Union Hill School

As a medium-sized elementary-level community in Somerville, Alabama, Union Hill School instructs 471 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Morgan County.

Union Hill School is one of 16 schools operated by Morgan County, a district that instructs 7,619 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Union Hill School records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Union Hill School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 57.0%, a residual of +17.4 points.

In the area at large, Morgan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,845 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Morgan County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,204 students), Union Hill School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Laceys Spring Elementary School, roughly 4.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Union Hill School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Hill School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Union Hill School's enrollment has ticked up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 471). White enrollment moved from 86% to 80% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.