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Overhills Middle

Public Grades 6-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

At Overhills Middle in Spring Lake, NC, 758 students in grades 6–8 attend a school within Harnett County Schools that now sits at the 23rd percentile statewide (597th of 778 middle schools) and carries a one-star rating. That is a notable decline from the low-to-mid 40th percentile range the school occupied just a few years ago. About 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism jumped to 30.8% in 2024–2025, up from 21.7% a year earlier and above the district's 26.9% and the state's 24.2%.

The most pressing academic concern is 8th grade math, where only 29.6% of students are proficient — about 23 points below the state average and 24 points below Western Harnett Middle. Reading scores are closer to district averages but still trail the state, and 8th grade science, once a genuine strength at 68–74% proficiency, has slipped to 57.7%. The clearest bright spot is English Language Learner instruction: ELL students at Overhills rank in the 71st percentile statewide with 4 stars — an impressive result compared to the rest of the school's profile.

Nearby schools with similar demographics show stronger results. Western Harnett Middle, with slightly lower poverty (55.6% vs. 63.1%), ranks at the 60th percentile and outperforms Overhills by more than 20 points in several subjects. Even schools in Cumberland County Schools serving much higher-poverty populations — including Reid Ross Classical Middle (97.5% free/reduced lunch, 71st percentile) and R Max Abbott Middle (98.3%, 54th percentile) — far exceed Overhills' results. With most student subgroups performing in the bottom quarter statewide, the school's challenges appear broad and systemic rather than confined to one subject or group.

758

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2711 Ray Road
Spring Lake, NC 28390

(910) 436-0009

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Overhills Middle usually attend:

High:

Overhills High

Feeder schools for Overhills Middle:

Elementary:

Overhills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.9%

White:

27.7%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

North Carolina avg58%

597^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 23% (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	26.6	597 of 778	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	524 of 773	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	554 of 793	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	473 of 784	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	441 of 786	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	448 of 741	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	428 of 737	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	448 of 691	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.6	446 of 694	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.3	452 of 692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.8	501 of 705	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.6	426 of 627	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	282 of 673	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.0	447 of 662	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	456 of 648	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	434 of 640	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	385 of 630	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.7	350 of 620	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	323 of 606	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	391 of 598	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	378 of 553	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	287 of 546	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	302 of 560	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	218 of 559	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	147 of 550	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	158 of 533	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	193 of 519	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	212 of 494	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.9	327 of 449	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	336 of 478	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	442 of 504	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	366 of 475	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	106 of 363	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	46 of 371	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	33.7	221 of 318	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	567 of 731	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	544 of 733	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	550 of 738	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	472 of 731	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	400 of 733	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	423 of 706	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	452 of 684	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	416 of 656	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	390 of 465	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	397 of 458	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	392 of 461	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	246 of 452	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	333 of 450	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	296 of 448	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	194 of 416	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	335 of 566	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	242 of 562	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	297 of 564	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	176 of 553	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	154 of 541	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	79 of 522	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	82 of 493	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	142 of 472	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	618 of 725	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	507 of 729	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	552 of 743	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	494 of 735	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	439 of 689	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	336 of 633	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	323 of 604	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	569 of 736	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	474 of 733	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	520 of 751	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	439 of 747	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	458 of 748	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	437 of 711	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	390 of 697	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	470 of 665	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	66 of 67	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	49 of 64	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	43 of 54	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	44 of 48	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	258 of 333	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	208 of 328	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	244 of 306	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	194 of 302	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	167 of 283	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	106 of 248	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	132 of 237	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	177 of 221	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	470 of 500	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	370 of 478	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	382 of 473	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	545 of 644	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	555 of 649	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	544 of 652	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	513 of 656	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	489 of 658	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	532 of 632	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	453 of 624	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	451 of 596	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-17 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2026)1st percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science58%-11 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

