A. R. Rucker Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lancaster, South Carolina
A. R. Rucker Middle in Lancaster, South Carolina enrolled 477 students in 2024-25 with 37.4 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
519 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.1 to 37.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 519 | 35.1 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 35.0 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 477 | 37.4 | 12.8 |
12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools
Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 273 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection A. R. Rucker Middle enrolled 545 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 192 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 273 of the 545 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions192
- Chronically absent42.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.3% of students were Black, 26.2% White, 16.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black50.3%
- White26.2%
- Hispanic16.4%
- Two or more races6.3%
- Asian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at A. R. Rucker Middle scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 24% | 52% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 45% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Lancaster
3 public middle schools in Lancaster report 2024-25 enrollment; A. R. Rucker Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. Rucker Middle | 477 | 12.8 | 100.0% |
| South Middle | 439 | 11.5 | 100.0% |
| Buford Middle | 374 | 12.9 | 56.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about A. R. Rucker Middle
- South MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 439 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Buford MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.8 miles away: 374 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare A. R. Rucker Middle with South MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lancaster 01 spends per student$12,216 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,216
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaA. R. Rucker Middle is the number 159 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#159 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.12.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about A. R. Rucker Middle
How many students attend A. R. Rucker Middle?
477 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 519 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lancaster, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at A. R. Rucker Middle?
12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is A. R. Rucker Middle a Title I school?
A. R. Rucker Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at A. R. Rucker Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at A. R. Rucker Middle scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is A. R. Rucker Middle in?
Lancaster 01, NCES district ID 4502580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450258001260 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.