South Harnett Elementary

Summary:

South Harnett Elementary is a public elementary school in Bunnlevel, North Carolina, serving 448 students in grades 3-5 and part of the Harnett County Schools district.

South Harnett Elementary has a diverse student population, with 41.29% White, 25% African American, 18.97% Hispanic, and 12.72% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the Harnett County and North Carolina state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 36.5%, compared to 54.1% for Harnett County and 62.7% for the state. South Harnett Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, South Harnett Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's ranking for African American students was 747 out of 924 North Carolina elementary schools, while the ranking for Hispanic students was 678 out of 951. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 63.39% in the 2022-2023 school year. When compared to nearby schools within the Harnett County district, such as Lillington-Shawtown Elementary and Overhills Elementary, South Harnett Elementary generally performs worse academically.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 8335 NC 210 South
       Bunnlevel, NC  28323-9801


(910) 893-9153

District: Harnett County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1227th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,707 Help


Students who attend South Harnett Elementary usually attend:

High:    Overhills High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  448

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.3%
African American:
25.0%
Hispanic:
19.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Harnett Elementary ranks worse than 81.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 8th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Harnett County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South Harnett Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (41.3%), African American (25%), Hispanic (19%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Harnett Elementary is 14.6. 13 elementary schools in the Harnett County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Harnett Elementary is $8,707. 11 elementary schools in the Harnett County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Harnett Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Harnett Elementary 1227th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See South Harnett Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Harnett County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Harnett County Schools 188th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Harnett Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.16 743rd 1276 41.8%
2007 45.65 811th 1293 37.3%
2008 39.15 879th 1324 33.6%
2009 28.92 1040th 1354 23.2%
2010 21.11 1167th 1363 14.4%
2011 24.74 1140th 1381 17.5%
2012 31.21 1073rd 1388 22.7%
2013 36.37 918th 1403 34.6%
2014 28.29 1033rd 1390 25.7%
2015 37.29 967th 1440 32.8%
2016 30.71 1067th 1425 25.1%
2017 18.45 1232nd 1429 13.8%
2018 32.58 1042nd 1434 27.3%
2019 26.32 1158th 1473 21.4%
2021 29.48 1030th 1489 30.8%
2022 19.51 1281st 1514 15.4%
2023 22.92 1210th 1502 19.4%
2024 23.07 1227th 1505 18.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.40 77th 86 10.5%
2019 26.93 86th 103 16.5%
2021 27.34 81st 97 16.5%
2022 26.76 101st 133 24.1%
2023 34.69 108th 154 29.9%
2024 16.76 142nd 159 10.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.02 485th 497 2.4%
2022 25.62 412th 485 15.1%
2024 19.71 495th 533 7.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 29.00 618th 801 22.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.37 909th 1332 31.8%
2019 29.88 1051st 1361 22.8%
2021 31.10 943rd 1329 29.0%
2022 21.16 1199th 1366 12.2%
2023 21.50 1245th 1437 13.4%
2024 17.63 1321st 1450 8.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.22 987th 1405 29.8%
2019 29.84 1080th 1424 24.2%
2021 33.22 938th 1440 34.9%
2022 26.65 1131st 1458 22.4%
2023 32.62 1018th 1459 30.2%
2024 28.32 1109th 1455 23.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.91 686th 897 23.5%
2019 16.64 832nd 878 5.2%
2021 20.49 593rd 646 8.2%
2022 22.42 558th 634 12.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.85 85th 612 86.1%
2021 49.91 338th 494 31.6%
2022 53.97 313th 500 37.4%
2023 61.15 254th 582 56.4%
2024 42.76 562nd 669 16.0%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.42 49th 76 35.5%
2019 35.99 51st 72 29.2%
2021 21.65 66th 76 13.2%
2022 25.78 71st 85 16.5%
2023 29.22 66th 81 18.5%
2024 16.47 72nd 75 4.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.12 1062nd 1413 24.8%
2019 24.69 1173rd 1430 18.0%
2021 26.42 1060th 1444 26.6%
2022 14.85 1329th 1464 9.2%
2023 15.47 1308th 1461 10.5%
2024 19.43 1262nd 1464 13.8%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.28 630th 927 32.0%
2019 33.23 693rd 949 27.0%
2021 42.88 463rd 896 48.3%
2022 16.32 869th 927 6.3%
2023 22.12 802nd 933 14.0%
2024 27.05 747th 924 19.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.54 385th 851 54.8%
2019 33.34 636th 865 26.5%
2021 46.71 399th 843 52.7%
2022 37.41 591st 893 33.8%
2023 34.64 622nd 915 32.0%
2024 34.00 678th 951 28.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at South Harnett Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.04 1021st 1178 13.3%
2019 21.04 1047th 1183 11.5%
2021 17.55 1064th 1172 9.2%
2022 11.84 1139th 1194 4.6%
2023 12.83 1113th 1183 5.9%
2024 17.25 1060th 1166 9.1%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for South Harnett Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 512 244 6 15 8 n/a n/a 0 785
1989 521 256 4 20 13 n/a n/a 0 814
1990 530 251 6 22 13 n/a n/a 0 822
1991 540 258 5 21 16 n/a n/a -3 837
1992 480 211 4 21 17 n/a n/a 0 733
1993 510 231 4 27 20 n/a n/a 0 792
1994 524 228 9 32 19 n/a n/a 0 812
1995 422 202 8 31 18 n/a n/a 0 681
1996 422 202 8 31 18 n/a n/a 0 681
1997 406 221 4 26 12 n/a n/a 0 669
1998 361 197 4 24 8 n/a n/a 0 594
1999 357 188 2 23 11 n/a n/a 0 581
2000 326 210 2 19 12 n/a n/a 0 569
2001 316 243 1 28 9 n/a n/a 0 597
2002 325 233 1 41 14 n/a n/a 0 614
2003 325 233 1 41 14 n/a n/a 0 614
2004 306 201 0 46 13 n/a n/a 0 566
2005 290 198 3 53 13 n/a n/a 0 557
2006 311 199 4 47 17 n/a n/a 0 578
2007 337 167 7 47 16 n/a n/a 51 625
2008 321 174 3 46 10 n/a n/a 55 609
2009 331 232 7 51 9 n/a n/a 0 630
2010 238 150 10 38 7 n/a n/a 0 443
2011 260 129 2 66 9 5 25 0 496
2012 260 140 3 60 12 3 30 0 508
2013 269 144 3 78 15 3 47 0 559
2014 264 123 2 69 11 0 44 0 513
2015 254 111 2 70 9 2 52 0 500
2016 249 129 1 93 8 2 48 0 530
2017 252 147 2 85 8 2 43 0 539
2018 252 134 3 72 10 1 36 0 508
2019 244 140 4 82 7 0 32 0 509
2020 240 130 3 76 8 0 42 0 499
2021 224 130 1 88 5 0 44 0 492
2022 199 116 1 77 5 0 41 0 439
2023 185 112 4 85 4 1 57 0 448

