📍 259 East Church Street, Bostic, Rutherford County, 28018
East Rutherford Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bostic, Rutherford County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rutherford County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Rutherford Middle School enrolls 552 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 14% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 368 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 78 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 552 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 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.
East Rutherford Middle 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.
East Rutherford Middle 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 552 students, East Rutherford Middle School is larger 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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