Overhills High

2495 Ray Road, Spring Lake NC, 28390 | Harnett County Schools | 910-436-1436
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1826
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 6% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Spring Lake
  • Ranked #0 of 3289 in North Carolina
Proficiency Averages
31%Spring Lake
43%North Carolina

Overhills High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Harnett County Schools" in Spring Lake, NC. There are a total of 1,826 students and 95 teachers at Overhills High, for a student to teacher ratio of 20 to 1.

Overhills High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 6% lower than the North Carolina average.

Overhills High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1826
Teachers95
Student/Teacher ratio20:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment141
Taking some courses33
Taking some courses (not tests)116
Passing some courses11
Passing no courses11

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Overhills High, there are a total of 141 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 33 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All33%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School33%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School47%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Overhills High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNorth CarolinaNational
White 41.8% 49.8% 51.3% 51.1%
Black 33.4% 24.6% 26.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 0.7% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.8% 18.1% 14.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.4% 1.2% 1.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.3% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 7.0% 5.4% 3.7% 3.1%

Spring Lake demographics profile

StatisticSpring LakeNorth CarolinaNational
Population3,60510,488,084328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)78121891
Median age38.538.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.7:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)40%57%55%
Speak English77%89%79%
Speak Spanish20%7%13%

Education level achieved in Spring Lake

IndexSpring LakeNorth CarolinaNational
Completed 8th grade69.3%83.4%84.3%
Completed high school68.5%81.9%83.0%
Completed some college44.1%59.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree17.9%38.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors10.4%29.0%30.3%
Completed masters4.3%10.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.0%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.2%1.3%1.3%
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Source: The Overhills High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.