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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201000877
Boone Trail Elementary
1425 Adcock Road, Lillington, NC 27546 · (910) 893-4013 · Harnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
538 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boone Trail Elementary
Boone Trail Elementary's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Trail Elementary this school | 545 | 98.7% | 41.0% |
| Greenwood Elementary Sanford | 571 | 99.5% | 63.2% |
| Corinth-Holders Elementary Zebulon | 585 | 99.5% | 59.7% |
| Avery's Creek Elementary Arden | 557 | 99.5% | 46.6% |
| Coats Elementary Coats | 633 | 96.7% | 36.0% |
| Rocky River Elementary Monroe | 536 | 99.4% | 63.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boone Trail Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,062 of 1,297 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #990 of 1,296 | #8 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,064 of 1,300 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #480 of 1,485 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #676 of 1,377 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #450 of 1,379 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #777 of 1,414 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.1% | #13 of 937 | #1 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
545
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 545 | 37 | 14.7:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 37.8 | 14.1:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 37.1 | 13.7:1 | 72% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 57% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 992 | 63.8 | 15.6:1 | 54% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 57 | 17.2:1 | 60% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 68% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 589 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 51% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 26 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boone Trail Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (992 to 545); teachers down 42% (63.8 to 37).
About Boone Trail Elementary
Boone Trail Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Lillington, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 545 students.
Boone Trail Elementary is among 29 schools run by Harnett County Schools, which serves 20,095 students.
Enrollment at Boone Trail Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 62% White share among all Harnett County residents. By the diversity index, Boone Trail Elementary comes in at 65%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.7:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 14.9:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Harnett County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Boone Trail Elementary is C-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 17% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Boone Trail Elementary's results are 7.7 points below predicted: 41.0% against 48.7%.
Harnett County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,287, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Boone Trail Elementary is among the 31 public schools in Harnett County.
Western Harnett High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Boone Trail Elementary is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 513 to 545.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Boone Trail Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,150
Census ACS
Median income
$71,287
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
20,611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harnett County Schools
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Harnett Central HighHigh · 1,522 students
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Triton HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Benhaven ElementaryElementary · 1,065 students
- Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · 1,059 students
Other schools in Lillington
- Western Harnett HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Western Harnett MiddleMiddle · 700 students
- Lillington-Shawtown ElementaryElementary · 695 students
- Harnett Virtual AcademyCombined · 100 students
- STAR AcademyHigh · 31 students
Other Boone Trail Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Boone Trail Elementary. Boone Trail Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- BOONE TRAIL ELEM.WENTZVILLE, MO · 479 students
Nearby schools
- Western Harnett High4.7 mi · 1,324
- Western Harnett Middle4.9 mi · 700
- Lillington-Shawtown Elementary6.4 mi · 695
- Broadway Elementary6.8 mi · 490
- Harnett Virtual Academy7.2 mi · 100
- STAR Academy7.2 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Boone Trail ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Boone Trail Elementary?
Boone Trail Elementary enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-05.
Is Boone Trail Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boone Trail Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Boone Trail Elementary have?
Boone Trail Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
How diverse is Boone Trail Elementary?
Boone Trail Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Boone Trail Elementary in?
Boone Trail Elementary is part of Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.