early College	Public	9-12	910 W. Harnett Street	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 814-3470	185	5	34.4	45.4%	62 (33.5%)	38 (20.5%)	65 (35.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	92.2	46^th of 662 public high schools	93.1%		95.1	23^rd of 641 public high schools	96.4%	23	92.9	94.4	92.9	98.0															$8,448	$103	$8,345
Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 11th Strrt	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 893-4072	100	0		60.0%	44 (44.0%)	32 (32.0%)	14 (14.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)								(n/a)	6.7		9.1	17.6					10.0						30.0
McGee's Crossroads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10330 NC Hwy 50 North	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-7161	950	54	17.5	99.7%	501 (52.7%)	97 (10.2%)	271 (28.5%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.5%)	60.1	575^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.5%		61.8	534^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.2%	41					68.8	60.0	72.2				57.8	55.6	57.6				72.8		$8,802	$528	$8,274
Cameron Elementary	Public	K-5	2636 NC Hwy 24 27	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 245-7814	215	14	15.6	98.6%	145 (67.4%)	15 (7.0%)	42 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	55.9	641^st of 1492 public elementary schools	57.0%		52.9	690^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.7%	49					59.5	57.9	79.3				54.8	55.3	62.1				72.4		$11,016	$911	$10,105
Union Pines High	Public	9-12	1981 Union Church Rd	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-5511	1,462	59	24.8	31.7%	1,027 (70.2%)	116 (7.9%)	200 (13.7%)	10 (0.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (6.8%)	59	261^st of 662 public high schools	60.6%		66.8	190^th of 641 public high schools	70.4%	71	67.5	73.7	54.5	66.2															$8,499	$727	$7,773
New Century Middle	Public	6-8	1577 Union Church Road	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 947-1301	602	39	15.3	32.4%	461 (76.6%)	36 (6.0%)	64 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.5%)	85.6	87^th of 778 public middle schools	88.8%		85.4	89^th of 773 public middle schools	88.5%	2								77.8	68.2	69.5				76.9	67.7	76.9		92.3	$8,510	$600	$7,910
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15375 Spiveys Corner Highway	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-2244	539	35	15.5	99.3%	281 (52.1%)	41 (7.6%)	189 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	72.6	367^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.4%		66.8	450^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.8%	83					91.7	65.4	78.5				69.0	53.8	60.2				74.2		$10,134	$1,173	$8,961
Plain View Elementary	Public	K-5	4140 Plain View Hwy	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 891-4354	362	20	17.6	99.2%	214 (59.1%)	26 (7.2%)	99 (27.3%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	59.8	585^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.8%		52.5	703^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	52.8%	118					50.0	67.9	75.0				52.3	55.1	63.3				75.0		$9,947	$1,248	$8,699
Midway Middle	Public	6-8	1115 Roberts Grove Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-5879	584	32	18.3	97.1%	267 (45.7%)	61 (10.4%)	222 (38.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	55.8	342^nd of 778 public middle schools	56.0%		52.4	362^nd of 773 public middle schools	53.2%	20								60.0	60.4	49.2				57.4	57.9	51.8		73.8	$8,346	$943	$7,403

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