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Highfalls Elementary

Q: Is Highfalls Elementary a good school?

Highfalls Elementary ranks 360 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Highfalls Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bennett, North Carolina, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 274 students. The school is part of the Moore County Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highfalls Elementary consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments (EOG) is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, Highfalls Elementary had 78.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 75.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school's performance is especially strong in middle school grades, with 82.1% of 7th graders proficient or better in mathematics and 78.6% proficient or better in reading in 2024-2025.

While Highfalls Elementary performs well for both male and female students, the school's performance for white students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools in this subgroup. However, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is stronger, ranking in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools in this subgroup. Highfalls Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 36.58% in 2021-2022 to 54.38% in 2023-2024, yet the school has maintained its strong academic performance despite the changing demographics.

293

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,166

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 NC Hwy 22
Bennett, NC 27208

(910) 464-3600

District: Moore County Schools

Students who attend Highfalls Elementary usually attend:

High:

North Moore High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 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 school66%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

360^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

181^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Moore County Schools

58^th of 242Moore 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	360 of 1490	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	430 of 1505	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	389 of 1502	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	362 of 1514	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	245 of 1489	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	431 of 1473	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	303 of 1434	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	68.4	438 of 1429	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.7	461 of 1425	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.0	539 of 1440	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.3	294 of 1390	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	54.8	586 of 1403	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	659 of 1388	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.2	902 of 1381	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	763 of 1363	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.9	400 of 1354	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	304 of 1324	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	68.0	392 of 1293	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.5	331 of 1276	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	501 of 1451	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	519 of 1455	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	411 of 1459	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	552 of 1458	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.3	299 of 1440	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	639 of 1424	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	545 of 1405	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	331 of 1437	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	524 of 1450	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	469 of 1437	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	318 of 1366	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	186 of 1329	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	377 of 1361	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	353 of 1332	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	309 of 1450	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	363 of 1464	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	373 of 1461	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	287 of 1464	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	299 of 1444	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	292 of 1430	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	221 of 1413	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	486 of 1172	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	676 of 1166	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	599 of 1183	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	477 of 1194	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	324 of 1172	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	707 of 1183	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	623 of 1178	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	181 of 773	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	193 of 793	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	158 of 784	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	216 of 786	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	208 of 741	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	264 of 737	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	191 of 691	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	136 of 694	80.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	186 of 692	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	60.1	275 of 705	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.2	217 of 627	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.3	305 of 673	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	217 of 662	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.0	217 of 648	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.8	207 of 640	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	84.8	49 of 630	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	81.0	84 of 620	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	77 of 606	87.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	112 of 598	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	219 of 733	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	200 of 738	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	119 of 731	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	191 of 733	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	249 of 706	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	306 of 684	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	245 of 656	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	234 of 450	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	396 of 729	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	327 of 743	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	103 of 735	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	64 of 689	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	76 of 633	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	431 of 639	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	294 of 604	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	144 of 733	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	177 of 751	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	183 of 747	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	264 of 748	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	176 of 711	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	222 of 697	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	156 of 665	76.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	232 of 649	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	281 of 652	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	233 of 656	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	229 of 658	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	227 of 632	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	393 of 624	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	305 of 596	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)48th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+15 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

Reading61%+8 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highfalls Elementary	Public	K-8	1220 NC Hwy 22	Bennett	27208	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3600	293	21	14.0	99.0%	254 (86.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	72.2	360^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.8%		68.9	430^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.4%	70	78.4	89.7	48.1	75.6	82.1	51.5	43.2	64.1	63.0	68.3	78.6	51.5	66.7	57.6	$12,166	$832	$11,333
Bennett School	Public	PK, KG-8	61 Randolph Street	Bennett	27208	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 581-3586	187	16	11.4	98.4%	160 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	77.1	294^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.3%		74.4	333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.9%	39	83.3	79.2	57.7	70.8	90.0	80.0	61.1	79.2	57.7	75.0	70.0	80.0	65.4	80.0	$15,427	$1,231	$14,197
Robbins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	268 Rushwood Rd	Robbins	27325	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 948-2411	378	30	12.4	96.8%	116 (30.7%)	28 (7.4%)	213 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	38.8	941^st of 1490 public elementary schools	36.8%		26.8	1164^th of 1505 public elementary schools	22.7%	223	64.2	22.6	64.7				31.3	22.6	62.7				63.3		$12,099	$1,357	$10,742
Westmoore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2159 NC Hwy 705	Seagrove	27341	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 464-3401	268	20	13.6	98.9%	211 (78.7%)	9 (3.4%)	38 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	67.9	428^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.3%		74.1	339^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.5%	89	67.6	40.0	60.0	73.3	47.4	51.7	55.9	35.0	71.4	70.0	63.2	58.6	85.7	75.9	$11,793	$902	$10,890
Carthage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Rockingham St	Carthage	28327	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 947-2781	350	22	15.5	99.1%	227 (64.9%)	40 (11.4%)	40 (11.4%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.4%)	63.4	504^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.2%		55.6	649^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.9%	145	72.5	46.9	68.3				49.0	63.3	53.3				78.3		$11,202	$879	$10,323
Coleridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	4528 NC Hwy 22 South	Ramseur	27316	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8292	273	18	15.6	98.9%	157 (57.5%)	10 (3.7%)	92 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	25.5	1171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	21.4%		16.5	1333^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	11.4%	162	59.0	31.1	38.5				35.9	48.9	38.5				51.3		$10,652	$1,597	$9,055
Bonlee School	Public	K-8	152 Bonlee School Road	Bear Creek	27207	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 837-5316	290	21	13.9	99.0%	200 (69.0%)	27 (9.3%)	55 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	44.5	841^st of 1490 public elementary schools	43.6%		45.4	828^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.0%	13	70.0	56.1	48.4	61.9	46.5	41.7	33.3	51.2	41.9	55.0	37.2	54.2	61.3	62.5	$12,756	$1,041	$11,714
J S Waters School	Public	K-8	55 J S Waters School Road	Goldston	27252	Chatham County	Chatham County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 898-2259	222	18	12.4	98.6%	144 (64.9%)	24 (10.8%)	35 (15.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	64.9	488^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.2%		65.3	483^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	67.9%	5	65.0	59.3	92.9	52.2	57.9	33.3	50.0	51.9	67.9	47.8	47.4	55.6	85.7	55.6	$12,630	$1,275	$11,355
Seagrove Elementary School	Public	K-5	528 Old Plank Rd	Seagrove	27341	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 873-7321	332	24	13.8	99.1%	251 (75.6%)	10 (3.0%)	62 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	55.2	652^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.2%		56.7	636^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.7%	16	53.8	67.4	72.6				40.4	63.0	50.0				61.3		$10,118	$1,270	$8,848
Star Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 S Main Street	Star	27356	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 428-4333	272	18	15.1	98.9%	140 (51.5%)	10 (3.7%)	101 (37.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	65.2	483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.6%		55.6	647^th of 1505 public elementary schools	57.0%	164	75.6	57.6	68.6				51.2	63.6	57.1				62.9		$10,072	$1,399	$8,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Highfalls Elementary

Is Highfalls Elementary a good school?

Highfalls Elementary ranks 360^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Highfalls Elementary?

Students at Highfalls Elementary are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Highfalls Elementary in?

Moore County Schools

What schools do graduates of Highfalls Elementary attend?

Students who attend Highfalls Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Moore High

How many students attend Highfalls Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Highfalls Elementary.

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