Union Elementary School

Union Elementary School is a modestly sized K-5 school in Temple, Georgia, overseen by Paulding County. The school educates 346 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 43% smaller than typical.

Paulding County runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 31,426 students. Union Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Union Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%; the rest reads as 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Union Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 47.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Paulding County indicate median household income runs about $98,031, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Union Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Paulding County (combined enrollment of about 31,426 students).

Carl Scoggins Sr. Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Union Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Union Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union Elementary School has decreased 25%, going from 464 students in 2018 to 346 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 3% to 8%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.