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Harnett Central Middle

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Harnett Central Middle ranks 568 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Harnett Central Middle is a public middle school located in Angier, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 999. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Harnett Central Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, ranging from 449th to 603rd out of 700-800 schools in recent years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other middle schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of schools in the state for these subgroups. However, the school performs slightly better for multi-racial and special education students, ranking in the middle to upper-middle range. Proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are consistently below the state and district averages, with only around 30-45% of students meeting proficiency standards.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Harnett County district, such as Western Harnett Middle and Dunn Middle, perform slightly better than Harnett Central Middle in terms of statewide ranking and academic achievement, but still lag behind the state averages. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Wake County district, such as West Lake Middle, Holly Ridge Middle, and Holly Grove Middle, significantly outperform Harnett Central Middle and the Harnett County district as a whole.

1,059

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,387

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2529 Harnett Central Rd
Angier, NC 27501-9804

(919) 639-6000

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Harnett Central Middle usually attend:

High:

Harnett Central High

Feeder schools for Harnett Central Middle:

Elementary:	Angier Elementary
	Buies Creek Elementary
	Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
	North Harnett Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.2%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

21.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

North Carolina avg54%

568^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Harnett County Schools

184^th of 242Harnett County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	568 of 773	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	603 of 793	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	598 of 784	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	549 of 786	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	512 of 741	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	524 of 737	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	459 of 691	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	449 of 694	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	449 of 692	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	447 of 705	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.4	389 of 627	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.3	378 of 673	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.6	462 of 662	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	421 of 648	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.6	464 of 640	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.9	373 of 630	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	301 of 620	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	254 of 606	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	323 of 598	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	462 of 546	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	436 of 560	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	405 of 559	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	436 of 550	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	385 of 533	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	424 of 519	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	380 of 494	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	368 of 449	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	393 of 478	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	342 of 504	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.7	445 of 475	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	278 of 371	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	273 of 356	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	273 of 318	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	271 of 312	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	176 of 236	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	143 of 211	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.4	151 of 151	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	546 of 733	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	578 of 738	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	555 of 731	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	519 of 733	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	472 of 706	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	482 of 684	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	453 of 656	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	322 of 458	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	369 of 461	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	325 of 452	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	277 of 450	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	222 of 448	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	208 of 416	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	493 of 562	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	508 of 564	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	512 of 553	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	419 of 541	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	427 of 522	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	429 of 493	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	396 of 472	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	632 of 729	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	647 of 743	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	610 of 735	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	573 of 689	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	469 of 633	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	499 of 639	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	425 of 604	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	555 of 733	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	584 of 751	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	591 of 747	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	525 of 748	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	515 of 711	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	523 of 697	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	459 of 665	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	50 of 54	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	31 of 57	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	15 of 45	66.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	213 of 328	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	188 of 306	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	177 of 302	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	215 of 283	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	184 of 248	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	207 of 237	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	180 of 221	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	392 of 478	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	314 of 473	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	469 of 649	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	528 of 652	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	531 of 656	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	505 of 658	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	483 of 632	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	454 of 624	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	391 of 596	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science47%-13 vs state

Reading43%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%		26.1	603^rd of 793 public middle schools	24.0%	35	40.8	36.5	35.9	41.3	44.5	43.6	46.9	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Fuquay-Varina Middle	Public	6-8	1201 Bowling Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2727	1,004	57	17.6	28.3%	524 (52.2%)	164 (16.3%)	165 (16.4%)	95 (9.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (5.1%)	74.3	170^th of 773 public middle schools	78.0%		75.8	164^th of 793 public middle schools	79.3%	6	67.7	69.0	62.6	59.1	58.0	66.2	71.8	$8,708	$369	$8,339
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%)	26.1	580^th of 773 public middle schools	25.0%		19	667^th of 793 public middle schools	15.9%	87	44.2	36.6	29.8	44.0	44.0	39.4	46.0	$8,076	$555	$7,521
Herbert Akins Road Middle	Public	6-8	2275 Herbert Akins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8300	1,253	77	16.2	33.5%	730 (58.3%)	136 (10.9%)	279 (22.3%)	56 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.1%)	73.6	177^th of 773 public middle schools	77.1%		76.8	154^th of 793 public middle schools	80.6%	23	68.0	66.2	64.5	57.7	58.2	62.5	75.3
Holly Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4177	979	58	16.9	17.7%	594 (60.7%)	101 (10.3%)	109 (11.1%)	116 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.6%)	88.4	66^th of 773 public middle schools	91.5%		92.3	49^th of 793 public middle schools	93.8%	17	91.0	75.0	72.4	78.3	67.5	70.7	76.4	$8,219	$420	$7,799
McGee's Crossroads Middle	Public	6-8	13353 NC Highway 210	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 894-6003	757	42	18.0	98.9%	388 (51.3%)	93 (12.3%)	229 (30.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	63.4	258^th of 773 public middle schools	66.6%		64.3	257^th of 793 public middle schools	67.6%	1	60.4	61.4	44.8	60.4	63.1	61.1	61.5	$8,319	$639	$7,679
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%)	30.1	549^th of 773 public middle schools	29.0%		28.1	580^th of 793 public middle schools	26.9%	31	53.9	52.8	33.8	35.7	31.7	44.4	46.2	$10,917	$1,260	$9,657
Holly Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	950 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1335	955	54	17.5	26.0%	589 (61.7%)	143 (15.0%)	125 (13.1%)	46 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)	84.8	97^th of 773 public middle schools	87.5%		87.7	82^nd of 793 public middle schools	89.7%	15	72.4	75.3	73.9	65.8	71.8	65.0	81.0	$8,619	$411	$8,207
West Lake Middle	Public	6-8	4600 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2900	687	42	16.2	42.9%	327 (47.6%)	134 (19.5%)	184 (26.8%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	65.1	250^th of 773 public middle schools	67.7%		66.1	238^th of 793 public middle schools	70.0%	12	56.0	66.2	65.6	49.8	54.1	59.4	71.1	$8,884	$574	$8,310
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%)	38.6	477^th of 773 public middle schools	38.3%		45.4	434^th of 793 public middle schools	45.3%	43	57.5	55.2	40.5	44.5	44.4	42.9	47.2	$8,179	$745	$7,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Harnett Central Middle

What is the racial makeup of Harnett Central Middle?

Students at Harnett Central Middle are 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Harnett Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Harnett Central Middle usually go on to attend Harnett Central High

Is Harnett Central Middle a good school?

Harnett Central Middle ranks 568^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Harnett Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,059 students attended Harnett Central Middle.

What district is Harnett Central Middle in?

Harnett County Schools

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