Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180369000585
Union Elementary School
3990 W Division Rd, Bargersville, IN 46106 · (317) 422-5223 · Johnson County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Indiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
40 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (37).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Union Elementary School→Custer Baker Intermediate School→Franklin Community Middle School→Franklin Community High School
Based on grade levels within Franklin Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
67.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Elementary School
Union Elementary School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Elementary School this school | 165 | 24.2% | 65.7% |
| Elberfeld Elementary School Elberfeld | 184 | 28.8% | 63.4% |
| Canaan Community Academy Canaan | 195 | 19.5% | 21.3% |
| Eden Elementary School Greenfield | 152 | 27.6% | 65.6% |
| Unionville Elementary School Unionville | 223 | 29.1% | 76.3% |
| North Salem Elementary School North Salem | 231 | 19.0% | 67.5% |
Matched among Indiana elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #94 of 983 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #153 of 986 | #3 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #92 of 986 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #1,023 of 1,079 | #24 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.2% | #966 of 1,058 | #21 of 24 |
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. 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
165
+41 (+33%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 24% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 10.5 | 15.3:1 | 35% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 32% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 13 | 9.5:1 | 23% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 23% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 35% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 16% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 8 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Elementary School.
About Union Elementary School
Union Elementary School sits in Bargersville, Indiana, and is classified as an elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 165 students. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436 students, so this school is 62% smaller than average.
Franklin Community School Corp counts 9 schools and 4,966 students, including Union Elementary School.
White students are the large majority at Union Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. County-wide, 85% of Johnson County residents are White. Union Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Indiana, the average ratio is about 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 24% of students. It compares with 41% for public schools in Johnson County.
Union Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 84% of Indiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Union Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.7%, compared with a predicted 58.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Indiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
Johnson County census figures show that median household income is about $90,454, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union Elementary School is among the 40 public schools in Johnson County.
Walnut Grove Elementary School is the public school closest to Union Elementary School, about 3.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.8%; Union Elementary School's is 65.7%, ranking 1st of 7.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 124 in 2020-21 and 165 in 2024-25, a 33% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 9.5:1 to 15.0:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Union Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
166,315
Census ACS
Median income
$90,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
28,824 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin Community School Corp
- Franklin Community High SchoolHigh · 1,531 students
- Custer Baker Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Franklin Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Creekside Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 505 students
- Needham Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Bargersville
- Maple Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 755 students
- Walnut Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other Union Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 14 states are named Union Elementary. Union Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 26.
- Union Elementary SchoolZionsville, IN · 453 students
- Union Elementary SchoolModoc, IN · 161 students
- Union Elementary SchoolWest Chester, OH · 682 students
- Union ElementaryShallotte, NC · 654 students
- Union Elementary SchoolGallatin, TN · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Grove Elementary School3.8 mi · 735
- Creekside Elementary School4.7 mi · 517
- Maple Grove Elementary School4.7 mi · 755
- Indian Creek Middle School4.9 mi · 503
- Indian Creek Sr High School4.9 mi · 652
- Custer Baker Intermediate School5.0 mi · 734
Frequently asked questions
About Union Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades KG-04.
Is Union Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Union Elementary School have?
Union Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Elementary School?
At Union Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School is overseen by Franklin Community School Corp in Johnson County.
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