R-S Middle School

Regular School · Rutherfordton, NC

R-S Middle School is a regular school school in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, serving grades 06–08 with 561 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

561

Teachers (FTE)

30.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	373	66%
Black or African American	78	14%
Two or more races	56	10%
Hispanic/Latino	51	9%
Asian	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	561	298M / 263F

English Language Learners: 17 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	32.0% -9.9pp	41.9%	639
Reading Proficiency	43.0% -3.9pp	46.9%	633
Science Proficiency	75.0%	—	223

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

124 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

180

32.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	561	100%

Contact & Location

607 Westbrook Dr.

Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Phone: (828)286-4461

http://rsms.rcsnc.org/

District

Rutherford County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,437

District enrollment: 7,527

Other Schools in District

Cliffside Elementary School Elementary
Ellenboro Elementary School Elementary
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School Elementary
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School Elementary
Harris Elementary School Elementary
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School Elementary
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Rutherfordton Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28139) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370408000925

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD