📍 345 Highland School Rd, Sanford, Harnett County, 27332
Highland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sanford, Harnett County. The school has 875 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Middle enrolls 875 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 26% Black or African American and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 226 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 9.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 875 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 51.
Highland Middle is one of 28 schools in Harnett County Schools, based in Lillington, North Carolina. The district serves 20,095 students district-wide and employs 1,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 875 students, Highland Middle is larger than the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe