Highland Elementary

Regular School · Sanford, NC

Highland Elementary is a regular school school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 854 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

854

Teachers (FTE)

56.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	382	45%
Hispanic/Latino	238	28%
Black or African American	154	18%
Two or more races	64	7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	8	1%
Asian	6	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	854	458M / 396F

English Language Learners: 53 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	37.0% -4.9pp	41.9%	446
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.9pp	46.9%	441
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	156

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

62 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

145

17% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	854	100%

Contact & Location

1915 Buffalo Lake Road

Sanford, NC 27330

Phone: (919)499-2200

http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/Domain/20

District

Harnett County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,153

District enrollment: 20,050

Other Schools in District

Anderson Creek Primary Elementary
Angier Elementary Elementary
Benhaven Elementary Elementary
Boone Trail Elementary Elementary
Buies Creek Elementary Elementary
Coats Elementary Elementary
Dunn Elementary Elementary
Erwin Elementary Elementary

View all 28 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27330) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370201002630

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD