Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School

Regular School · Forest City, NC

Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School is a regular school school in Forest City, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 231 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

231

Teachers (FTE)

13.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	182	79%
Two or more races	25	11%
Hispanic/Latino	15	6%
Black or African American	8	3%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	231	117M / 114F

English Language Learners: 9 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	55-59%	41.9%	104
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	46.9%	104
Science Proficiency	60-69%	—	37

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)

+0.10 grade levels

Math

-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

14 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

30.3% 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.)	231	100%

Contact & Location

2785 Hudlow Road

Forest City, NC 28043

Phone: (828)287-4792

http://mvres.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
Pinnacle Elementary School Elementary
Rutherfordton Elementary School Elementary
Spindale Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28043) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370408001646

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