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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Rutherford County, North Carolina

16 public schools in Rutherford County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Cliffside Elementary School leads the list at 76.9%, against a median of 60.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient

76.9%

Median % Proficient

60.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	94.7%	188	76.9%
2	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	97.4%	567	73.5%
3	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	95.9%	434	70.0%
4	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	98.3%	459	68.3%
5	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	95.2%	397	68.2%
6	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	98.6%	217	65.8%
7	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	96.5%	254	61.9%
8	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	98.3%	460	61.6%
9	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	98.7%	231	60.2%
10	Chase Middle School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	97.1%	484	58.3%
11	Chase High School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.7%	596	52.3%
12	R-S Middle School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	98.2%	561	52.0%
13	East Rutherford Middle School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Middle	98.7%	533	47.2%
14	East Rutherford High School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.4%	623	46.8%
15	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	95.3%	337	46.1%
16	R-S Central High School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	High	98.2%	763	38.1%

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