📍 422 Old Dixie Road, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 29720
A. R. Rucker Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
A. R. Rucker Middle enrolls 519 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 28% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 260 | 50% |
| White | 144 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
519 of the school's 519 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 519 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
A. R. Rucker Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 16, state house district 44.
A. R. Rucker Middle is one of 23 schools in Lancaster 01, based in Lancaster, South Carolina. The district serves 15,417 students district-wide and employs 989 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 519 students, A. R. Rucker Middle is smaller than the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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