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Western Harnett High

Public Grades 9-12

488^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Western Harnett High is a public high school located in Lillington, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,343 students. The school is part of the Harnett County Schools district, which is ranked 184 out of 242 districts in the state.

Western Harnett High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 466 and 496 out of 621-641 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is below the state and district averages across all subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 27.9% to 51.2% compared to state averages of 34.4% to 66.4%. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 85.9% to 89.4%, slightly below the state average.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Harnett County Schools district, such as Harnett Central High, have similar academic performance and rankings, suggesting district-wide challenges. In contrast, Overhills High, also in the Harnett County district, has slightly better academic performance and a higher ranking. Outside the district, the nearby Reid Ross Classical High and Lee Early College have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, indicating that high-performing schools are possible within the region.

1,324

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,173

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10637 NC Hwy 27 West
Lillington, NC 27546-9600

(919) 499-5113

District: Harnett County Schools

Feeder schools for Western Harnett High:

Elementary:	Benhaven Elementary
	Boone Trail Elementary
	Johnsonville Elementary
Middle:	Highland Middle
	Western Harnett Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Hispanic:

29.6%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

North Carolina avg53%

488^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	26.0	488 of 641	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	496 of 640	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	489 of 626	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	466 of 621	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	354 of 594	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	298 of 514	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	292 of 469	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	301 of 476	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.3	291 of 507	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	317 of 531	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.8	302 of 451	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	193 of 505	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.2	301 of 502	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.8	312 of 506	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.0	346 of 499	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	244 of 490	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	259 of 477	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	265 of 453	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.1	266 of 431	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	259 of 440	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	310 of 437	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	325 of 434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	293 of 430	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	194 of 364	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	282 of 369	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	195 of 359	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	189 of 334	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	148 of 364	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	277 of 349	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	230 of 273	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	262 of 262	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	142 of 226	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	141 of 156	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	89 of 124	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	146 of 147	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	449 of 610	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	465 of 602	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	447 of 588	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	469 of 594	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	255 of 475	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	310 of 475	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	319 of 449	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	351 of 412	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	329 of 403	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	351 of 403	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	255 of 398	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.0	67 of 337	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.6	238 of 325	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	377 of 462	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	401 of 454	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	392 of 449	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	340 of 436	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	189 of 370	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	178 of 354	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	214 of 340	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	466 of 606	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	473 of 613	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	476 of 597	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	375 of 544	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	212 of 432	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	265 of 446	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	299 of 424	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	492 of 601	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	488 of 607	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	486 of 602	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	438 of 585	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	278 of 481	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	289 of 488	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	306 of 463	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	42 of 53	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	32 of 49	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	46 of 47	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	15 of 41	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	143 of 253	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	196 of 261	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	175 of 249	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	165 of 226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	109 of 199	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	141 of 195	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	168 of 185	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	299 of 352	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	474 of 542	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	475 of 553	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	469 of 537	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	464 of 534	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	253 of 439	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	270 of 444	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	326 of 427	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2021)43rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III51%-15 vs state

English II48%-12 vs state

Biology30%-18 vs state

Math I28%-7 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
Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	26	488^th of 641 public high schools	23.9%		23.2	496^th of 640 public high schools	22.5%	8	30.4	47.6	27.9	51.2								$8,173	$760	$7,413
Overhills High	Public	9-12	2495 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-1436	1,981	74	26.7	50.9%	623 (31.4%)	681 (34.4%)	467 (23.6%)	15 (0.8%)	17 (0.9%)	19 (1.0%)	159 (8.0%)	28.7	468^th of 641 public high schools	27.0%		30.6	445^th of 640 public high schools	30.5%	23	40.9	48.3	24.9	51.0								$7,867	$653	$7,214
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
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Public, Charter	6-12	283 Harvey Faulk Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 842-5411	628	46	13.5		340 (54.1%)	81 (12.9%)	129 (20.5%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.4%)	65.4	201^st of 641 public high schools	68.6%		61.1	228^th of 640 public high schools	64.4%	27	53.6	71.6	45.0	85.2	67.8	57.8	45.6	62.2	55.6	61.1	73.3
Lee Early College	Public	9-12	1105 Kelly Drive	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 888-4502	272	7	39.6	98.9%	83 (30.5%)	22 (8.1%)	145 (53.3%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	91.3	65^th of 641 public high schools	89.9%		94.1	35^th of 640 public high schools	94.5%	30	76.8	88.2	95.5	100.0								$5,908	$41	$5,867
Lee County High	Public	9-12	1708 Nash Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 776-7541	1,459	74	19.8	98.9%	416 (28.5%)	336 (23.0%)	640 (43.9%)	12 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.4%)	24.1	501^st of 641 public high schools	21.8%		25.7	477^th of 640 public high schools	25.5%	24	31.9	36.0	13.0	61.9								$9,332	$595	$8,737
Southern Lee High School	Public	9-12	2301 Tramway Road	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 718-2400	1,180	56	20.9	99.7%	360 (30.5%)	251 (21.3%)	517 (43.8%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.3%)	30.1	449^th of 641 public high schools	30.0%		32.3	426^th of 640 public high schools	33.4%	23	42.6	41.7	21.1	61.2								$9,595	$738	$8,857
Pine Forest High	Public	9-12	525 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2384	1,551	59	26.1	65.3%	344 (22.2%)	757 (48.8%)	253 (16.3%)	34 (2.2%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	147 (9.5%)	61.8	222^nd of 641 public high schools	65.4%		54.8	263^rd of 640 public high schools	58.9%	41	47.4	65.7	57.9	77.1								$8,296	$894	$7,402
Bragg Street Academy	Public	6-12	504 Bragg Street	Sanford	27330	Lee County	Lee County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 775-2686	40	6	6.4	90.0%	7 (17.5%)	18 (45.0%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	2.8	632^nd of 641 public high schools	1.4%					(n/a)	10.0	9.1										$20,791	$253	$20,538
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Harnett High

How many students attend Western Harnett High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,324 students attended Western Harnett High.

What district is Western Harnett High in?

Harnett County Schools

What schools feed into Western Harnett High?

Western Harnett High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benhaven Elementary
Elementary : Boone Trail Elementary
Elementary : Johnsonville Elementary
Middle : Highland Middle
Middle : Western Harnett Middle

Is Western Harnett High a good school?

Western Harnett High ranks in the bottom 23.9% of North Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Western Harnett High?

Students at Western Harnett High are 47% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% African American, 6% Two or more races.

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