Spindale Elementary School
161 North Oak St
Spindale NC, 28160, Rutherford County
Phone: 828-286-2861
Ranking: 
(1,056 out of 1,874, bottom 44%)*
(1,056 out of 1,874, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 417 | 433 | 455 | 461 | 494 | 486 | 516 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 34 | 7.9% | 41 | 9.0% | 35 | 7.6% | 33 | 6.7% | NA | NA | 34 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 20.1% | 84 | 19.4% | 89 | 19.6% | 72 | 15.6% | 72 | 14.6% | 68 | 14.0% | 81 | 15.7% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 19.4% | 76 | 17.6% | 55 | 12.1% | 62 | 13.4% | 75 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.8% | 80 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 18.5% | 48 | 11.1% | 62 | 13.6% | 66 | 14.3% | 77 | 15.6% | 86 | 17.7% | 80 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 13.7% | 64 | 14.8% | 64 | 14.1% | 75 | 16.3% | 85 | 17.2% | 82 | 16.9% | 95 | 18.4% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 14.1% | 57 | 13.2% | 71 | 15.6% | 81 | 17.6% | 74 | 15.0% | 92 | 18.9% | 78 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 14.1% | 70 | 16.2% | 73 | 16.0% | 70 | 15.2% | 78 | 15.8% | 81 | 16.7% | 68 | 13.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 207 | 49.6% | 210 | 48.5% | 220 | 48.4% | 213 | 46.2% | 225 | 45.5% | 231 | 47.5% | 231 | 44.8% |
| Female: | 210 | 50.4% | 223 | 51.5% | 235 | 51.6% | 248 | 53.8% | 261 | 52.8% | 247 | 50.8% | 250 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 6.0% | 21 | 4.8% | 17 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 108 | 25.9% | 117 | 27.0% | 125 | 27.5% | 116 | 25.2% | 181 | 36.6% | 181 | 37.2% | 166 | 32.2% |
| White: | 237 | 56.8% | 252 | 58.2% | 270 | 59.3% | 271 | 58.8% | 291 | 58.9% | 284 | 58.4% | 297 | 57.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 11.0% | 39 | 9.0% | 39 | 8.6% | 48 | 10.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 357 | 85.6% | 309 | 71.4% | 335 | 73.6% | 318 | 69.0% | 332 | 67.2% | 345 | 71.0% | 376 | 72.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.8% | 30 | 6.9% | 38 | 8.4% | 48 | 10.4% | 61 | 12.3% | 53 | 10.9% | 48 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.62 | 17.32 | 17.95 | 17.31 | 17.61 | 16.70 | 17.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 74.6% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.4% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 86.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.6% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 42.9% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83.9% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 83.7% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 55.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 72.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 67.4% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 70.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 72% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 48.0% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.8% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 72.5% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.4% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 86.1% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 87.6% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.1% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 46.1% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 56.6% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.4% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 74.5% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 43.0% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 47.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 67.9% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81.9% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.3% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 81.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.8% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 89.3% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 92.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 56.3% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 62.1% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69.7% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 75.5% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 74% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 37.4% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 43.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 63.6% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.1% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.7% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.6% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 45.5% | 45.4% |
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* Spindale Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.