Union County Elementary School

Union County Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Blairsville, Georgia, part of Union County. The school hosts 666 students in grades 3 through 5.

Union County Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Union County, a district that instructs 3,015 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Union County Elementary School shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Union County Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 30.6%; Union County Elementary School posts 49.9%, +19.2 points above that line.

In the area at large, Union County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,176 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Union County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,015 students), of which Union County Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Union County Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Union County Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union County Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Union County Elementary School's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 624 (now 666).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.