Summary:
Zip code 28390 is home to one public high school, Overhills High, which serves grades 9–12 in Spring Lake, NC, and is operated by Harnett County Schools. With nearly 2,000 students and a student–teacher ratio of 26.7, this is a large school where just over half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch. Because there is only one high school in the zip code, there are no nearby public high schools within the same zip code for comparison, so the best way to evaluate Overhills High is against its district and state benchmarks.
Overhills High currently ranks 450th out of 662 North Carolina high schools, placing it at the 32nd percentile, and it earned 2 stars for the 2025-2026 school year after earning just 1 star the year before. The school outperforms Harnett County Schools in all four End-of-Course subjects, including Biology (56.5% vs. 49.6%) and English II (58.6% vs. 55.2%), but it trails the state average in every subject. Its graduation rate of 87.4% is nearly identical to the district's 87.5% and just 1.4 points below the state average of 88.8%.
Math is the clearest area of concern at Overhills High. Math I proficiency is just 32%, compared to 42.1% statewide, and Math III proficiency is 53.5% versus 68.9% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a red flag: 32.2% of students are chronically absent, well above the district rate of 26.9% and state rate of 24.2%. On a more positive note, the school improved in every EOC subject from the prior year, with Biology proficiency rising a remarkable 15.6 percentage points. The state percentile also improved from 27 to 32, suggesting modest upward momentum. For parents, this is a school that helps students graduate at a rate close to the state average but faces significant challenges in math proficiency and attendance that will require continued attention.
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