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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Union County, North Carolina

30 public elementary schools in Union County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Rocky River Elementary leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 44.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Union County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.4%

Median % FRL

44.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · UNION COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Rocky River Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	536	99.4%
2	Benton Heights Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	451	99.3%
3	Walter Bickett Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	444	99.3%
4	East Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	423	99.3%
5	Wingate Elementary	Wingate, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	99.2%
6	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	99.2%
7	Union Elementary	Wingate, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	296	99.0%
8	Prospect Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	373	98.7%
9	Marshville Elementary	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	419	98.3%
10	Sardis Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	529	98.1%
11	Porter Ridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	765	56.6%
12	Shiloh Valley Primary School	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	563	55.2%
13	Shiloh Valley Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	574	51.2%
14	Indian Trail Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	633	50.6%
15	Waxhaw Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	615	48.8%
16	Western Union Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	539	40.6%
17	Unionville Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	679	38.0%
18	New Salem Elementary	Marshville, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	249	37.8%
19	Poplin Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	756	35.6%
20	Fairview Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	394	35.3%
21	Hemby Bridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	491	35.0%
22	Stallings Elementary	Stallings, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	766	27.7%
23	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	729	14.4%
24	Kensington Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	901	12.0%
25	New Town Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	691	10.9%
26	Antioch Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	816	8.9%
27	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	528	7.2%
28	Rea View Elementary	Waxhaw, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	629	5.4%
29	Weddington Elementary	Matthews, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	652	4.8%
30	Marvin Elementary	Marvin, NC	Union County Public Schools	Elementary	666	4.4%

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