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The characteristics of adjustment of multicultural middle school students in rural areas depend on not only the environmental factors but also multicultural students’ strategies of acculturation. When these factors are considered properly, their school lives suitability can be examined concretely. The purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of school adjustment of multicultural middle school students in rural areas with acculturation attitudes. This paper contends that their strategies of acculturation affects school adjustment. Those students who has integration strategies, in other words, who tries to maintain their ethnic culture and also consider the value of maintaining relationships with larger society, generally did well at school. Secondly, in cases multicultural students experienced problems, as like perceived discrimination, it was found that these students had difficulties in coping with their problems. Lastly, when multicultural students could get support from their teachers, these students could get over their problems.