RUTHERFORD
COUNTY REPORT
The North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation,and Dance (NCAAHPERD), launched In-school Prevention of Obesity
andDisease (IsPOD) in 2007. The initiative began with a grant from the NC Healthand Wellness Trust Fund and was expanded with grants from the Blue
CrossBlue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. The expansion to a state-wide programis supported by a $3.6 million grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable
Trust.NCAAHPERD is engaged with a large network of health and physical educationgroups seeking greater opportunities for a healthier and more creative
NorthCarolina.
IsPOD Data
Report
Fall 2010
2011 NC IsPOD Evaluation
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Rutherford County
SPARK Training
Staff from Rutherford County began receiving SPARK training in the 2008-09
school year with the KBR Grant. Rutherford County has 13 active K-8 public
schools in 2010-2011. Of these 13 schools, 13 schools (or 100%) have received
SPARK training. At these schools, a total of 30 PE teachers and 1 coordinator
have been trained in SPARK. Table 1 shows the Rutherford County K-8 schools
that have received SPARKTM training and the number of staff trained.
FitnessGramTM Response Rates are also given for each of the K-8 schools.
Table 1
Rutherford County K-8 Schools
Schools with SPARKTM Training and FitnessGramTM Response Rates
a. Average Daily Membership (ADM) for first month of the 2010-2011 school year.
ID School Name
DEMOGRAPHICS SPARK FITNESSGRAM
2010-2011 ADM
% Needy
SPARK Trained?
# Staff Trained
Using FG?
FG Response Rates
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
326 Chase Middle 697 66% YES 7 NO NA NA 0%
328 Cliffside Elementary 396 73% YES 1 YES 98% 100% NA
336 Forest City-Dunbar Elem 464 99% YES 1 YES 0% 63% NA
342 East Rutherford Middle 639 68% YES 4 YES NA 0% 80%
344 Ellenboro Elementary 566 72% YES 1 YES 0% 94% NA
350 Forrest W Hunt Elem 396 81% YES 2 YES 0% 101% NA
360 Harris Elementary 496 66% YES 3 YES 0% 95% NA
364 Mt Vernon-Ruth Elem 279 70% YES 2 YES 0% 100% NA
370 Pinnacle Elementary 343 73% YES 1 YES 0% 96% NA
378 R-S Middle 712 59% YES 3 YES NA NA 36%
388 Rutherfordton Elementary 375 62% YES 2 YES 98% 100% NA
396 Spindale Elementary 423 86% YES 2 NO 0% 0% NA
400 Sunshine Elementary 253 74% YES 1 YES 0% 99% NA
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Rutherford County
FitnessGramTM Response Rates
In fall 2010, 11 of the Rutherford County K-8 schools, or 85%, conducted
FitnessGramTM assessments and submitted their data. Table 2 shows the
FitnessGramTM Response Rates by grade for all Rutherford County K-8 schools
combined.
Table 2
FitnessGram™ Response Rates
For 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade 2010-2011
Average Daily Membershipa.
FitnessGramTM Response Rate
Number of FitnessGramTM
Student Ids
Percent of ADM
1st 626 106 17%
2nd 626 121 19%
3rd 668 502 75%
4th 696 592 85%
5th 697 617 89%
6th 688 256 37%
7th 705 263 37%
8th 654 250 38%
Grades 1 - 8 5360 2707 51% a. Average Daily Membership (ADM) for first month of the 2010-2011 school year.
