Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280438001327
Union Middle School
115 James Street, Union, MS 39365 · (601) 774-5303 · Newton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
283 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
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 5 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Union Middle School→Union High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Union Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 67.7% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 20 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 Union Middle School
Union Middle School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Middle School this school | 286 | 99.0% | 65.0% |
| Leakesville Jr. High Leakesville | 325 | 99.1% | 56.2% |
| WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL Foxworth | 355 | 99.2% | N/A |
| Seminary Middle Seminary | 365 | 99.2% | 61.1% |
| Lake Middle School LAKE | 237 | 98.7% | 59.8% |
| South Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc | 379 | 99.2% | 55.9% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #32 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #40 of 181 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #37 of 181 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #135 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #108 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #96 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #70 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #50 of 119 |
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
286
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 286 | 20.1 | 14.2:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 20.3 | 14.4:1 | 100% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 20.2 | 13.8:1 | 100% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 24.4 | 14.6:1 | 62% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 65% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 60% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Middle School.
About Union Middle School
Union Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Union, Mississippi. A federal count lists 286 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Mississippi is about 452, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
The 3 schools of Union Public School District, including Union Middle School, enroll 976 students.
At Union Middle School, White students make up 74% of the student body. It is also 22% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Newton County is roughly 60% White. Union Middle School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 99% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Newton County averages 75%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Union Middle School an A. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Union Middle School is 44.6%. It actually posts 65.0%, which is 20.4 points higher and in the top 10% of Mississippi schools.
Census estimates describe Newton County this way: the median household income is $50,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Besides Union Middle School, Newton County has 11 other public schools.
Union Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 71.8%, higher than Union Middle School's 65.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Union Middle School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Over 4 years, Union Middle School's enrollment grew 3%, to 286.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,093
Census ACS
Median income
$50,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Public School District
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Union High SchoolHigh · 280 students
Other schools in Union
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Union High SchoolHigh · 280 students
Other Union Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Union Middle. Union Middle School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Union MiddleSan Jose, CA · 1,068 students
- Union MiddleSANDY, UT · 911 students
- UNION MIDDLEUNION, MO · 704 students
- Union MiddleBig Stone Gap, VA · 561 students
- Union MiddleClinton, NC · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.2 mi · 410
- Union High School0.2 mi · 280
- Newton County Elementary School8.4 mi · 882
- Newton County High School10.0 mi · 768
- Tucker Elementary School10.4 mi · 119
- Conehatta Elementary School11.7 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Union Middle SchoolHow large is Union Middle School?
Union Middle School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 05-08.
Is Union Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Union Middle School have?
Union Middle School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Union Middle School?
Student demographics at Union Middle School are roughly 74% White, 2% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Union Middle School public or private?
Union Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union Public School District.
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