Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POLK·NCES 120159002457
UNION ACADEMY
1795 WABASH ST E, BARTOW, FL 33830 · (863) 534-7435 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
187 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 135 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 30% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 70% · US 70%
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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 69.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like UNION ACADEMY
UNION ACADEMY's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNION ACADEMY this school | 382 | 49.0% | 66.2% |
| MANGROVE BAY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 317 | 48.9% | N/A |
| A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALACHUA | 385 | 50.1% | 44.6% |
| JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCKLEDGE | 447 | 49.7% | 59.0% |
| ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL TITUSVILLE | 505 | 49.5% | 48.7% |
| LYNDON B. JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL MELBOURNE | 580 | 49.5% | 52.5% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where UNION ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #129 of 560 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #221 of 560 ▼ 97 | #4 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #72 of 560 ▲ 1 | #3 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #513 of 584 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #260 of 547 | #4 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #173 of 553 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #315 of 565 | #23 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #255 of 379 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 49% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 45% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 35% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 31% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 39% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 34% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 27% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNION ACADEMY.
About UNION ACADEMY
UNION ACADEMY is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in BARTOW, Florida, administered by POLK. Enrollment totals 382 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 52% below the 794-student average for middle schools in Florida.
UNION ACADEMY is a school in POLK. The district has 163 schools and 116,552 students.
Of every 100 students at UNION ACADEMY, about 52 are White. After that, the student body is 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Among Polk County residents, the White share is about 56%. The diversity index for UNION ACADEMY is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 20 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.1:1. That is in line with the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. UNION ACADEMY has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 49%. The rate at public schools in Polk County averages 65%, higher than here.
Compared with Florida schools that have similar shares of low-income students, UNION ACADEMY's results are 9.6 points above predicted: 66.2% against 56.6%.
Looking at the county, Polk County, median household income comes to about $65,978, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 172 public schools and about 117,004 students.
UNION ACADEMY is about 0.5 miles from TRANSITION SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, UNION ACADEMY ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 19.1 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for UNION ACADEMY lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
790,694
Census ACS
Median income
$65,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
172
117,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- HAINES CITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,105 students
- DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,731 students
- WINTER HAVEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,648 students
- RIDGE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,632 students
- GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,469 students
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
Other schools in BARTOW
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,276 students
- BELLA CITTAElementary · 1,459 students
- BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 881 students
- SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 843 students
- FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 585 students
- BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMYElementary · 524 students
Other Union Academy schools
One other US public school is named Union Academy. UNION ACADEMY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Union AcademyMonroe, NC · 2,186 students
Nearby schools
- TRANSITION SCHOOL0.5 mi · 50
- POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER0.8 mi · 58
- POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S CENTRAL CENTER0.8 mi · 45
- POLK HALFWAY HOUSE0.9 mi · 24
- BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY1.2 mi · 524
- BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 2,276
Frequently asked questions
About UNION ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at UNION ACADEMY?
UNION ACADEMY enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-08.
Is UNION ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
UNION ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at UNION ACADEMY?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at UNION ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNION ACADEMY?
At UNION ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is UNION ACADEMY in?
UNION ACADEMY is part of POLK.
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