Rockvale High School

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Rockvale High School
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Address
Rockvale High School
6545 Highway 99

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United States
Coordinates 35°47′06″N86°29′51″W / 35.7850°N 86.4975°W / 35.7850; -86.4975
Information
Type Public School
Opened2019
School district Rutherford County
CEEB code 430021
PrincipalSteve Luker
Teaching staff130.24 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,178 [1]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio16.72 [1]
Color(s)  Royal Blue
  White
  Grey
Athletics TSSAA
Nickname Rockets
Website rvh.rcschools.net

Rockvale High School is a public high school located in Rockvale, Tennessee near Murfreesboro in Rutherford County. It is located on State Route 99 (New Salem Highway) and opened in 2019. [2] It is part of Rutherford County Schools. The $59 million contract for construction was signed in February 2017. [3] It was named for the old Rockvale Community Consolidated School, which existed from 1927 to 1993, and the nickname is the Rockets, the mascot of the former school. [4] As stated by the Tennessee State Report Card, the average ACT score was a 18.7, slightly below the state and district averages in every subject.

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Athletics

In their inaugural season, the Rockvale Women's Swim Team were the 2019-2020 MTHSSA Division III-B Champions. In their second football season, Rockvale won their first football game over Franklin County High School in 2020. [5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Rockvale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  2. "Rockvale High School to open by the 2019-2020 School Year". WGNS . Murfreesboro, Tennessee. November 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  3. Broden, Scott (February 16, 2017). "Commission approves $59M for Rockvale High". Daily News Journal . Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  4. Esh, Connie (May 7, 2017). "Rockvale High gets a new old name". The Murfreesboro Post . Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  5. Joyce, Cecil (August 27, 2020). "Murfreesboro area high school football roundup: Rockvale gets first win". The Daily News Journal. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  6. "Jakobe Tharp - XC/Track 2024-25". Auburn Tigers - Official Athletics Website.