📍 289 Pearl Street, Rising Sun, Cecil County, 21911
Rising Sun Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rising Sun, Cecil County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cecil County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rising Sun Middle School enrolls 619 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 559 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
235 of the school's 619 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rising Sun Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 35.
Rising Sun Middle School is one of 29 schools in Cecil County Public Schools, based in Elkton, Maryland. The district serves 14,853 students district-wide and employs 1,104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 619 students, Rising Sun Middle School is larger than the district average of about 512 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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