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Boone Trail Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Boone Trail Elementary is a PK–5 school in Lillington, NC, serving 545 students as part of Harnett County Schools. The school serves an overwhelmingly economically disadvantaged population — 98.7% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. For the 2025–2026 ranking cycle, Boone Trail ranks 1,189th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 20th percentile with a 1-star rating. That puts it below the Harnett County district, which itself sits at the 30th percentile statewide, and makes Boone Trail the lowest-ranked elementary school among its nearby comparison schools.

Academically, Boone Trail shows a striking pattern: third-grade math proficiency (71.3%) actually exceeds the state average, but performance falls off sharply in the upper grades. Fifth-grade reading proficiency is just 30.7% — more than 24 points below the state average and lower than every nearby tested elementary school. Fifth-grade science tells a similar story at 42.6%, compared to the state's 67.7%. Nearby Johnsonville Elementary offers an instructive comparison: it serves a nearly identical poverty rate (99.2%) but ranks at the 71st percentile statewide, with fifth-grade reading proficiency of 59.5% and science proficiency of 77.0%. Even Lillington-Shawtown Elementary, another high-poverty school, outperformed Boone Trail in fifth-grade reading, math, and science.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern. Boone Trail's 30.2% rate is the highest among all nearby schools with available data and well above the state's 24.2%. While improved from the severe 44.5% recorded in 2021–2022, attendance remains a likely driver of academic struggles. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.7-to-1 is actually more favorable than several higher-performing neighbors, suggesting resources alone aren't the issue. Bottom line: Boone Trail has pockets of early-grade strength, but its upper-grade results and attendance challenges make it the lowest-ranked elementary school in the surrounding area. The success of Johnsonville under similar economic conditions shows that stronger outcomes are achievable.

545

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1425 Adcock Road
Lillington, NC 27552

(910) 893-4013

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Boone Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Western Harnett Middle
High:	Western Harnett High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

38.2%

African American:

14.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

1,189^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

173^rd of 246Harnett 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
2026	25.0	1189 of 1492	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	1263 of 1490	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1325 of 1505	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1141 of 1502	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1122 of 1514	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	1274 of 1489	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1161 of 1473	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	998 of 1434	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	843 of 1429	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.1	836 of 1425	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.8	993 of 1440	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.1	1068 of 1390	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	1284 of 1403	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	1311 of 1388	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.8	1341 of 1381	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1144 of 1363	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1022 of 1354	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.0	895 of 1324	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.2	817 of 1293	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.2	640 of 1276	49.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	635 of 903	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	888 of 918	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	800 of 924	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	774 of 933	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	857 of 927	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	796 of 949	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	299 of 927	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	327 of 634	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.4	878 of 897	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	373 of 519	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	280 of 563	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.8	494 of 533	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	411 of 514	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	483 of 485	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	369 of 385	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	446 of 497	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	346 of 421	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	1226 of 1447	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	1249 of 1451	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1224 of 1455	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1183 of 1459	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1203 of 1458	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	1289 of 1440	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	995 of 1424	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	985 of 1405	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	700 of 743	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	639 of 669	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	583 of 612	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	835 of 981	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	763 of 961	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	825 of 951	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	799 of 915	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	754 of 893	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	821 of 843	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	739 of 865	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	604 of 851	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	1258 of 1434	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	1339 of 1437	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1322 of 1450	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1193 of 1437	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	773 of 1366	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.6	1192 of 1329	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	938 of 1361	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	874 of 1332	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	1058 of 1451	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	1179 of 1450	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1320 of 1464	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1046 of 1461	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	996 of 1464	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1186 of 1444	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1204 of 1430	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	981 of 1413	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	45.2	48 of 76	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	570 of 815	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	652 of 821	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	619 of 801	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	1000 of 1146	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1021 of 1172	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1086 of 1166	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	825 of 1183	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	914 of 1194	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1060 of 1172	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1021 of 1183	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1017 of 1178	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)48th percentile+23 vs school

Military Connected (2018)37th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics53%-10 vs state

Science43%-25 vs state

Reading40%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

This school use to be the best around. It has lost alot of good educators. The county needs to take a step back and look and see why its ratings are so bad. Its not the school it the office that runs it and they are rude they need to be replaced. The county needs to step up and remove the principle and the asst, date manager and secretary. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Broadway Elementary	Public	K-5	307 S Main St	Broadway	27505	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 258-3828	490	31	15.5	96.9%	150 (30.6%)	80 (16.3%)	237 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	36.9	962^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	35.5%		18.4	1310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.1%	348	47.6	55.4	65.7		39.0	49.4	47.8		70.1	$9,542	$1,101	$8,441
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
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-2200	854	57	15.0	54.6%	382 (44.7%)	154 (18.0%)	238 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.5%)	55.4	649^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.5%		56.7	615^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.7%	34	77.1	58.5	54.7		61.4	55.8	55.5		65.6	$8,595	$1,050	$7,546
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
Anderson Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4940 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Anderson Creek Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(910) 814-9001	305	20	15.2		174 (57.0%)	36 (11.8%)	45 (14.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.1%)	91.2	96^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	77^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.8%	19	84.4	83.7	72.1		80.0	86.0	88.4		93.0
Benhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Olive Farm Dr	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4811	1,065	65	16.4	44.3%	494 (46.4%)	222 (20.8%)	211 (19.8%)	20 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (10.2%)	57.8	614^th of 1492 public elementary schools	58.8%		66.8	449^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.9%	165	72.3	67.6	68.5		55.5	58.0	53.3		63.0	$8,663	$866	$7,797
LaFayette Year-Round	Public	K-6	108 Lafayette School Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Harnett County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 552-4353	179	10	17.3	32.4%	122 (68.2%)	26 (14.5%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	75.4	314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.0%		56.7	618^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.5%	304	69.0	75.0	68.2	65.2	72.4	83.3	63.6	65.2	68.2
Overhills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2626 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-3545	866	53	16.2	54.4%	272 (31.4%)	269 (31.1%)	187 (21.6%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	114 (13.2%)	55.5	648^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		45.1	830^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.3%	182	67.5	55.5	67.5		59.6	58.9	52.0		69.1	$8,755	$1,118	$7,637

Frequently Asked Questions about Boone Trail Elementary

What district is Boone Trail Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

How many students attend Boone Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Boone Trail Elementary.

Is Boone Trail Elementary a good school?

Boone Trail Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Boone Trail Elementary?

Students at Boone Trail Elementary are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Boone Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Boone Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Western Harnett Middle
High : Western Harnett High

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