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Harnett Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 785 35.0 22.4 42
1989 814 35.0 23.2 68.3
1990 822 35.0 23.4 58.3
1991 837 35.0 23.9 57.2
1992 733 35.0 20.9 44.2
1993 792 36.0 22.0 44.9
1994 812 38.0 21.4 48.4
1995 681 33.0 20.6 49
1996 681 33.0 20.6 49
1997 669 39.0 17.2 46.3
1998 594 33.0 18.0 57.7
1999 581 33.0 17.6 66.4
2000 569 33.0 17.2 67.8
2001 597 33.0 18.1 63.7
2002 614 35.0 17.5 66.4
2003 614 35.0 17.5 66.4
2004 566 35.0 16.2 58.7
2005 557 27.0 20.6 59.1
2006 578 35.0 16.5 n/a
2007 625 n/a n/a 61.7
2008 609 38.1 16.0 62.6
2009 630 36.8 17.1 53
2010 443 29.0 15.2 63
2011 496 30.9 16.0 58.3
2012 508 29.8 17.0 60
2013 559 32.6 17.1 63.9
2014 513 36.0 14.2 65.9
2015 500 31.0 16.1 58
2016 530 29.0 18.2 63.6
2017 539 28.7 18.7 68.5
2018 508 29.3 17.3 59.4
2019 509 30.4 16.7 64.8
2020 499 26.4 18.9 61.3
2021 492 35.0 14.0 43.9
2022 439 25.0 17.5 41.9
2023 448 30.6 14.6 63.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Harnett Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 785 35.0 22.4 42
1989 814 35.0 23.2 68.3
1990 822 35.0 23.4 58.3
1991 837 35.0 23.9 57.2
1992 733 35.0 20.9 44.2
1993 792 36.0 22.0 44.9
1994 812 38.0 21.4 48.4
1995 681 33.0 20.6 49
1996 681 33.0 20.6 49
1997 669 39.0 17.2 46.3
1998 594 33.0 18.0 57.7
1999 581 33.0 17.6 66.4
2000 569 33.0 17.2 67.8
2001 597 33.0 18.1 63.7
2002 614 35.0 17.5 66.4
2003 614 35.0 17.5 66.4
2004 566 35.0 16.2 58.7
2005 557 27.0 20.6 59.1
2006 578 35.0 16.5 n/a
2007 625 n/a n/a 61.7
2008 609 38.1 16.0 62.6
2009 630 36.8 17.1 53
2010 443 29.0 15.2 63
2011 496 30.9 16.0 58.3
2012 508 29.8 17.0 60
2013 559 32.6 17.1 63.9
2014 513 36.0 14.2 65.9
2015 500 31.0 16.1 58
2016 530 29.0 18.2 63.6
2017 539 28.7 18.7 68.5
2018 508 29.3 17.3 59.4
2019 509 30.4 16.7 64.8
2020 499 26.4 18.9 61.3
2021 492 35.0 14.0 43.9
2022 439 25.0 17.5 41.9
2023 448 30.6 14.6 63.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Harnett Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,152 (13.2%) $7,555 (86.8%) $8,707

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Harnett Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1158th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1210th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Harnett Elementary)5237.4
 14.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harnett County Schools)5951.3
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (South Harnett Elementary)49.429.7
 19.7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harnett County Schools)52.240.2
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Harnett Elementary)38.739.5
 0.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harnett County Schools)51.242.9
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (South Harnett Elementary)46.638
 8.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Harnett County Schools)53.443.5
 9.9%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Harnett Elementary)52.341.2
 11.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harnett County Schools)53.640.5
 13.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (South Harnett Elementary)45.943.8
 2.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Harnett County Schools)48.836
 12.8%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (South Harnett Elementary)48.349
 0.7%
   5th Grade Science (Harnett County Schools)6150.7
 10.3%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students509448
 12%
African American140112
 20%
American Indian74
 42.9%
Asian44
Hispanic8285
 3.7%
Pacific Islander01
White244185
 24.2%
Two or More Races3257
 78.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64.8%63.4%
 1.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Harnett Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 448 students attended South Harnett Elementary.

Students at South Harnett Elementary are 41% White, 25% African American, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

South Harnett Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend South Harnett Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Overhills High


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