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Northwest Harnett Elementary

Q: Is Northwest Harnett Elementary a good school?

Northwest Harnett Elementary ranks 301 st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northwest Harnett Elementary is a public elementary school in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, serving 553 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in the state.

Northwest Harnett Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in various subject areas and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 301 out of 1,490 North Carolina elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly strong in mathematics, with 3rd-5th grade students scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 75.8% of 3rd graders, 75.5% of 4th graders, and 67% of 5th graders at Northwest Harnett Elementary were proficient or better in EOG Mathematics, compared to 57.2%, 49.4%, and 50.7% for the Harnett County Schools district, respectively. The school also performs well in science, with 81.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in EOG Science in 2024-2025, compared to 51.2% for the district and 62% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools, Northwest Harnett Elementary generally outperforms the other Harnett County Schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Buies Creek Elementary, Lillington-Shawtown Elementary, and Angier Elementary. However, when compared to the nearby Wake County Schools, such as Fuquay-Varina Elementary, Lincoln Heights Elementary, and South Lakes Elementary, Northwest Harnett Elementary's performance is more mixed, with the Wake County schools often outperforming it.

645

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,479

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

736 Rollins Road
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526

(919) 552-4547

District: Harnett County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

18.8%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

301^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary 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	76.7	301 of 1490	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	470 of 1505	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	422 of 1502	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	559 of 1514	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.2	480 of 1489	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	230 of 1473	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	307 of 1434	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	232 of 1429	83.8%	★★★★☆
2016	74.0	326 of 1425	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	71.1	394 of 1440	72.6%	★★★★☆
2014	75.1	310 of 1390	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	289 of 1403	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	59.0	621 of 1388	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	596 of 1381	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	724 of 1363	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.1	419 of 1354	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.7	277 of 1324	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.8	242 of 1293	81.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	338 of 1276	73.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	313 of 918	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	292 of 924	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	276 of 933	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	39.8	573 of 927	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	112 of 634	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	188 of 646	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	169 of 878	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	18.2	847 of 897	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	33.6	372 of 533	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	329 of 485	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	289 of 1451	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	410 of 1455	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	506 of 1459	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	620 of 1458	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	398 of 1440	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	200 of 1424	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	239 of 1405	83.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	480 of 710	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	452 of 669	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	550 of 582	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.9	334 of 500	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	327 of 494	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	401 of 612	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	241 of 961	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.6	513 of 951	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	401 of 915	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.5	694 of 893	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	484 of 843	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.8	170 of 865	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	250 of 851	70.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	210 of 1437	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	582 of 1450	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	618 of 1437	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	263 of 1366	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	447 of 1329	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	338 of 1361	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	309 of 1332	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	293 of 1450	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	518 of 1464	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	337 of 1461	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	468 of 1464	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	548 of 1444	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	269 of 1430	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	409 of 1413	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	97 of 821	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	336 of 801	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	362 of 1172	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	429 of 1166	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	433 of 1183	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	550 of 1194	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	522 of 1172	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	348 of 1183	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	372 of 1178	68.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-47 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+19 vs state

Mathematics73%+12 vs state

Reading61%+8 vs state

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Friday, January 3, 2020

I have 4 children and they all went to LaFayette. It is an excellent school with a staff
that truly care about their kids and how they succeed. My kids loved their teachers and enjoyed everything about the school. They were very sad to have to leave and go to a much bigger middle school that did not provide the smaller classroom size and/or the options available to them from the staff. Close Quote

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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 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
Northwest Harnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Rollins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-4547	645	36	17.8	42.5%	398 (61.7%)	67 (10.4%)	121 (18.8%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	76.7	301^st of 1490 public elementary schools	79.8%		66.2	470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.8%	169	75.8	75.5	67.0		50.8	72.5	60.8		81.4	$8,479	$866	$7,613
Achievement Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	25 Buttonwood Ct.	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Achievement Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-5446	211	14	15.2		114 (54.0%)	43 (20.4%)	25 (11.8%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.9%)	12.1	1390^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.6	1417^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%	27	9.7	35.7	39.3	33.3	35.5	35.7	35.7	26.7	25.0
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	307 Bridge St	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 557-2587	667	45	14.7	35.8%	393 (58.9%)	103 (15.4%)	93 (13.9%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	73.7	336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		81.9	217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	119	69.5	74.0	72.3		56.8	59.6	63.4		74.3	$13,231	$2,042	$11,189
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%	53	84.4	78.2	82.0		62.9	74.8	63.8		76.5	$9,241	$405	$8,837
LaFayette Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Lafayette School Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett 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%)	56.7	618^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.5%		51.6	720^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%	102	68.8	45.0	50.0		53.1	55.0	63.6		68.2
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%	123	70.3	72.3	69.7		56.1	72.3	67.3		75.2	$9,017	$332	$8,685
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8	92.4	88.9	85.0		82.9	85.7	74.6		83.4	$9,174	$517	$8,657
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 North McLaurin Lane	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-1120	742	53	14.0	28.6%	463 (62.4%)	52 (7.0%)	155 (20.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	17	73.1	73.5	84.9		63.0	72.0	79.8		88.2	$10,151	$476	$9,675
South Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1449 Old Honeycutt Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8066	774	52	14.9	25.5%	379 (49.0%)	109 (14.1%)	96 (12.4%)	153 (19.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	71.9	365^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.5%		78.7	268^th of 1505 public elementary schools	82.2%	97	69.6	66.7	65.3		50.4	65.2	70.3		76.3
Fuquay-Varina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Johnson Pond Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2566	772	51	15.2	35.9%	379 (49.1%)	123 (15.9%)	111 (14.4%)	100 (13.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.1%)	68.5	415^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.1%		77	296^th of 1505 public elementary schools	80.3%	119	79.6	71.2	63.6		59.3	68.8	54.5		58.3	$9,010	$382	$8,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwest Harnett Elementary

How many students attend Northwest Harnett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Northwest Harnett Elementary.

Is Northwest Harnett Elementary a good school?

Northwest Harnett Elementary ranks 301^st of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northwest Harnett Elementary?

Students at Northwest Harnett Elementary are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Northwest Harnett Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

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