Benhaven Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 1,065 students
Highland Elementary
1915 Buffalo Lake Road, Sanford, NC 27330
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
854
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Harnett County Schools
Harnett County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Highland Elementary
Highland Elementary is a public elementary school in Sanford, North Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Harnett County Schools. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Harnett County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 854 students were enrolled, with about 15.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,394 North Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 854 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- Harnett County Schools
- County
- Harnett County
- NCES school ID
- 370201002630
Schools near Highland Elementary
All 24 schools in Sanford →
Johnsonville Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 489 students
Anderson Creek Academy
Charter · Grades K–5 · 305 students
Overhills Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 866 students
Anderson Creek Primary
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 553 students
Boone Trail Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 545 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.