Highland Elementary (Harnett County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Highland Elementary is a Elementary in Sanford, NC. It currently serves 894 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Harnett County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Harnett County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:894
Number of Teachers: 63
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.22

Location Info

Location: 1915 Buffalo Lake Road, Sanford, NC 27330
Mailing Address: 1915 Buffalo Lake Road, Sanford, NC 27330
Phone: (919)499-2200
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 153
Grade 2 157
Grade 3 130
Grade 4 149
Grade 5 158
Kindergarten 147
Gender/Sex of Highland Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 459 51.34
Female 435 48.66
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Highland Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.22
Asian 8 0.90
Black or African American 163 18.23
Hispanic/Latino 235 26.29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 0.90
Two or more races 68 7.61
White 410 45.86
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.44
Asian 3 0.65
Black or African American 87 18.95
Hispanic/Latino 119 25.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1.09
Two or more races 37 8.06
White 206 44.88
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 5 1.15
Black or African American 76 17.47
Hispanic/Latino 116 26.67
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 0.69
Two or more races 31 7.13
White 204 46.90

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 23 15.03
Hispanic/Latino 44 28.76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1.96
Two or more races 13 8.50
White 70 45.75
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.64
Black or African American 27 17.20
Hispanic/Latino 40 25.48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.64
Two or more races 13 8.28
White 75 47.77
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.77
Black or African American 27 20.77
Hispanic/Latino 37 28.46
Two or more races 6 4.62
White 59 45.39
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 1.34
Black or African American 24 16.11
Hispanic/Latino 38 25.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.67
Two or more races 13 8.73
White 71 47.65
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 1.90
Black or African American 20 12.66
Hispanic/Latino 43 27.22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1.27
Two or more races 9 5.70
White 81 51.27
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.68
Asian 2 1.36
Black or African American 42 28.57
Hispanic/Latino 33 22.45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.68
Two or more races 14 9.52
White 54 36.74