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Enrollment
533
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370408001648
East Rutherford Middle School
259 East Church Street, Bostic, NC 28018 · (828) 245-3750 · Rutherford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
526 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 166 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 190 | 36% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
46.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
44.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 East Rutherford Middle School
East Rutherford Middle School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Rutherford Middle School this school | 533 | 98.7% | 47.2% |
| Town Creek Middle Winnabow | 540 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| Cedar Grove Middle Supply | 507 | 99.4% | 47.1% |
| R-S Middle School Rutherfordton | 561 | 98.2% | 52.0% |
| Western Rockingham Middle Madison | 521 | 98.7% | 53.9% |
| Chase Middle School Forest City | 484 | 97.1% | 58.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 East Rutherford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #272 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #278 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #257 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #277 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #440 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #329 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #273 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #209 of 300 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
533
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 533 | 26.6 | 20.0:1 | 99% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 34.6 | 16.3:1 | 99% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 37.8 | 14.6:1 | 99% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 99% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 35.9 | 16.1:1 | 99% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 97% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 66% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 54 | 13.6:1 | 43% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Rutherford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (578 to 533); teachers down 26% (35.9 to 26.6).
About East Rutherford Middle School
East Rutherford Middle School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in Bostic, North Carolina. The school enrolls 533 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Rutherford County Schools enrolls 7,394 students in 18 schools, including East Rutherford Middle School.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at East Rutherford Middle School. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 16 points below the 82% share among Rutherford County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at East Rutherford Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
The school has about 20.0 students per teacher and 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. Across public schools in Rutherford County, the average is about the same, 98%.
East Rutherford Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, East Rutherford Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.2% actual against a predicted 48.7%.
Census estimates describe Rutherford County this way: median household income is about $51,410, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Rutherford County number 20 and enroll about 9,205.
Of nearby public schools, East Rutherford High School is the closest, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. East Rutherford Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 533, 9% below the 584 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 17.7:1 to 20.0:1.
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Rutherford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,930
Census ACS
Median income
$51,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,205 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rutherford County Schools
- R-S Central High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- East Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 623 students
- Chase High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Ellenboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- R-S Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- Chase Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
Other schools in Bostic
- East Rutherford High SchoolHigh · 623 students
- Sunshine Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- East Rutherford High School1.6 mi · 623
- Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School2.6 mi · 459
- Rutherford Opportunity Center2.7 mi · 82
- Ellenboro Elementary School3.3 mi · 567
- Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School4.3 mi · 460
- Rutherford Early College High School5.0 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About East Rutherford Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Rutherford Middle School?
East Rutherford Middle School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does East Rutherford Middle School serve?
East Rutherford Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at East Rutherford Middle School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at East Rutherford Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Rutherford Middle School?
At East Rutherford Middle School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees East Rutherford Middle School?
East Rutherford Middle School is overseen by Rutherford County Schools in Rutherford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.