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Overhills Elementary

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Overhills Elementary ranks 648 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Overhills Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Spring Lake, NC, near Fort Liberty, that serves about 866 students — the largest of the nearby comparison schools — as part of Harnett County Schools. It holds a 3-star rating and ranks #648 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools for the 2025–2026 school year (57th percentile). What stands out most is the school's trajectory: Overhills has climbed from the 20th percentile (1 star) in 2021–2022 to its current spot in the top half of the state — a rise of nearly 40 percentile points in just a few years.

Academically, Overhills now outpaces its home district in every tested grade and subject, and it matches or exceeds the state average in most areas. Strongest results are in 5th grade math (67.5% proficient) and 5th grade science (69.1%), while 4th grade math and 5th grade reading are the areas needing attention. Families comparing area schools will notice that Highland Elementary, just one spot away in the rankings (#649), is nearly identical overall but stronger in 3rd grade math and 5th grade reading, while Overhills is better in 5th grade math and science. Nearby traditional public schools like Long Hill Elementary and Johnsonville Elementary serve much higher poverty populations yet rank slightly higher, and Anderson Creek Academy, a highly ranked charter option 2.2 miles away, provides competitive pressure.

Economically, roughly 54% of Overhills students qualify for free or reduced lunch — a figure well below most neighboring schools. The school earns its strongest effectiveness marks with African American, Hispanic, and special education students, who score in the 70th–76th percentile statewide for their subgroups, while military-connected and low-income students remain less served. Chronic absenteeism, at 25.7%, is just above the state average of 24.2% and may be one of the key factors separating Overhills from higher-performing peers with better attendance. If the recent upward trend in math and science continues — and if attendance improves — Overhills is positioned to become one of the stronger traditional public elementary schools in the Spring Lake area.

866

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

54.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2626 Ray Road
Spring Lake, NC 28390

(910) 436-3545

District: Harnett County Schools

Students who attend Overhills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Overhills Middle
High:	Overhills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.4%

African American:

31.1%

Hispanic:

21.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg61%

648^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 43% (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	55.5	648 of 1492	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.1	830 of 1490	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	834 of 1505	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1074 of 1502	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1211 of 1514	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	999 of 1489	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	850 of 1473	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	978 of 1434	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.6	862 of 1429	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	993 of 1425	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	1014 of 1440	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.5	784 of 1390	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	614 of 1403	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.0	847 of 1388	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	794 of 1381	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	909 of 1363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	229 of 903	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	52.3	389 of 918	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	324 of 924	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	655 of 933	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	740 of 927	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	438 of 896	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	455 of 949	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	559 of 927	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	419 of 634	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.5	492 of 646	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	742 of 878	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.0	315 of 897	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	523 of 1447	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.3	696 of 1451	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	824 of 1455	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1065 of 1459	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1210 of 1458	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	876 of 1440	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	616 of 1424	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	762 of 1405	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	420 of 743	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.5	460 of 710	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.5	40 of 669	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	47.7	455 of 582	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	452 of 494	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.1	37 of 612	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	240 of 981	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.5	410 of 961	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	248 of 951	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	403 of 915	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	438 of 893	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	386 of 843	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	188 of 865	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	179 of 851	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	746 of 1434	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	840 of 1437	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	990 of 1450	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1211 of 1437	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1282 of 1366	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	832 of 1329	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	862 of 1361	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1018 of 1332	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	750 of 1451	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	912 of 1450	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	814 of 1464	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1065 of 1461	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1165 of 1464	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1022 of 1444	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1052 of 1430	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1107 of 1413	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	44 of 67	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	69 of 76	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	61 of 72	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	107 of 181	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	89 of 175	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.0	111 of 159	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	117 of 133	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	78 of 86	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	246 of 815	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	46.2	380 of 821	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	234 of 801	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	657 of 1146	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	745 of 1172	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	909 of 1166	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	948 of 1183	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	1081 of 1194	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	936 of 1172	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	911 of 1183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	890 of 1178	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-16 vs school

Military Connected (2026)34th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science69%~ state avg

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Reading57%~ state avg

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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 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
Overhills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2626 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland 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%)	55.5	648^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		45.1	830^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.3%	182	67.5	55.5	67.5	59.6	58.9	52.0	69.1	$8,755	$1,118	$7,637
Anderson Creek Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4940 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland 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%)	91.2	96^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.6	77^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.8%	19	84.4	83.7	72.1	80.0	86.0	88.4	93.0
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
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%)	34.8	1007^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.5%		29.1	1103^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	26.0%	96	63.0	60.4	42.0	47.8	68.8	34.0	44.0	$9,267	$1,263	$8,004
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%)	35.5	994^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.4%		26.3	1148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%	154	51.6	48.0	55.1	45.8	52.0	51.5	65.4	$8,707	$1,152	$7,555
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Lee 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%)	55.4	649^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.5%		56.7	615^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.7%	34	77.1	58.5	54.7	61.4	55.8	55.5	65.6	$8,595	$1,050	$7,546
William T Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2522 Andrews Church Road	Spring Lake	28390	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 497-1258	562	33	16.8	98.2%	48 (8.5%)	355 (63.2%)	103 (18.3%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	39 (6.9%)	28.9	1116^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.5	1271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.7%	155	47.9	62.5	40.0	42.5	52.5	41.7	51.7	$12,758	$1,937	$10,821
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
Howard L Hall Elementary	Public	K-5	526 Andrews Road	Fayetteville	28311	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 822-5100	539	34	15.9	99.4%	162 (30.1%)	194 (36.0%)	100 (18.6%)	16 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (11.7%)	65.2	502^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		60.8	551^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.0%	49	69.9	56.8	66.3	59.3	64.2	65.3	78.9	$8,556	$857	$7,699
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%)	71.8	383^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.6	310^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.2%	73	80.4	73.0	71.6	59.8	59.1	61.8	78.4	$8,174	$751	$7,422

Frequently Asked Questions about Overhills Elementary

What district is Overhills Elementary in?

Harnett County Schools

What schools do graduates of Overhills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Overhills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Overhills Middle
High : Overhills High

How many students attend Overhills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Overhills Elementary.

Is Overhills Elementary a good school?

Overhills Elementary ranks 648^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Overhills Elementary?

Students at Overhills Elementary are 31% White, 31% African American, 22% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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