Mathematics38%-18 vs state

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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 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
Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	758	48	15.7	63.1%	210 (27.7%)	287 (37.9%)	163 (21.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.4%)	26.6	597^th of 778 public middle schools	23.3%		32.6	524^th of 773 public middle schools	32.2%	73	42.4	44.5	29.6	46.3	49.5	40.6	57.7	$7,678	$612	$7,065
Spring Lake Middle	Public	6-8	612 Spring Avenue	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1175	500	36	13.9	98.8%	45 (9.0%)	314 (62.8%)	85 (17.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.8%)	21.5	641^st of 778 public middle schools	17.6%		21.5	623^rd of 773 public middle schools	19.4%	18	33.1	31.4	40.0	36.9	37.1	47.9	63.3	$9,881	$1,613	$8,268
Highland Middle	Public	6-8	345 Highland School Rd	Sanford	27332	Lee County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 498-3331	762	50	15.3	63.9%	318 (41.7%)	135 (17.7%)	222 (29.1%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	37.9	497^th of 778 public middle schools	36.1%		36.9	495^th of 773 public middle schools	36.0%	2	57.5	46.5	40.8	47.2	46.1	43.8	69.6	$7,358	$539	$6,819
Western Harnett Middle	Public	6-8	11135 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-4497	700	46	15.3	55.6%	330 (47.1%)	128 (18.3%)	176 (25.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.4%)	59.2	310^th of 778 public middle schools	60.2%		38.6	477^th of 773 public middle schools	38.3%	167	71.0	60.3	53.6	57.3	55.4	57.5	68.7	$8,179	$745	$7,434
Pine Forest Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 488-2711	703	47	14.9	59.6%	199 (28.3%)	291 (41.4%)	116 (16.5%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	71 (10.1%)	53.5	362^nd of 778 public middle schools	53.5%		54.3	335^th of 773 public middle schools	56.7%	27	51.8	42.2	51.9	63.7	57.4	62.5	72.0	$8,355	$972	$7,383
Reid Ross Classical Middle	Public	6-8	3200 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 488-8415	238	16	14.9	97.5%	34 (14.3%)	144 (60.5%)	30 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (12.2%)	67.1	228^th of 778 public middle schools	70.7%		63.6	257^th of 773 public middle schools	66.8%	29	45.3	75.0	64.8	64.1	72.5	56.3	74.6	$5,025	$207	$4,817
Westover Middle	Public	6-8	275 Bonanza Drive	Fayetteville	28303	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-0813	768	43	17.6	98.0%	53 (6.9%)	487 (63.4%)	146 (19.0%)	18 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.0%)	27.7	583^rd of 778 public middle schools	25.1%		37.8	486^th of 773 public middle schools	37.1%	97	44.0	36.8	34.1	53.2	47.2	42.9	54.0	$8,929	$1,969	$6,960
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle	Public	6-8	2517 Ramsey Street	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-2570	605	33	18.6	96.5%	50 (8.3%)	414 (68.4%)	91 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.6%)	23.6	618^th of 778 public middle schools	20.6%		17.9	661^st of 773 public middle schools	14.5%	43	38.2	33.9	35.6	36.2	47.1	49.1	59.6	$10,234	$1,335	$8,900
Anne Chesnutt Middle	Public	6-8	2121 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 867-9147	470	34	13.7	99.4%	45 (9.6%)	302 (64.3%)	80 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	35 (7.4%)	44.7	438^th of 778 public middle schools	43.7%		36.6	497^th of 773 public middle schools	35.7%	59	47.8	43.5	51.9	49.7	53.1	57.5	71.3	$10,211	$840	$9,372
Lewis Chapel Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Skibo Road	Fayetteville	28314	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 864-1407	574	40	14.2	96.5%	46 (8.0%)	383 (66.7%)	86 (15.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	46 (8.0%)	23.9	614^th of 778 public middle schools	21.1%		24.2	594^th of 773 public middle schools	23.2%	20	49.2	33.3	40.1	41.1	41.7	38.4	55.1	$9,499	$1,665	$7,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Overhills Middle

Is Overhills Middle a good school?

Overhills Middle ranks in the bottom 23.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Overhills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Overhills Middle.

What district is Overhills Middle in?

Harnett County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Overhills Middle?

Students at Overhills Middle are 38% African American, 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Students who attend Overhills Middle usually go on to attend Overhills High

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