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South Harnett Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

1148^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Harnett Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Bunnlevel, North Carolina, with 434 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.

South Harnett Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's academic performance lags behind the Harnett County Schools district and the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. Additionally, South Harnett Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While some nearby schools in the Harnett County district, such as Boone Trail Elementary and Highland Elementary, perform better and have higher statewide rankings, South Harnett Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's lower per-student spending compared to some nearby schools may also be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

476

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,707

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8335 NC 210 South
Bunnlevel, NC 28323-9801

(910) 893-9153

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend South Harnett Elementary usually attend:

High:

Overhills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.9%

African American:

27.9%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2017 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,148^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	26.3	1148 of 1490	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1227 of 1505	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1210 of 1502	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1281 of 1514	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1030 of 1489	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1158 of 1473	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1042 of 1434	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1232 of 1429	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.7	1067 of 1425	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	967 of 1440	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.3	1033 of 1390	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	918 of 1403	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.2	1073 of 1388	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	1140 of 1381	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	1167 of 1363	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.9	1040 of 1354	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.2	879 of 1324	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.7	811 of 1293	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.2	743 of 1276	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	842 of 918	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	747 of 924	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	802 of 933	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	869 of 927	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	463 of 896	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	693 of 949	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	630 of 927	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	558 of 634	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	593 of 646	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	832 of 878	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	686 of 897	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	395 of 563	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	495 of 533	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	412 of 485	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	485 of 497	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1103 of 1451	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1109 of 1455	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1018 of 1459	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1131 of 1458	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	938 of 1440	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1080 of 1424	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	987 of 1405	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	403 of 710	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	562 of 669	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.1	254 of 582	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	313 of 500	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	338 of 494	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	85 of 612	86.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	579 of 961	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	678 of 951	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	622 of 915	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	591 of 893	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	399 of 843	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	636 of 865	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	385 of 851	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1391 of 1437	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1321 of 1450	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1245 of 1437	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1199 of 1366	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	943 of 1329	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1051 of 1361	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	909 of 1332	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1162 of 1450	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1262 of 1464	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1308 of 1461	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1329 of 1464	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1060 of 1444	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1173 of 1430	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1062 of 1413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	66 of 76	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	49 of 76	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	129 of 175	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	142 of 159	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	101 of 133	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	86 of 103	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	77 of 86	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	726 of 821	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	618 of 801	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	939 of 1172	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1060 of 1166	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1113 of 1183	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1139 of 1194	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1064 of 1172	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1047 of 1183	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1021 of 1178	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science60%~ state avg

Mathematics42%-18 vs state

Reading39%-13 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 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	26.3	1148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.1	1227^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.5%	79	34.2	41.3	51.3	29.0	43.9	44.3	59.5	$8,707	$1,152	$7,555
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	Harnett 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%)	92.6	77^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.8%		89.6	118^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.2%	41	93.2	80.7	79.5	77.3	86.0	75.0	79.5
Overhills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2626 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett 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%)	45.1	830^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.3%		45	834^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.6%	4	63.1	53.8	53.6	40.8	59.0	47.9	56.4	$8,755	$1,118	$7,637
Raleigh Road Elementary	Public	K-1	8330 Ramsey Street	Linden	28356	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-0850	208	12	18.0	97.6%	85 (40.9%)	49 (23.6%)	46 (22.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.0%)								(n/a)								$10,751	$1,016	$9,736
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%)	25.8	1162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.0%		23.3	1224^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.7%	62	47.7	51.7	41.5	27.1	52.6	36.8	48.1	$11,024	$1,970	$9,053
Boone Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Adcock Road	Lillington	27546	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%)	20.9	1263^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.2%		17	1325^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.0%	62	51.1	42.9	46.7	31.1	35.7	42.7	38.7	$9,275	$1,308	$7,968
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Harnett 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%)	56.7	615^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.7%		40.9	913^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%	298	73.0	55.8	57.8	49.7	65.1	48.0	60.5	$8,595	$1,050	$7,546
Long Hill Elementary	Public	2-5	6490 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-0012	412	27	15.4	99.3%	167 (40.5%)	112 (27.2%)	65 (15.8%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (13.3%)	75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.5	286^th of 1505 public elementary schools	81.0%	24	79.4	71.7	62.5	51.0	71.7	65.6	75.0	$8,174	$751	$7,422
Manchester Elementary	Public	K-5	611 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-2151	254	18	14.1	98.8%	39 (15.4%)	139 (54.7%)	46 (18.1%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	29.1	1103^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.0%		27.7	1146^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.9%	43	59.2	28.9	41.1	44.9	34.2	48.2	48.2	$9,267	$1,263	$8,004

Frequently Asked Questions about South Harnett Elementary

What is the racial makeup of South Harnett Elementary?

Students at South Harnett Elementary are 40% White, 28% African American, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What district is South Harnett Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

Is South Harnett Elementary a good school?

South Harnett Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of South Harnett Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Harnett Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Overhills High

How many students attend South Harnett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended South Harnett Elementary.

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