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Rugby Middle

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Rugby Middle ranks 128 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 83% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rugby Middle is a public middle school located in Hendersonville, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 838 students. The school is part of the Henderson County Schools district, which is ranked 86 out of 242 districts in the state.

Rugby Middle has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of North Carolina middle schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is ranked 128 out of 773 middle schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the nearby Flat Rock Middle and Apple Valley Middle schools in both academic proficiency and statewide rankings.

Despite having a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Rugby Middle continues to excel academically, with consistently high proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science compared to the district and state averages. The school's strong performance extends across various student subgroups, including Female, Male, White, Multi-racial, and Gifted and Talented students. While the school performs exceptionally well overall, there are a few areas, such as the performance of Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Disabled students, where the school could potentially improve to further strengthen its already impressive academic outcomes.

849

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,445

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3345 Haywood Road
Hendersonville, NC 28791

(828) 891-6566

District: Henderson County Schools

Students who attend Rugby Middle usually attend:

High:	Henderson County Early College
	West Henderson High

Feeder schools for Rugby Middle:

Elementary:	Etowah Elementary
	Glenn C Marlow Elementary
	Mills River Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.5%

Hispanic:

15.7%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Henderson County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg55%

North Carolina avg54%

128^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Henderson County Schools

86^th of 242Henderson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	128 of 773	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	122 of 793	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	106 of 784	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	120 of 786	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	69 of 741	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	75 of 737	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	79 of 691	88.6%	★★★★☆
2017	89.1	48 of 694	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.6	50 of 692	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	73 of 705	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	87.7	57 of 627	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	86.3	74 of 673	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	88 of 662	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.4	79 of 648	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	49 of 640	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	19 of 630	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.4	36 of 620	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	88.0	19 of 606	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	37 of 598	93.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	68.7	88 of 533	83.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	49.3	162 of 449	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	168 of 478	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	124 of 504	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	145 of 475	69.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	164 of 371	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	153 of 356	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	151 of 318	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	115 of 733	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	129 of 738	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	96 of 731	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	119 of 733	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	76 of 706	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	62 of 684	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	65 of 656	90.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	46 of 458	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	67.8	114 of 461	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	77 of 452	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	29 of 450	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	6 of 448	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	68.5	92 of 416	77.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	224 of 562	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	223 of 564	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	182 of 553	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	66 of 541	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	41 of 522	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	61 of 493	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	81 of 472	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	149 of 729	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	132 of 743	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	117 of 735	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	44 of 689	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	36 of 633	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	41 of 639	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	40 of 604	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	128 of 733	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	121 of 751	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	120 of 747	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	110 of 748	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	66 of 711	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	93 of 697	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	79 of 665	88.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	98 of 328	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	127 of 306	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	93 of 302	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	69 of 283	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	61 of 237	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	105 of 221	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	69 of 478	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	178 of 473	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	165 of 649	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	174 of 652	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	140 of 656	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	174 of 658	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	116 of 632	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	126 of 624	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	112 of 596	81.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

African American (2021)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)64th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+17 vs state

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

Reading65%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rugby Middle	Public	6-8	3345 Haywood Road	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 891-6566	849	51	16.6	39.6%	658 (77.5%)	14 (1.6%)	133 (15.7%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.5%)	81	128^th of 773 public middle schools	83.4%		81.1	122^nd of 793 public middle schools	84.6%	6		70.9	70.2	71.6		69.5	60.7	65.2		77.1	$8,445	$526	$7,919
Hendersonville Middle	Public	6-8	825 North Whitted Street	Hendersonville	28791	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4800	540	37	14.5	49.6%	337 (62.4%)	46 (8.5%)	102 (18.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	40 (7.4%)	71.3	187^th of 773 public middle schools	75.8%		66.8	234^th of 793 public middle schools	70.5%	47		69.2	70.4	57.6		62.4	66.3	56.1		62.4	$10,377	$1,128	$9,249
Apple Valley Middle	Public	6-8	43 Fruitland Road	Hendersonville	28792	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4545	820	55	15.0	68.5%	383 (46.7%)	21 (2.6%)	355 (43.3%)	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	39 (4.8%)	43.4	446^th of 773 public middle schools	42.3%		43.3	457^th of 793 public middle schools	42.4%	11		54.3	50.3	66.4		37.6	39.5	46.9		56.3	$9,107	$1,028	$8,080
Flat Rock Middle	Public	6-8	191 Preston Lane	East Flat Rock	28726	Henderson County	Henderson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 697-4775	748	44	16.8	71.0%	412 (55.1%)	14 (1.9%)	282 (37.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.8%)	24.6	593^rd of 773 public middle schools	23.3%		34.6	535^th of 793 public middle schools	32.5%	58		34.7	43.3	31.1		36.4	38.3	40.8		52.7	$8,914	$670	$8,244
Koontz Intermediate	Public	5-6	305 Overlook Road	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 684-1295	725	40	18.1	99.2%	389 (53.7%)	84 (11.6%)	158 (21.8%)	31 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	58 (8.0%)								(n/a)	50.0	57.8			52.4	53.0			56.7		$8,533	$972	$7,561
Valley Springs Middle	Public	5-8	224 Long Shoals Road	Arden	28704	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 654-1785	654	46	14.3	99.5%	335 (51.2%)	71 (10.9%)	176 (26.9%)	21 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	45 (6.9%)	62.6	265^th of 773 public middle schools	65.7%		57.1	312^th of 793 public middle schools	60.7%	47			60.1	60.8			56.4	51.8		64.6	$11,876	$1,485	$10,391
Cane Creek Middle	Public	6-8	570 Lower Brush Creek Road	Fletcher	28732	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 628-0824	499	33	14.9	98.0%	409 (82.0%)	17 (3.4%)	51 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	83.7	106^th of 773 public middle schools	86.3%		83.3	108^th of 793 public middle schools	86.4%	2		70.4	75.7	62.7		62.9	68.9	74.6		79.5	$9,589	$601	$8,988
Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	2 Rocket Drive	Asheville	28803	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 298-7484	490	33	15.0	98.2%	256 (52.2%)	102 (20.8%)	82 (16.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	47.9	405^th of 773 public middle schools	47.6%		54.5	342^nd of 793 public middle schools	56.9%	63		44.4	50.9	54.4		46.6	48.5	55.3		59.6	$10,391	$728	$9,664
Brevard Middle	Public	6-8	400 Fisher Rd	Brevard	28712	Transylvania County	Transylvania County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 884-2091	472	40	11.8	99.4%	335 (71.0%)	16 (3.4%)	78 (16.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.3%)	53.7	345^th of 773 public middle schools	55.4%		65.2	245^th of 793 public middle schools	69.1%	100		45.9	53.2	58.4		51.0	51.9	57.7		63.3	$10,976	$1,048	$9,927
Enka Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 Asheville Commerce Parkway	Candler	28715	Buncombe County	Buncombe County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 255-1380	585	39	14.8	99.5%	380 (65.0%)	22 (3.8%)	154 (26.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)								(n/a)	48.2	57.2			41.6	51.5			61.6		$9,013	$1,227	$7,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Rugby Middle

What district is Rugby Middle in?

Henderson County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rugby Middle?

Students at Rugby Middle are 78% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Rugby Middle attend?

Students who attend Rugby Middle usually go on to attend Henderson County Early College

Is Rugby Middle a good school?

Rugby Middle ranks 128^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rugby Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Rugby Middle.

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