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Enrollment
950
Elementary
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280435000821
East Union Attendance Center
1548 ST HWY 9 SOUTH, BLUE SPRINGS, MS 38828 · (662) 534-6542 · Union County
GRADES PK–13ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
639 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 71.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Mississippi 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 15 points, placing it in Mississippi'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 →
Schools most like East Union Attendance Center
East Union Attendance Center's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Attendance Center this school | 950 | 67.3% | 75.4% |
| Itawamba Attendance Center Fulton | 1,129 | 67.7% | 61.9% |
| West Wortham Elementary and Middle School SAUCIER | 844 | 69.4% | 78.0% |
| Central Elementary School LUCEDALE | 660 | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| Myrtle Attendance Center MYRTLE | 698 | 73.2% | 76.8% |
| South Forrest Attendance Center Brooklyn | 604 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 East Union Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #48 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #70 of 439 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #105 of 439 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #19 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #252 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #294 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #345 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #68 of 90 |
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
950
+80 (+9%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 950 | 60.7 | 15.6:1 | 67% (639) |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 62.4 | 15.8:1 | 59% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 963 | 63.3 | 15.2:1 | 100% (960) |
| 2020-21 | 870 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 100% (867) |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 55.1 | 16.6:1 | 62% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 63% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 834 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 65% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 832 | 44 | 18.9:1 | 55% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 40 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Union Attendance Center.
About East Union Attendance Center
East Union Attendance Center is the name of a large elementary school in BLUE SPRINGS, Mississippi. The school had 950 students in pre-K through 13 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446, so this school runs 113% larger than that.
Union County School District enrolls 2,986 students, and its 4 schools include East Union Attendance Center.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at East Union Attendance Center. Next come 9% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 60.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.6:1. That matches the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 67% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades East Union Attendance Center an A. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, East Union Attendance Center is among the top 10% of schools in Mississippi. Predicted: 60.6%. Actual: 75.4%.
Union County has about 28,122 residents, and the median household income is $55,505, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Union County has 9 public schools and roughly 5,135 students.
Nearest public school: Saltillo Primary School, about 8.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. East Union Attendance Center ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.4% against a local average of 62.3%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, East Union Attendance Center's enrollment grew 9%, to 950.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,122
Census ACS
Median income
$55,505
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County School District
- Myrtle Attendance CenterElementary · 698 students
- Ingomar Attendance CenterCombined · 678 students
- West Union Attendance CenterCombined · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Saltillo Primary School8.8 mi · 704
- Saltillo High School9.0 mi · 939
- New Albany High School9.5 mi · 605
- New Albany Middle School10.0 mi · 470
- Guntown Middle School10.0 mi · 674
- Saltillo Elementary School10.1 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About East Union Attendance CenterHow large is East Union Attendance Center?
East Union Attendance Center enrolls approximately 950 students in grades PK-13.
Is East Union Attendance Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Union Attendance Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-13.
How many students per teacher at East Union Attendance Center?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at East Union Attendance Center.
How diverse is East Union Attendance Center?
East Union Attendance Center reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is East Union Attendance Center public or private?
East Union Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.