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Union Hill School

2221 Union Hill Rd, Somerville, AL 35670 · (256) 498-2431 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
287 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K357%
Kindergarten6213%
Grade 1388%
Grade 26113%
Grade 34810%
Grade 4439%
Grade 54510%
Grade 64810%
Grade 7378%
Grade 85411%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
37680%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
7616%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22448%
Female
24752%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
70.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Alabama's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Union Hill School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Morgan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#221 of 626#11 of 22
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.8%#266 of 626#12 of 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.4%#220 of 626#11 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
471#350 of 709#7 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.4:1#251 of 655#15 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.6%#469 of 658#17 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.9%#332 of 696#11 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.5%#82 of 262#6 of 12
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
471
+47 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547128.716.4:161% (287)
2023-2448925.719.0:168% (331)
2022-2347427.317.4:168% (320)
2020-214242417.7:155% (235)
2017-1840124.916.1:159% (235)
2015-164372517.5:158% (255)
2010-113923411.5:156% (221)
2000-014602915.9:146% (213)
1990-914102218.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Hill School.

About Union Hill School

This page covers Union Hill School, a mid-sized elementary school in Somerville, Alabama. It enrolls 471 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8.

Morgan County enrolls 7,619 students, and its 16 schools include Union Hill School.

White students are 80% of those enrolled at Union Hill School. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.

Union Hill School reported 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Roughly 61% of students at Union Hill School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

A school in Alabama with Union Hill School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.7%. Union Hill School scores 57.0%.

American Community Survey estimates for Morgan County show that the median household earns about $68,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Morgan County, 46 public schools serve about 20,204 students.

Union Hill School's closest public school neighbor is Laceys Spring Elementary School, about 4.3 miles away. Within five miles of Union Hill School, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 57.0% is above the 53.3% average for nearby schools.

The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 471, up from 424 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 17.7 in 2020-21 to 16.4 in 2024-25.

The Union Hill School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.

Morgan County at a glance

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Population
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students

Quick facts

School name
Union Hill School
District
Morgan County
Address
2221 Union Hill Rd, Somerville, AL 35670
Phone
(256) 498-2431
County
Morgan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
471
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
287 (61%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010248001051
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Union Hill School
What is the total enrollment at Union Hill School?
Union Hill School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Union Hill School serve?
Union Hill School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Hill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Hill School is approximately 16.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Hill School?
At Union Hill School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Hill School?
Union Hill School is overseen by Morgan County in Morgan County.
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