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 60% 59% 59% 4567 2748 4768 2806 9335 5554
2nd 57% 59% 58% 5228 3003 5176 3030 10404 6033
3rd 55% 55% 55% 14701 8147 15387 8397 30088 16544
4th 54% 53% 53% 15209 8208 15858 8373 31067 16581
5th 51% 49% 50% 14996 7603 15616 7646 30612 15249
6th 50% 49% 50% 7632 3828 7491 3685 15123 7513
7th 52% 50% 51% 7010 3679 7179 3623 14189 7302
8th 55% 53% 54% 7190 3950 7172 3837 14362 7787
Total 54% 53% 53% 76533 41166 78647 41397 155180 82563
60
%
57
%
55
%
54
%
51
%
50
%
52
%
55
%59
%
59
%
55
%
53
%
49
%
49
%
50
% 53
%
0%
10%
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30%
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Body Mass Index (BMI)
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 69% 60% 64% 51 35 50 30 101 65
2nd 51% 54% 53% 61 31 59 32 120 63
3rd 48% 50% 49% 247 118 252 126 499 244
4th 48% 49% 49% 285 138 289 141 574 279
5th 42% 46% 44% 276 116 328 151 604 267
6th 51% 45% 48% 100 51 101 45 201 96
7th 47% 41% 44% 124 58 131 54 255 112
8th 51% 54% 53% 125 64 120 65 245 129
Total 48% 48% 48% 1269 611 1330 644 2599 1255
69
%
51
%
48
%
48
%
42
%
51
%
47
% 51
%
60
%
54
%
50
%
49
%
46
%
45
%
41
%
54
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PACER
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 96% 45% 70% 8911 8523 9343 4217 18254 12740
5th 91% 53% 72% 9378 8564 9541 5015 18919 13579
6th 71% 50% 60% 4434 3153 4670 2332 9104 5485
7th 64% 41% 52% 4124 2648 4554 1870 8678 4518
8th 43% 37% 40% 4282 1841 4867 1791 9149 3632
Total 79% 46% 62% 31129 24729 32975 15225 64104 39954
96
%
91
%
71
%
64
%
43
%
45
%
53
%
50
%
41
%
37
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PACER
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 87% 29% 57% 77 67 82 24 159 91
5th 83% 42% 60% 64 53 85 36 149 89
6th 41% 18% 31% 46 19 38 7 84 26
7th 66% 30% 46% 38 25 47 14 85 39
8th 32% 15% 22% 41 13 48 7 89 20
Total 67% 29% 47% 266 177 300 88 566 265
87
%
83
%
41
%
66
%
32
%
29
%
42
%
18
%
30
%
15
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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AEROBIC CAPACITY (VO2 MAX)
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 75% 88% 82% 9312 6968 10261 9024 19573 15992
5th 68% 85% 77% 10121 6915 10886 9222 21007 16137
6th 60% 80% 70% 4261 2575 4407 3517 8668 6092
7th 58% 77% 68% 3914 2273 4417 3411 8331 5684
8th 57% 73% 65% 3859 2193 4371 3187 8230 5380
Total 66% 83% 75% 31467 20924 34342 28361 65809 49285
75
%
68
%
60
%
58
%
57
%
88
%
85
%
80
%
77
%
73
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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AEROBIC CAPACITY (VO2 MAX)
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
4th 75% 90% 82% 142 106 154 138 296 244
5th 58% 80% 71% 161 94 225 179 386 273
6th 36% 83% 58% 25 9 23 19 48 28
7th 51% 68% 61% 35 18 44 30 79 48
8th 53% 73% 64% 32 17 44 32 76 49
Total 62% 81% 73% 395 244 490 398 885 642
75
%
58
%
36
%
51
%
53
%
90
%
80
% 83
%
68
% 73
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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CURL-UP
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 76% 73% 74% 965 734 1006 734 1971 1468
2nd 77% 79% 78% 1502 1160 1477 1169 2979 2329
3rd 79% 80% 80% 15470 12228 16202 12995 31672 25223
4th 78% 80% 79% 15960 12491 16569 13180 32529 25671
5th 75% 78% 77% 15984 12059 16466 12870 32450 24929
6th 79% 84% 82% 8812 6993 8813 7428 17625 14421
7th 79% 86% 82% 8043 6330 8273 7086 16316 13416
8th 81% 85% 83% 8252 6655 8247 6974 16499 13629
Total 78% 81% 80% 74988 58650 77053 62436 152041 121086
76
%
77
%
79
%
78
%
75
% 79
%
79
%
81
%
73
% 79
%
80
%
80
%
78
% 84
%
86
%
85
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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CURL-UP
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 91% 88% 90% 54 49 52 46 106 95
2nd 85% 95% 90% 61 52 59 56 120 108
3rd 90% 88% 89% 249 225 251 222 500 447
4th 86% 88% 87% 293 252 291 256 584 508
5th 83% 83% 83% 268 223 317 264 585 487
6th 97% 98% 97% 127 123 126 123 253 246
7th 94% 98% 96% 124 117 136 133 260 250
8th 95% 95% 95% 127 121 122 116 249 237
Total 89% 90% 89% 1303 1162 1354 1216 2657 2378
91
%
85
% 90
%
86
%
83
%
97
%
94
%
95
%
88
%
95
%
88
%
88
%
83
%
98
%
98
%
95
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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PUSH-UP
