R-S Middle School

R-S Middle School is a mid-sized intermediate school in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, operated by Rutherford County Schools. The school instructs 561 students in grades 6 through 8.

Rutherford County Schools runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 7,394 students. R-S Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, R-S Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder reads as 14% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, R-S Middle School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R-S Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Rutherford County put median household income runs about $51,410, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Rutherford County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,205 students), of which R-S Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: R-S Central High School, around 0.5 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts R-S Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. R-S Middle School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 561). The White share of enrollment fell from 71% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for R-S Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.