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Harnett Central High

Public Grades 9-12

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Harnett Central High is a public high school located in Angier, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,493 students. 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 High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, between 461 and 503 out of 621-641 high schools over the past 5 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time. The school's performance is particularly low across various student subgroups, with most subgroups ranking in the bottom half or quarter of North Carolina high schools, especially for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Harnett Central High's proficiency rates on End-of-Course (EOC) exams are consistently below the state and district averages, particularly in Math I and Math III, and its four-year graduation rates have ranged from 85.9% to 94.9%, generally lower than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Harnett County Schools district, such as Western Harnett High and Triton High, also perform poorly on statewide rankings and academic measures, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Wake County Schools district, such as Middle Creek High, Holly Springs High, and Fuquay-Varina High, consistently outperform Harnett Central High on academic metrics and statewide rankings.

1,522

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,920

Per pupil spending ?

56.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2911 Harnett Central Rd
Angier, NC 27501-9804

(919) 639-6161

District: Harnett County Schools

Feeder schools for Harnett Central High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

33.2%

African American:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

503^rd of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High 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	23.4	503 of 641	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	476 of 640	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	483 of 626	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	461 of 621	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	386 of 594	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	344 of 514	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	319 of 469	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	321 of 476	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.5	278 of 507	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	237 of 531	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.4	214 of 451	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.6	200 of 505	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.8	346 of 502	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	324 of 506	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	290 of 499	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	227 of 490	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.7	235 of 477	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	168 of 453	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.9	133 of 431	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	315 of 440	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	391 of 437	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	353 of 434	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	309 of 430	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	248 of 364	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	296 of 369	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	330 of 359	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.4	247 of 330	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	239 of 334	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	303 of 364	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	254 of 273	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	199 of 262	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	161 of 226	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	119 of 124	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	127 of 173	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	480 of 610	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	458 of 602	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	440 of 588	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	454 of 594	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	297 of 475	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	318 of 475	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	316 of 449	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	305 of 412	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	220 of 398	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	221 of 337	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	427 of 462	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	377 of 454	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	378 of 449	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	392 of 436	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	269 of 370	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	292 of 354	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	303 of 340	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	525 of 606	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	513 of 613	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	480 of 597	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	478 of 544	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	275 of 432	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	318 of 446	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	368 of 424	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	495 of 601	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	466 of 607	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	489 of 602	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	448 of 585	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	293 of 481	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	362 of 488	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	361 of 463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	47 of 53	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	33 of 47	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	198 of 253	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	177 of 261	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.1	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	103 of 195	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	131 of 185	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	340 of 352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	290 of 349	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	437 of 542	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	421 of 553	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	415 of 537	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	388 of 534	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	249 of 439	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	324 of 444	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	299 of 427	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II48%-12 vs state

Biology42%-6 vs state

Math III34%-33 vs state

Math I19%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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	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 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 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%)	23.4	503^rd of 641 public high schools	21.5%		25.8	476^th of 640 public high schools	25.6%	27	42.2	47.7	18.8	33.8								$7,920	$580	$7,341
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%)	2.3	636^th of 641 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)	7.1	8.3			9.1	8.7		9.1	13.0	5.6	5.6	$14,449	$1,242	$13,207
Willow Spring High	Public	9-12	1704 Old Honeycutt Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8030	2,223	110	20.2	28.7%	1,249 (56.2%)	319 (14.3%)	465 (20.9%)	99 (4.5%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	80 (3.6%)	58.2	240^th of 641 public high schools	62.6%		51.6	289^th of 640 public high schools	54.8%	49	61.2	69.7	31.1	67.0
Fuquay-Varina High	Public	9-12	201 Bengal Blvd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2511	1,858	98	18.9	25.1%	1,073 (57.8%)	276 (14.9%)	313 (16.8%)	105 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	57.2	250^th of 641 public high schools	61.0%		64.7	205^th of 640 public high schools	68.0%	45	53.2	74.2	26.9	69.6								$8,243	$402	$7,841
Southern Wake Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	5108 Old Powell Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Southern Wake Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 567-9955	534	36	14.7		351 (65.7%)	55 (10.3%)	59 (11.0%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.7%)	27	481^st of 641 public high schools	25.0%		26.8	471^st of 640 public high schools	26.4%	10	30.5	55.4	34.0	36.1	37.9	47.8	52.2	53.4	55.1	62.4	62.0
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%)	20.9	517^th of 641 public high schools	19.3%		19.9	515^th of 640 public high schools	19.5%	2	22.3	49.4	27.5	39.5								$8,782	$698	$8,084
Holly Springs High	Public	9-12	5329 Cass Holt Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1444	2,018	103	19.6	13.8%	1,485 (73.6%)	156 (7.7%)	176 (8.7%)	120 (5.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	77 (3.8%)	82.6	124^th of 641 public high schools	80.7%		79.5	136^th of 640 public high schools	78.8%	12	78.4	82.5	46.1	89.1								$8,040	$403	$7,638
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%)	95.1	23^rd of 641 public high schools	96.4%		89.8	80^th of 640 public high schools	87.5%	57	90.9	98.2	96.5	90.9								$8,448	$103	$8,345
Middle Creek High	Public	9-12	123 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-3838	1,587	87	18.2	29.6%	925 (58.3%)	198 (12.5%)	360 (22.7%)	44 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	52 (3.3%)	62	219^th of 641 public high schools	65.8%		59.3	239^th of 640 public high schools	62.7%	20	61.8	75.3	27.9	71.7								$8,441	$392	$8,048
West Johnston High	Public	9-12	5935 Raleigh Road	Benson	27504	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 934-7333	1,563	66	23.6	99.2%	797 (51.0%)	209 (13.4%)	458 (29.3%)	13 (0.8%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.9%)	41.7	365^th of 641 public high schools	43.1%		41.4	363^rd of 640 public high schools	43.3%	2	45.6	64.7	27.4	53.7								$8,533	$535	$7,999

Frequently Asked Questions about Harnett Central High

What district is Harnett Central High in?

Harnett County Schools

What schools feed into Harnett Central High?

Harnett Central High is fed by the following schools:

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

Is Harnett Central High a good school?

Harnett Central High ranks in the bottom 21.5% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Harnett Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,522 students attended Harnett Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Harnett Central High?

Students at Harnett Central High are 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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