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Rockvale High School

6545 Highway 99, Rockvale, TN 37153 · (615) 893-5812 · Rutherford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,126 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Tennessee public high schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 Tennessee public high schools

Enrollment
2,126
High
DISTRICT 1,566 · STATE 754
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 952425%
Grade 1049023%
Grade 1154726%
Grade 1256527%
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
1,10352%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
40519%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
39118%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
814%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
1356%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
50%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,09952%
Female
1,02748%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
60.7%
TN avg 40.9% . +1.7pp since 2022
Math
40.8%
TN avg 39.3% . +14.6pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 15 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.7%40.8%
2023-2458.9%35.4%
2022-2359.0%26.2%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Rockvale High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Rutherford County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.8%#79 of 339
▲ 15
#4 of 10
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.7%#47 of 337
▼ 9
#1 of 9
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,126#12 of 381#5 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#27 of 332#5 of 9
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,126
-32 (-1%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,126N/AN/AN/A
2023-242,178130.216.7:1N/A
2022-232,292126.718.1:1N/A
2020-212,15810320.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockvale High School.

About Rockvale High School

Rockvale High School is a large high school. Its address is in Rockvale, Tennessee. It has an enrollment of 2,126 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Tennessee, the average enrollment is about 754.

Rutherford County includes 53 schools. Together they enroll 52,127 students.

The largest group at Rockvale High School is White students, at 52%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Rutherford County, the White share is about 66%. The diversity index for Rockvale High School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Among Tennessee public high schools, Rockvale High School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

In the surrounding county, Rutherford County, median household income comes to about $85,470, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 69 public schools and about 61,904 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Rockvale High School from the closest public school, Rockvale Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,126, close to the 2,158 recorded in 2020-21.

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Rutherford County at a glance

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Population
360,646
Census ACS
Median income
$85,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
61,904 students

Quick facts

School name
Rockvale High School
District
Rutherford County
Address
6545 Highway 99, Rockvale, TN 37153
Phone
(615) 893-5812
County
Rutherford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,126
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
470369002580
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rockvale High School
How large is Rockvale High School?
Rockvale High School enrolls approximately 2,126 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Rockvale High School serve?
Rockvale High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How diverse is Rockvale High School?
Rockvale High School reports a student body of 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rockvale High School public or private?
Rockvale High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rutherford County.
What county does Rockvale High School serve?
Rockvale High School serves Rutherford County in TN.
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