Middle Schools in Rutherford County Schools

The Rutherford County Schools district in North Carolina is home to three middle schools serving grades 6-8: East Rutherford Middle School, R-S Middle School, and Chase Middle School. These schools serve predominantly economically disadvantaged student populations, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 97.85% to 99.38%.

Among the three schools, Chase Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, consistently ranking higher than the other two schools in the state-wide SchoolDigger rankings and outperforming the district and state averages on most standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 6th grade math, Chase had 70% proficiency compared to 57.9% for the district and 57.2% for the state.

While the schools spend between $8,987 and $9,772 per student, which is in line with the district and state averages, and maintain reasonable student-teacher ratios, the data suggests that mathematics may be a relative weakness across the district, with 8th grade math proficiency rates well below the state average. Targeted interventions and support in this area could be beneficial for all three middle schools in the Rutherford County Schools district.