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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370201002995
Overhills Elementary
2626 Ray Road, Spring Lake, NC 28390 · (910) 436-3545 · Harnett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
16.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
471 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 | 21 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
74%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
48.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
57.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Overhills Elementary
Overhills Elementary's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overhills Elementary this school | 866 | 54.4% | 53.8% |
| Matthews Charter Academy Matthews | 771 | 57.5% | N/A |
| Lake Myra Elementary Wendell | 722 | 55.4% | 52.5% |
| Johnston Charter Academy Clayton | 677 | 50.5% | N/A |
| R Brown McAllister Elementary Concord | 698 | 55.0% | 56.7% |
| Audrey W. Garrett Elementary Mebane | 785 | 58.5% | 63.2% |
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 Overhills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Harnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #702 of 1,297 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #684 of 1,296 | #5 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #675 of 1,300 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #44 of 1,485 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,062 of 1,377 | #14 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #31 of 1,379 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #1,141 of 1,414 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #620 of 937 | #7 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
866
+23 (+3%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 907
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
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 | 866 | 53.4 | 16.2:1 | 54% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 897 | 63.9 | 14.0:1 | 51% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 65.4 | 14.2:1 | 53% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 43% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 55.8 | 17.1:1 | 49% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 946 | 55 | 17.2:1 | 50% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 907 | 56 | 16.2:1 | 39% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overhills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (954 to 866); teachers down 4% (55.8 to 53.4).
About Overhills Elementary
Overhills Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school serving families in Spring Lake, North Carolina. Total enrollment is 866 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 85% bigger than the average of about 467 students for elementary schools in North Carolina.
Overhills Elementary is one of the 29 schools that make up Harnett County Schools (20,095 students in total).
White students make up 31% of enrollment at Overhills Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 31% Black, 22% Hispanic, and 13% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Harnett County's population at about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The school's 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Overhills Elementary, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harnett County is 74%.
Overhills Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 62.2% at Overhills Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harnett County show that the median household earns about $71,287 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Harnett County, 31 public schools serve about 20,611 students.
Of the public schools around it, Overhills Elementary is closest to Overhills Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 42.6% on proficiency, and Overhills Elementary is above that at 53.8%.
NCES describes the area around Overhills Elementary as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment increased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.3:1 to 16.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Overhills Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Spring Lake
- Overhills HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Overhills MiddleMiddle · 758 students
- William T Brown ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Spring Lake MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- Anderson Creek AcademyElementary · 305 students
- Manchester ElementaryElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Overhills Middle0.2 mi · 758
- Overhills High0.3 mi · 1,981
- Anderson Creek Academy2.2 mi · 305
- Anderson Creek Primary3.6 mi · 553
- Manchester Elementary5.3 mi · 254
- South Harnett Elementary5.3 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Overhills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Overhills Elementary?
Overhills Elementary enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Overhills Elementary serve?
Overhills Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Overhills Elementary have?
Overhills Elementary employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Overhills Elementary?
Overhills Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 22% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Overhills Elementary public or private?
Overhills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harnett County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.