East Rutherford Middle School

Summary:

East Rutherford Middle School is a public middle school in Bostic, North Carolina, serving 552 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Rutherford County Schools district.

While East Rutherford Middle School has a higher percentage of White and African American students compared to nearby schools, its academic performance is generally lower. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and Reading are below the district and state averages, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 335 out of 784 North Carolina middle schools in 2022-2023 and 439 out of 741 in 2020-2021. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White and multi-racial students performing poorly. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools within the Rutherford County Schools district, such as R-S Middle School and Chase Middle School, East Rutherford Middle School generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower statewide ranking. Even when compared to schools outside the district, such as Polk County Middle School, East Rutherford Middle School's academic performance is significantly lower. The school's high spending per student ($9,615 in 2018-2019) suggests that additional funding alone may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes, and the data indicates a need for a closer examination of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and targeted interventions to support the diverse needs of its student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 259 East Church Street
       Bostic, NC  28018


(828) 245-3750

District: Rutherford County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
375th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,615 Help


Students who attend East Rutherford Middle School usually attend:

High:    East Rutherford High School
    Rutherford Early College High School

Feeder schools for East Rutherford Middle School:

Elementary:    Ellenboro Elementary School
    Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
    Sunshine Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  563

Racial breakdown:

White:
68.4%
African American:
12.1%
Hispanic:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.1% Help


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Compare Details East Rutherford Middle School ranks better than 52.7% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Rutherford County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.97. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details East Rutherford Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Rutherford County Schools District. Student population at East Rutherford Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (68.4%), African American (12.1%), Hispanic (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Rutherford Middle School is 16.2. 1 middle schools in the Rutherford County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Rutherford Middle School is $9,615. 1 middle schools in the Rutherford County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Rutherford Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Rutherford Middle School 375th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See East Rutherford Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Rutherford County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rutherford County Schools 73rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Rutherford Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.33 328th 598 45.2%
2007 53.34 324th 606 46.5%
2008 53.73 318th 620 48.7%
2009 63.25 254th 630 59.7%
2010 57.71 331st 640 48.3%
2011 49.48 395th 648 39.0%
2012 47.97 412th 662 37.8%
2013 48.94 336th 673 50.1%
2014 42.67 357th 627 43.1%
2015 51.42 357th 705 49.4%
2016 42.26 418th 692 39.6%
2017 46.75 396th 694 42.9%
2018 53.73 339th 691 50.9%
2019 54.51 344th 737 53.3%
2021 39.00 439th 741 40.8%
2022 50.74 375th 786 52.3%
2023 54.79 335th 784 57.3%
2024 51.97 375th 793 52.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.31 125th 221 43.4%
2019 58.06 80th 237 66.2%
2021 28.32 196th 248 21.0%
2022 25.23 228th 283 19.4%
2023 23.32 259th 302 14.2%
2024 29.80 234th 306 23.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 46.87 198th 473 58.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.40 257th 604 57.5%
2019 58.86 225th 639 64.8%
2021 32.00 442nd 633 30.2%
2022 52.61 285th 689 58.6%
2023 63.16 205th 735 72.1%
2024 58.75 270th 743 63.7%
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Rank History for Female students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.70 315th 656 52.0%
2019 57.28 294th 684 57.0%
2021 38.32 421st 706 40.4%
2022 53.61 321st 733 56.2%
2023 59.79 274th 731 62.5%
2024 53.72 319th 738 56.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.12 103rd 475 78.3%
2019 68.65 90th 504 82.1%
2021 37.85 300th 478 37.2%
2022 37.56 251st 449 44.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.94 79th 127 37.8%
2019 31.09 368th 416 11.5%
2021 27.15 398th 448 11.2%
2022 24.35 422nd 450 6.2%
2023 25.77 420th 452 7.1%
2024 41.65 363rd 461 21.3%
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Rank History for Male students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.87 346th 665 48.0%
2019 49.29 364th 697 47.8%
2021 39.45 429th 711 39.7%
2022 46.11 402nd 748 46.3%
2023 48.57 366th 747 51.0%
2024 48.33 381st 751 49.3%
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Rank History for African American students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.19 129th 494 73.9%
2019 57.31 165th 519 68.2%
2021 36.65 329th 533 38.3%
2022 55.28 188th 550 65.8%
2023 53.90 195th 559 65.1%
2024 50.34 231st 560 58.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.33 168th 472 64.4%
2019 43.85 285th 493 42.2%
2021 50.15 242nd 522 53.6%
2022 54.81 212th 541 60.8%
2023 42.24 326th 553 41.0%
2024 64.38 146th 564 74.1%
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Rank History for White students at East Rutherford Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 448th 596 24.8%
2019 36.07 435th 624 30.3%
2021 24.05 512th 632 19.0%
2022 35.52 441st 658 33.0%
2023 43.63 373rd 656 43.1%
2024 33.32 463rd 652 29.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for East Rutherford Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 410 14 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1996 410 14 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1997 439 23 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 464
1998 469 19 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1999 586 156 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 751
2000 592 168 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 771
2001 547 177 5 7 0 n/a n/a 0 736
2002 576 166 2 22 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2003 576 166 2 22 0 n/a n/a 0 766
2004 576 172 4 24 0 n/a n/a 0 776
2005 562 190 3 35 1 n/a n/a 0 791
2006 538 179 4 36 0 n/a n/a 0 757
2007 508 134 5 38 0 n/a n/a 19 704
2008 494 118 6 28 0 n/a n/a 14 660
2009 499 128 4 30 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2010 521 114 6 33 0 n/a n/a 0 674
2011 465 98 5 22 1 2 50 0 643
2012 475 90 2 31 2 0 57 0 657
2013 465 95 2 31 1 0 40 0 634
2014 448 97 4 32 0 0 42 0 623
2015 435 88 4 36 0 0 42 0 605
2016 449 79 2 48 1 0 44 0 623
2017 416 77 0 50 0 0 38 0 581
2018 396 88 2 53 0 0 39 0 578
2019 391 85 2 54 0 1 45 0 578
2020 396 77 2 58 0 1 47 0 581
2021 392 92 2 62 1 1 34 0 584
2022 353 89 1 59 1 0 40 0 543
2023 368 78 4 59 2 0 41 0 552
2024 385 68 4 68 0 0 38 0 563

