Schools in Harnett County Schools
29 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 16 elementary · 6 middle · 5 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.
Elementary schools
16 schools in Harnett County Schools, best first
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LaFayette Elementary
74.6
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 68%
#319 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #5 in Fuquay-Varina
Johnsonville Elementary
73.4
ELA 59%Math 75%Science 77%
#334 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Cameron
Northwest Harnett Elementary
61.7
ELA 61%Math 66%Science 64%
#481 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #6 in Fuquay-Varina
Benhaven Elementary
58.0
ELA 55%Math 69%Science 62%
#528 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Sanford
Overhills Elementary
57.3
ELA 57%Math 63%Science 69%
#537 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Spring Lake
Highland Elementary
55.6
ELA 57%Math 63%Science 65%
#558 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #4 in Sanford
South Harnett Elementary
32.4
ELA 48%Math 50%Science 65%
#849 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
23.4
ELA 44%Math 52%Science 54%
#962 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Lillington
Buies Creek Elementary
20.6
ELA 39%Math 50%Science 61%
#998 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Boone Trail Elementary
19.0
ELA 40%Math 54%Science 43%
#1,018 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Lillington
Erwin Elementary
18.3
ELA 41%Math 49%Science 54%
#1,027 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Dunn Elementary
16.9
ELA 38%Math 53%Science 44%
#1,044 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Dunn
Angier Elementary
8.8
ELA 35%Math 42%Science 52%
#1,146 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Angier
Coats Elementary
3.3
ELA 32%Math 38%Science 33%
#1,215 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Anderson Creek Primary
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No published test results
North Harnett Primary
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No published test results
Middle schools
6 schools in Harnett County Schools, best first
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Western Harnett Middle
63.5
ELA 57%Math 61%Science 68%
#168 of 460 in North Carolina
Highland Middle
38.4
ELA 45%Math 48%Science 70%
#284 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Sanford
Dunn Middle
32.5
ELA 41%Math 50%Science 61%
#311 of 460 in North Carolina · #2 in Dunn
Harnett Central Middle
28.2
ELA 45%Math 39%Science 61%
#331 of 460 in North Carolina
Overhills Middle
24.5
ELA 45%Math 38%Science 58%
#348 of 460 in North Carolina · #1 in Spring Lake
Coats-Erwin Middle
20.8
ELA 39%Math 39%Science 60%
#365 of 460 in North Carolina · #3 in Dunn
High schools
5 schools in Harnett County Schools, best first
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Harnett County Early College
90.9
ELA 94%Math 96%Science 93%
#47 of 512 in North Carolina
Overhills High
32.5
ELA 59%Math 42%Science 56%
#346 of 512 in North Carolina
Harnett Central High
24.5
ELA 52%Math 42%Science 51%
#387 of 512 in North Carolina
Triton High
20.4
ELA 54%Math 39%Science 43%
#408 of 512 in North Carolina
Western Harnett High
18.8
ELA 48%Math 45%Science 41%
#416 of 512 in North Carolina