Across 14 schools in Rutherford County Schools, 42.7% of Black students meet grade level proficient+. That is 0.9 points above the North Carolina average for Black students.
Search North Carolina schools ›Average across the 14 schools in Rutherford County Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 12 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School reports 63.7% of Black students meeting the standard. Rutherford Opportunity Center, in the same district, reports 5%. That is a 58.7-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting grade level proficient+. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
| School | All | Black | Hispanic | White | Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffside Elementary School | 76.2% | 71.4% | 66.7% | 80% | — |
| Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School | 69.1% | 63.7% | 61.6% | 78.9% | 70% |
| Ellenboro Elementary School | 73.1% | 61.1% | 80.4% | 72.8% | — |
| Rutherfordton Elementary School | 69.1% | 55.6% | 62.9% | 69.7% | — |
| CHASE High School | 62.1% | 45.5% | 48.5% | 65.2% | — |
| CHASE Middle School | 57.7% | 44.4% | 50.5% | 61.5% | — |
| Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School | 61.8% | 40.5% | 56.7% | 64.9% | — |
| Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School | 58.6% | 40% | 50% | 60.8% | — |
| R-S Middle School | 51.8% | 38.6% | 51.3% | 55.7% | — |
| East Rutherford Middle School | 46.8% | 35.9% | 41.5% | 50.9% | — |
| East Rutherford High School | 52.5% | 34.7% | 40.9% | 60.3% | — |
| Spindale Elementary School | 46.2% | 33% | 55.6% | 53.2% | — |
| R-S Central High School | 47.5% | 28.4% | 29.8% | 53.8% | — |
| Rutherford Opportunity Center Alt | 6.3% | 5% | 5% | 8.5% | — |
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