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Enrollment
561
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHERFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370408000925
R-S Middle School
607 Westbrook Dr., Rutherfordton, NC 28139 · (828) 286-4461 · Rutherford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-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
18.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
551 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 | 196 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 181 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 184 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%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
55.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
47.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 R-S Middle School
R-S Middle School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-S Middle School this school | 561 | 98.2% | 52.0% |
| Town Creek Middle Winnabow | 540 | 99.4% | 58.0% |
| East Rutherford Middle School Bostic | 533 | 98.7% | 47.2% |
| South Brunswick Middle Southport | 585 | 99.5% | 57.0% |
| Burns Middle Lawndale | 744 | 99.6% | 53.6% |
| Kings Mountain Intermediate Kings Mountain | 601 | 99.3% | 58.5% |
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 R-S Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #223 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #257 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #144 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #261 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #412 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #338 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #297 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #146 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
561
-98 (-15%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 896
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 561 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 98% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 36.4 | 15.4:1 | 98% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 40.2 | 14.3:1 | 99% (571) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 37.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 62% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 896 | 55 | 16.3:1 | 40% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R-S Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (641 to 561); teachers down 21% (37.9 to 30).
About R-S Middle School
A medium-sized middle school in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, R-S Middle School is part of Rutherford County Schools. The school reports 561 students in grades 6 through 8.
Rutherford County Schools has 18 schools; together they serve 7,394 students.
By race and ethnicity, R-S Middle School is 66% White. The school is also 14% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Rutherford County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at R-S Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at R-S Middle School was 18.7:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. R-S Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 98%. Across public schools in Rutherford County, the average is about the same, 98%.
R-S Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
R-S Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.0% is 3.1 points above the 48.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Rutherford County (population about 64,930), median household income is about $51,410, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. R-S Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Rutherford County, which together enroll about 9,205 students.
The closest public school, R-S Central High School, is about 0.5 miles from R-S Middle School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.3%; R-S Middle School's is 52.0%, ranking 6th of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
R-S Middle School had 659 students in 2020-21 and 561 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 18.7:1.
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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
- East Rutherford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Chase Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
Other schools in Rutherfordton
- R-S Central High SchoolHigh · 763 students
- Rutherfordton Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Pinnacle Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- R-S Central High School0.5 mi · 763
- Spindale Elementary School3.6 mi · 337
- Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School3.6 mi · 231
- Rutherfordton Elementary School4.5 mi · 397
- Pinnacle Elementary School5.0 mi · 254
- Rutherford Early College High School5.6 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About R-S Middle SchoolHow large is R-S Middle School?
R-S Middle School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does R-S Middle School serve?
R-S Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R-S Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at R-S Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at R-S Middle School?
Student demographics at R-S Middle School are roughly 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is R-S Middle School in?
R-S Middle School is part of Rutherford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.