Rye Cove Intermediate

As a rural-scale intermediate school in Clinchport, Virginia, Rye Cove Intermediate enrolls 138 students from grades 5 through 7, operated by Scott County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 82% below the state mean of about 750.

Scott County Public Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 4,166 students. Rye Cove Intermediate is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rye Cove Intermediate logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Rye Cove Intermediate has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rye Cove Intermediate sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.6%; this one delivers 74.4%.

In the broader community, Scott County reports that median household earnings sit near $46,349, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Scott County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,166 students), of which Rye Cove Intermediate is one.

Rye Cove High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Rye Cove Intermediate comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 80.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Rye Cove Intermediate's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 165 (now 138). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 96% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Rye Cove Intermediate community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.