Schools in Rutherford County Schools
18 public schools in this North Carolina school district: 10 elementary · 3 middle · 4 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across North Carolina.
Elementary schools
10 schools in Rutherford County Schools, best first
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Cliffside Elementary School
95.1
ELA 84%Math 83%Science 88%
#62 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Rutherfordton Elementary School
89.5
ELA 71%Math 80%Science 86%
#132 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Rutherfordton
Ellenboro Elementary School
88.5
ELA 67%Math 84%Science 84%
#145 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Sunshine Elementary School
88.4
ELA 73%Math 81%Science 78%
#146 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Harris Elementary School
83.5
ELA 66%Math 77%Science 78%
#208 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #1 in Forest City
Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School
66.8
ELA 57%Math 71%Science 74%
#417 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Forest City
Pinnacle Elementary School
56.2
ELA 56%Math 70%Science 54%
#550 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #2 in Rutherfordton
Spindale Elementary School
41.1
ELA 46%Math 60%Science 67%
#740 of 1,256 in North Carolina
Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School
23.8
ELA 47%Math 48%Science 55%
#957 of 1,256 in North Carolina · #3 in Forest City
Mt. Vernon-Ruth Elementary School
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No published test results
Middle schools
3 schools in Rutherford County Schools, best first
High schools
4 schools in Rutherford County Schools, best first
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Rutherford Early College High School
83.9
ELA 98%Math 88%Science 80%
#83 of 512 in North Carolina
Chase High School
61.2
ELA 65%Math 75%Science 61%
#199 of 512 in North Carolina
R-S Central High School
42.1
ELA 63%Math 54%Science 55%
#297 of 512 in North Carolina
East Rutherford High School
24.3
ELA 52%Math 46%Science 43%
#388 of 512 in North Carolina