📍 3345 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, Henderson County, 28791
Rugby Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hendersonville, Henderson County. The school has 804 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henderson County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rugby Middle enrolls 804 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 613 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 804 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Rugby Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 117.
Rugby Middle is one of 23 schools in Henderson County Schools, based in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The district serves 12,619 students district-wide and employs 861 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 804 students, Rugby Middle is larger than the district average of about 549 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large