Rock Springs Middle School

Rock Springs Middle School is a 6-8 campus of big scale in Smyrna, Tennessee, overseen by Rutherford County, caters to 1,152 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 108% larger than the state mean of about 554.

Within Rutherford County, which oversees 53 schools and 52,127 students, Rock Springs Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rock Springs Middle School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 33% White, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Rutherford County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rutherford County) logs that median household income runs about $85,470, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rock Springs Middle School is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

The closest other public school is Rocky Fork Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Springs Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rock Springs Middle School's enrollment has grew 14% since 2018, when it stood at 1,011 (now 1,152). Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 38% across the same window.

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