Rutherford Early College High School

High school·Grades 9-13 Spindale, North Carolina·28160
Score
83.9/100
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#83
Among 512 North Carolina high schools
#1
In Rutherford County Schools
Top 17%
In North Carolina

Score 83.9/100: better than 83% of North Carolina high schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
≈98%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 64%, better than 94% of them
55 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Math
≈88%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 79% of them
84 students tested; includes a banded result, so approximate
Science
80%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 59%, better than 76% of them
51 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolNC EOC English II≥9555
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 146.715
MathHigh schoolNC EOC NC Math 3≥9569
ScienceHigh schoolNC EOC Biology80.451

School profile

Grades
9-13
Students
202
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
202
Typical high school: 737
Free or reduced-price lunch
102%
Typical high school: 94%

District and location

City
Rutherford County

Contact

Address
286 ICC Loop Road
Spindale, NC 28160

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Rutherford Early College High School at a glance

Rutherford Early College High School is a public high school in Spindale, North Carolina, serving grades 9-13. It is part of Rutherford County Schools. It has about 202 students (a typical North Carolina high school has 737). About 102% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 94% at a typical North Carolina high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 98% in English language arts (similar schools: 64%) and 88% in math (similar schools: 58%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina high schools, it scores 83.9 out of 100: better than 83% of them, ranking #83 of 512. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.