📍 2785 Hudlow Road, Forest City, Rutherford County, 28043
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest City, Rutherford County. The school has 235 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rutherford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School enrolls 235 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 235 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 112.
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School is one of 18 schools in Rutherford County Schools, based in Forest City, North Carolina. The district serves 7,394 students district-wide and employs 565 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 235 students, Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 411 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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