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 49% 60% 55% 913 449 955 570 1868 1019
2nd 56% 68% 62% 1340 748 1323 900 2663 1648
3rd 54% 68% 61% 14668 7913 15411 10458 30079 18371
4th 52% 68% 60% 15070 7821 15638 10696 30708 18517
5th 48% 66% 57% 15294 7278 15815 10395 31109 17673
6th 61% 74% 67% 8225 4984 8137 6021 16362 11005
7th 63% 73% 68% 7610 4783 7780 5704 15390 10487
8th 64% 68% 66% 7581 4814 7631 5192 15212 10006
Total 55% 69% 62% 70701 38790 72690 49936 143391 88726
49
%
56
%
54
%
52
%
48
%
61
%
63
%
64
%
60
%
68
%
68
%
68
%
66
%
74
%
73
%
68
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
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PUSH-UP
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 30% 44% 37% 54 16 52 23 106 39
2nd 30% 56% 43% 61 18 59 33 120 51
3rd 51% 61% 56% 248 127 251 154 499 281
4th 52% 67% 59% 283 147 283 189 566 336
5th 45% 57% 52% 277 125 328 187 605 312
6th 66% 72% 69% 119 79 116 84 235 163
7th 88% 70% 78% 124 109 135 94 259 203
8th 86% 73% 80% 124 107 121 88 245 195
Total 56% 63% 60% 1290 728 1345 852 2635 1580
30
%
30
%
51
%
52
%
45
%
66
%
88
%
86
%
44
%
56
% 61
% 67
%
57
%
72
%
70
% 73
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
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SIT AND REACH
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 76% 75% 76% 739 565 792 597 1531 1162
2nd 71% 73% 72% 1198 854 1147 834 2345 1688
3rd 65% 65% 65% 13580 8848 14245 9265 27825 18113
4th 64% 61% 62% 14008 8914 14557 8894 28565 17808
5th 63% 61% 62% 14016 8778 14390 8720 28406 17498
6th 58% 60% 59% 7432 4329 7376 4446 14808 8775
7th 62% 58% 60% 6849 4233 6971 4076 13820 8309
8th 66% 61% 63% 6769 4466 6950 4243 13719 8709
Total 63% 62% 63% 64591 40987 66428 41075 131019 82062
76
%
71
%
65
%
64
%
63
%
58
% 62
% 66
%
75
%
73
%
65
%
61
%
61
%
60
%
58
%
61
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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60%
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90%
100%
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SIT AND REACH
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
2nd NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
3rd NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
4th NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
5th NA NA NA 0 0 0 0 0 0
6th 74% 90% 82% 72 53 72 65 144 118
7th 80% 85% 83% 86 69 87 74 173 143
8th 84% 90% 86% 85 71 70 63 155 134
Total 79% 88% 84% 243 193 229 202 472 395
74
% 80
% 84
%
90
%
85
% 90
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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100%
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TRUNK LIFT
North Carolina
Fall 2010 Percent in Health Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 579 NC K-8 Schools in 58 NC Districts
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 84% 79% 82% 950 799 960 761 1910 1560
2nd 85% 83% 84% 1398 1184 1349 1113 2747 2297
3rd 88% 87% 87% 14810 13027 15557 13474 30367 26501
4th 89% 86% 87% 15237 13546 15857 13572 31094 27118
5th 74% 70% 72% 15609 11565 16015 11169 31624 22734
6th 80% 78% 79% 8282 6608 8178 6411 16460 13019
7th 79% 79% 79% 7715 6111 7764 6111 15479 12222
8th 81% 79% 80% 7663 6232 7805 6187 15468 12419
Total 82% 80% 81% 71664 59072 73485 58798 145149 117870
84
%
85
% 88
%
89
%
74
% 80
%
79
%
81
%
79
% 83
% 87
%
86
%
70
%
78
%
79
%
79
%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
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TRUNK LIFT
Rutherford County
Fall 2010 Percent in Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
FitnessGram™ Results for 11 K-8 Schools in Rutherford County
Grade
Percent in HFZ Counts in HFZ
Female Male All
Female Male All
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
Total FG
TM
Results N in HFZ
1st 78% 67% 73% 54 42 52 35 106 77
2nd 82% 77% 79% 61 50 60 46 121 96
3rd 92% 88% 90% 249 230 252 222 501 452
4th 92% 88% 90% 291 267 288 253 579 520
5th 88% 76% 82% 280 246 331 253 611 499
6th 87% 83% 85% 126 110 127 105 253 215
7th 83% 79% 81% 124 103 134 106 258 209
8th 80% 82% 81% 127 102 122 100 249 202
Total 88% 82% 85% 1312 1150 1366 1120 2678 2270
78
% 82
%
92
%
92
%
88
%
87
%
83
%
80
%
67
%
77
%
88
%
88
%
76
% 83
%
79
% 82
%
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10%
20%
30%
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