Lillington-Shawtown Elementary

Lillington-Shawtown Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school in Lillington, North Carolina, overseen by Harnett County Schools. The school educates 695 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 467.

Lillington-Shawtown Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Harnett County Schools, a district that teaches 20,095 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lillington-Shawtown Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Harnett County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lillington-Shawtown Elementary reports 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at Lillington-Shawtown Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Harnett County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lillington-Shawtown Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the broader community, Harnett County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,287 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Harnett County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,611 students), Lillington-Shawtown Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STAR Academy, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lillington-Shawtown Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lillington-Shawtown Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lillington-Shawtown Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 708 (now 695). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 8% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lillington-Shawtown Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.