Highland Middle

Virtual

Regular School · Sanford, NC

Highland Middle is a regular school school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 762 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

762

Teachers (FTE)

49.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	318	42%
Hispanic/Latino	222	29%
Black or African American	135	18%
Two or more races	69	9%
Asian	9	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	762	394M / 368F

English Language Learners: 65 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	34.0% -7.9pp	41.9%	935
Reading Proficiency	41.0% -5.9pp	46.9%	934
Science Proficiency	69.0%	—	294

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)

-0.11 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

115 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

164

21.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

327

42.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) 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.)	762	100%

Contact & Location

345 Highland School Rd

Sanford, NC 27332

Phone: (919)498-3331

http://www.harnett.k12.nc.us/hms

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 27332) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370201003309

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