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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Across Rutherford County, North Carolina, 10 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cliffside Elementary School leads the list at 71.6%, against a median of 60.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Rutherford County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

71.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.5%

BEST IN READING · RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	188	71.6%
2	Harris Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	434	66.7%
3	Rutherfordton Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	397	66.3%
4	Ellenboro Elementary School	Ellenboro, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	567	65.4%
5	Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	459	63.5%
6	Sunshine Elementary School	Bostic, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	217	57.5%
7	Pinnacle Elementary School	Rutherfordton, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	254	56.6%
8	Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	460	53.9%
9	Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School	Forest City, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	231	47.0%
10	Spindale Elementary School	Spindale, NC	Rutherford County Schools	Elementary	337	40.6%

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