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What's something Rucker Stewart Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001677
Rucker Stewart Middle
350 Hancock ST, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-1734 · Sumner County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Tennessee 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.
- ·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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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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 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 39% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
31.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +6.9pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 26.9% |
| 2022-23 | 20.2% | 24.1% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rucker Stewart Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #201 of 336 ▲ 18 | #12 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #214 of 336 ▼ 2 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #133 of 349 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #17 of 325 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #65 of 216 | #2 of 6 |
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
585
-222 (-28%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 609
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 | 585 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 45 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 41.3 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 51 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 735 | 50 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 62% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 57% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 26 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rucker Stewart Middle.
About Rucker Stewart Middle
Rucker Stewart Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Gallatin, Tennessee, under Sumner County. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 585 students.
The district, Sumner County, operates 53 schools serving 30,719 students.
White students are the largest group at Rucker Stewart Middle, with 36% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 30% Hispanic, 27% Black, and 6% multiracial. Sumner County's residents are about 80% White, 43 points above the school's share. Rucker Stewart Middle has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Measured against Tennessee public middle schools, Rucker Stewart Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sumner County, median household income is about $90,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Rucker Stewart Middle is one of 53 public schools in Sumner County, which together enroll about 30,719 students.
Gallatin Senior High School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Rucker Stewart Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rucker Stewart Middle went from 807 students to 585.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Gallatin
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Gallatin Senior High School0.3 mi · 1,644
- Howard Elementary0.9 mi · 591
- Guild Elementary1.1 mi · 556
- Union Elementary School1.8 mi · 620
- R T Fisher Alternative1.9 mi · 127
- Patricia Brown Virtual Academy2.2 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Rucker Stewart MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rucker Stewart Middle?
Rucker Stewart Middle enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rucker Stewart Middle serve?
Rucker Stewart Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rucker Stewart Middle?
At Rucker Stewart Middle, the student body is approximately 36% White, 30% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Rucker Stewart Middle public or private?
Rucker Stewart Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
What county does Rucker Stewart Middle serve?
Rucker Stewart Middle serves Sumner County in TN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.