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Rutherford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 425 27.0 15.7 30.1
1996 425 27.0 15.7 30.1
1997 464 28.0 16.6 20.5
1998 489 30.0 16.3 21.7
1999 751 54.0 13.9 19.4
2000 771 54.0 14.3 39
2001 736 54.0 13.6 42.8
2002 766 54.0 14.2 51.3
2003 766 54.0 14.2 51.3
2004 776 54.0 14.4 53
2005 791 54.0 14.6 59.8
2006 757 54.0 14.0 57.9
2007 704 51.5 13.7 59
2008 660 49.3 13.4 63.3
2009 661 47.2 14.0 59.3
2010 674 40.9 16.4 66.3
2011 643 39.4 16.2 65.8
2012 657 38.2 17.1 66.8
2013 634 39.1 16.2 68
2014 623 38.3 16.2 66.9
2015 605 38.0 15.9 99.5
2016 623 37.0 16.8 96.6
2017 581 34.6 16.7 99.5
2018 578 35.8 16.1 99.5
2019 578 36.6 15.7 99.5
2020 581 35.7 16.2 99.5
2021 584 33.3 17.5 99.5
2022 543 38.0 14.2 99.4
2023 552 37.8 14.5 99.5
2024 563 34.5 16.2 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Rutherford Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 425 27.0 15.7 30.1
1996 425 27.0 15.7 30.1
1997 464 28.0 16.6 20.5
1998 489 30.0 16.3 21.7
1999 751 54.0 13.9 19.4
2000 771 54.0 14.3 39
2001 736 54.0 13.6 42.8
2002 766 54.0 14.2 51.3
2003 766 54.0 14.2 51.3
2004 776 54.0 14.4 53
2005 791 54.0 14.6 59.8
2006 757 54.0 14.0 57.9
2007 704 51.5 13.7 59
2008 660 49.3 13.4 63.3
2009 661 47.2 14.0 59.3
2010 674 40.9 16.4 66.3
2011 643 39.4 16.2 65.8
2012 657 38.2 17.1 66.8
2013 634 39.1 16.2 68
2014 623 38.3 16.2 66.9
2015 605 38.0 15.9 99.5
2016 623 37.0 16.8 96.6
2017 581 34.6 16.7 99.5
2018 578 35.8 16.1 99.5
2019 578 36.6 15.7 99.5
2020 581 35.7 16.2 99.5
2021 584 33.3 17.5 99.5
2022 543 38.0 14.2 99.4
2023 552 37.8 14.5 99.5
2024 563 34.5 16.2 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Rutherford Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $916 (9.5%) $8,699 (90.5%) $9,615

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Rutherford Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 344th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 335th of 784 Middle schools
 3.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (East Rutherford Middle School)62.443
 19.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools)67.151.1
 16%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (East Rutherford Middle School)65.348.2
 17.1%
   6th Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools)64.156
 8.1%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (East Rutherford Middle School)61.647.5
 14.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools)61.651.6
 10%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (East Rutherford Middle School)5257.5
 5.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools)6055.9
 4.1%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (East Rutherford Middle School)53.643.3
 10.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rutherford County Schools)47.238
 9.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (East Rutherford Middle School)46.455.5
 9.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Rutherford County Schools)49.452.4
 3%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (East Rutherford Middle School)80.377.4
 2.9%
   8th Grade Science (Rutherford County Schools)79.575.8
 3.7%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students578552
 4.5%
African American8578
 8.2%
American Indian02
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic5459
 9.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White391368
 5.9%
Two or More Races4541
 8.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%99.5%
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Students who attend East Rutherford Middle School usually go on to attend East Rutherford High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 563 students attended East Rutherford Middle School.

Students at East Rutherford Middle School are 68% White, 12% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

East Rutherford Middle School ranks 375th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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