Rutherford Opportunity Center
- Address
- 140 Old Caroleen Road, Forest City, NC 28043
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 248-5294
- Grades served
- 6-12
- NCES school ID
- 370408002607
School calendar
Rutherford County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Rutherford Opportunity Center — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Forest City-Dunbar Elementary School1.5 mi
- Forrest W. Hunt Elementary School2.0 mi
- East Rutherford High School2.4 mi
- East Rutherford Middle School2.7 mi
- Rutherford Early College High School3.2 mi
- Chase Middle School4.2 mi
- Harris Elementary School4.5 mi
- Spindale Elementary School4.7 mi
- Ellenboro Elementary School5.0 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy5.2 mi
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 82Student counts for Rutherford Opportunity Center, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 82 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 170Student indicators for Rutherford Opportunity Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 170 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 12 FTETeacher figures for Rutherford Opportunity Center, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 12 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 18.2% | 5% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 13.2% | 5.3% |
| English II | 8% | 5% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 5.3% | 5% |
| Biology | 5% | 5% |
| NC Math 1 | 5% | 5% |
| NC Math 3 | 5% | 5% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 95% | -- | -- | -- |
| English II | 92% | 8% | -- | -- |
| NC Math 1 | 95% | -- | -- | -- |
| NC Math 3 | 95% | -- | -- | -- |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 94.7% | 5.3% | -- | -- |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 86.8% | 7.9% | 5.3% | -- |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 81.8% | 13.6% | -- | -- |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Does Not Meet Expected Growth | -6.27 | 56.2 |
| Reading | Does Not Meet Expected Growth | -6.27 | -- |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 12.04 |
| Experienced teachers | 12.04 (100%) |
| Beginning teachers | 0 (0%) |
| Holding a standard license | 12.04 (100%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 0 (0%) |
| National Board certified | 1 |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (158 of 170) | 92.9% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 78.6% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 0.84 |
| Library books per student | 62.28 |
| Students have device access | Yes |
| Devices may go home | Yes |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1.41 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | No |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | Yes |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Rutherford Opportunity Center's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Other high schools in this district
All 18 schools →Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.