Rutherford Choice

A COMMITMENT TO CHOICE

School choice means giving families access to a variety of K-12 education options for their students.

Rutherford County Schools is committed to ensuring we are responsive to our families’ needs, that our families are engaged as partners, and that students have access to a variety of options. Our school choices include high-quality community schools, specialized academic programs and academic magnet schools, a virtual school program, an MTSU laboratory school, and personalized learning environments.

We encourage you to learn more about our academic offerings, enrichment opportunities, and exceptional choices through this School Selection Guide. Please use this resource to explore all that Rutherford County Schools has to offer.

For more information about school choice in Rutherford County, visit our website, email [email protected], or follow on Twitter @RCSchoice.

Rutherford Choice - Secondary application window now open (Feb. 3-April 1, 2023)

RCS is accepting the following Choice Applications as part of the secondary Choice Application window. For more information please see our Choice School Guide linked below.

	Open Choice- Open Choice schools with remaining seats will continue to accept applications through April 1. Holloway High School will accept applications through the start of the Fall 2023 semester.
	Advanced Academic- Lavergne High School’s Early College at Motlow will accept applications until April 1. Students from any zone may apply.
	Virtual- Rutherford County Virtual School will continue to accept applications through the start of the Fall 2023 semester.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS	Kindergarten	1^st-3^rd grade	4^th-5^th grade
Cedar Grove Elementary	0	0	10
John Colemon Elementary	0	23	25
Kittrell Elementary	15	30	14
Lavergne Lake Elementary	6	17	18
Plainview Elementary	1	79	44
Rockvale Elementary	16	36	63
Roy Waldron School	2	15	19
Rutherford County Virtual School	Applications accepted on rolling basis
Stewartsboro Elementary	10	0	27
Wilson Elementary	18	42	24

MIDDLE SCHOOLS	6^th grade	7^th grade	8^th grade
Oakland Middle	4	28	40
Rocky Fork Middle	0	32	31
Rutherford County Virtual School	Applications accepted on rolling basis
Smyrna Middle School	17	32	53
Whitworth-Buchanan Middle	30	27	15

HIGH SCHOOLS	9^th grade	10^th grade	11^th grade	12^th grade
Eagleville School	0	0	27	0
Holloway High School	Applications accepted on rolling basis
Lavergne High School- Early College	0	0	13	0
Rutherford County Virtual School	Applications accepted on rolling basis
Siegel High School	47 seats remaining across all grade levels

2023-2024 CHOICE SCHOOL GUIDE - Priority Deadline Jan. 31, 2023

Rutherford County Schools has published the following guide for parents to learn more about choice school options for 2023-2024 — including academic magnet schools, advanced academic program schools, open choice schools, a virtual school and a charter school. The priority deadline was Jan. 31, 2023, and as such, the only available seats, are those listed above.

This guide provides important information for parents wishing to apply, including a list of schools and their available openings, how to apply, important deadline, and answers to frequently asked questions.

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IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Priority Deadline: Requests for all academic magnet schools, advanced academic schools and open choice schools will be accepted Dec. 1, 2022 through Jan. 31, 2023. Except for the academic magnet programs, which use ranking systems, a random lottery of all complete and qualified applications will be conducted to determine which applications are accepted. For information about sibling priorities, please see the frequently asked questions section at the end of this guide.

Secondary Deadline: Requests will be accepted for any remaining seats at open choice and advanced academic schools through April 1, 2023.

Those selected for a seat for an academic magnet school will be notified during March. In all cases, parents have until April 1 to confirm they are accepting a seat for a student.

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