R-S Central High School
641 Hwy 221 North
Rutherfordton NC, 28139, Rutherford County
Phone: 828-287-3304
Ranking: 
(259 out of 287, bottom 10%)*
(259 out of 287, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rutherford County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 58 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 887 | 912 | 906 | 979 | 1,035 | 1,060 | 1,066 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 245 | 27.6% | 250 | 27.4% | 221 | 24.4% | 276 | 28.2% | 307 | 29.7% | 273 | 25.8% | 278 | 26.1% |
| Grade 10: | 228 | 25.7% | 209 | 22.9% | 255 | 28.1% | 260 | 26.6% | 245 | 23.7% | 279 | 26.3% | 291 | 27.3% |
| Grade 11: | 186 | 21.0% | 230 | 25.2% | 237 | 26.2% | 242 | 24.7% | 256 | 24.7% | 286 | 27.0% | 266 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 228 | 25.7% | 223 | 24.5% | 193 | 21.3% | 201 | 20.5% | 227 | 21.9% | 222 | 20.9% | 231 | 21.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 451 | 50.8% | 477 | 52.3% | 467 | 51.5% | 504 | 51.5% | 502 | 48.5% | 515 | 48.6% | 516 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 436 | 49.2% | 435 | 47.7% | 439 | 48.5% | 475 | 48.5% | 525 | 50.7% | 537 | 50.7% | 528 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.9% | 30 | 3.3% | 19 | 1.9% | 22 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.3% | 16 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 134 | 15.1% | 145 | 15.9% | 150 | 16.6% | 166 | 17.0% | 204 | 19.7% | 224 | 21.1% | 198 | 18.6% |
| White: | 674 | 76.0% | 684 | 75.0% | 664 | 73.3% | 754 | 77.0% | 805 | 77.8% | 808 | 76.2% | 828 | 77.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 44 | 5.0% | 46 | 5.0% | 49 | 5.4% | 32 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 435 | 49.0% | 413 | 45.3% | 396 | 43.7% | 415 | 42.4% | 406 | 39.2% | 362 | 34.2% | 327 | 30.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.1% | 69 | 7.6% | 71 | 7.8% | 60 | 6.1% | 82 | 7.9% | 84 | 7.9% | 82 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.20 | 15.33 | 14.40 | 15.19 | 15.16 | 14.70 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 84% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 49.8% | 50.3% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 45.6% | 56.8% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.9% | 58.2% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.5% | 72.8% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.5% | 66.4% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.2% | 82% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 10.6% | 24.4% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 66.4% | 60.9% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 56.7% | 62.9% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 59.3% | 60.1% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80% | 73.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 80.6% | 79.5% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 60.1% | 62% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 65.2% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 61.7% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 62.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 73.1% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.5% | 69.3% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 82.7% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.3% | 38.4% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 65.6% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 61.9% | 62.1% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 74.7% | 68.1% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.9% | 57.5% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 59.5% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 65.7% | 60.3% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 56.9% | 56% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 68.8% | 65.3% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76.2% | 70.2% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 79.1% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 67% | 66.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 65% | 64.4% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 66.9% | 68.4% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 77.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.9% | 77.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 75.2% | 83.1% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 47.6% | 44.9% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 70.6% | 72.8% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 48.5% | 50.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 57.7% | 58.3% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 51.9% | 61.8% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 69.5% | 76.4% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 56% | 61.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55.2% | 50.1% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 55.1% | 53.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 64.8% | 60.6% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70% | 64.5% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 77.3% | 64.7% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 55.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 53.7% | 60% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 47.8% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 62% | 56.7% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 65.2% | 54.7% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 60.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 73.5% | 67.2% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 71.4% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | < 5.0% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 23.1% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 9.1% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 5% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 42.3% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 40.3% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 65.5% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64.6% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 62.5% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 61.9% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* R-S Central High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.