Highland Elementary Primary School
1915 Buffalo Lake Rd
Sanford NC, 27330, Lee County
Phone: 919-499-2200
Ranking: 
(1,248 out of 1,874, bottom 33%)*
(1,248 out of 1,874, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Harnett County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 56 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 68 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 847 | 924 | 882 | 862 | 880 | 1,072 | 1,127 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 166 | 19.6% | 155 | 16.8% | 161 | 18.3% | 140 | 16.2% | 130 | 14.8% | 177 | 16.5% | 168 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 139 | 16.4% | 167 | 18.1% | 138 | 15.6% | 156 | 18.1% | 140 | 15.9% | 174 | 16.2% | 199 | 17.7% |
| Grade 2: | 140 | 16.5% | 142 | 15.4% | 147 | 16.7% | 137 | 15.9% | 149 | 16.9% | 178 | 16.6% | 199 | 17.7% |
| Grade 3: | 122 | 14.4% | 140 | 15.2% | 152 | 17.2% | 151 | 17.5% | 144 | 16.4% | 166 | 15.5% | 204 | 18.1% |
| Grade 4: | 132 | 15.6% | 159 | 17.2% | 147 | 16.7% | 139 | 16.1% | 148 | 16.8% | 194 | 18.1% | 191 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 148 | 17.5% | 161 | 17.4% | 137 | 15.5% | 139 | 16.1% | 169 | 19.2% | 183 | 17.1% | 166 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 428 | 50.5% | 481 | 52.1% | 469 | 53.2% | 449 | 52.1% | 453 | 51.5% | 569 | 53.1% | 511 | 45.3% |
| Female: | 419 | 49.5% | 443 | 47.9% | 413 | 46.8% | 413 | 47.9% | 419 | 47.6% | 495 | 46.2% | 498 | 44.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.1% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 118 | 13.9% | 97 | 10.5% | 92 | 10.4% | 91 | 10.6% | 61 | 6.9% | 70 | 6.5% | 62 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 146 | 17.2% | 195 | 21.1% | 187 | 21.2% | 161 | 18.7% | 289 | 32.8% | 340 | 31.7% | 274 | 24.3% |
| White: | 481 | 56.8% | 531 | 57.5% | 513 | 58.2% | 536 | 62.2% | 513 | 58.3% | 646 | 60.3% | 655 | 58.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 87 | 10.3% | 84 | 9.1% | 68 | 7.7% | 55 | 6.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 273 | 32.2% | 283 | 30.6% | 254 | 28.8% | 242 | 28.1% | 231 | 26.3% | 270 | 25.2% | 339 | 30.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 10.4% | 77 | 8.3% | 77 | 8.7% | 79 | 9.2% | 98 | 11.1% | 126 | 11.8% | 126 | 11.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.19 | 17.18 | 18.04 | 17.20 | 18.13 | 15.80 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.7% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 65.1% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.6% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 71.6% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 72.7% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 37.9% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.2% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 79.8% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 49.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 61.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 57.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 56.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 56.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 35.6% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 56% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 59.9% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.3% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 74.8% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 73.9% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 38.7% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.6% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 51.2% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 62.2% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 61.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.3% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 61% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.0% | 34.9% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 41.9% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 53% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 51.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 51% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.5% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 63.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.6% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 69.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 68.4% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.1% | 36.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 86.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.5% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 49.8% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 60% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62.9% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 61.5% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.1% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 32.3% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 27.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 47.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 56.8% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.5% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 63% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 35.6% | 45.4% |
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* Highland Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.