📍 201 Bob Hardin Road, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, 28139
Rutherfordton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rutherfordton, Rutherford County. The school has 390 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 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rutherfordton Elementary School enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% Black or African American and 7.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 390 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 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.
Rutherfordton 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.
Rutherfordton 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 390 students, Rutherfordton Elementary School is close to 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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