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Highland Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1915 Buffalo Lake Road, Sanford, NC 27330 · (919) 499-2200 · Part of Harnett County Schools

Barbecue’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
854
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Barbecue kids: Highland Middle

On the path

Where Barbecue kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Highland ElementaryYou are here
6–8Highland Middlein Sanford

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1915 Buffalo Lake Road, Sanford

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten113
Grade 1140
Grade 2155
Grade 3159
Grade 4126
Grade 5143
Enrollment over time
875’20
925’21
891’22
894’23
854’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Hispanic 28%Black 18%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Elementary from Barbecue families.

Other schools in Harnett County Schools

The district →
Benhaven Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sanford
B
1,065 students16:1
Overhills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Lake
C
866 students16:1
Dunn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunn
D
813 students14:1
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lillington
C−
695 students15:1
Northwest Harnett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B
645 students18:1
Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erwin
D
637 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Barbecue’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.