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Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 624 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION R-XI·NCES 293057002575
UNION MIDDLE
503 W END, UNION, MO 63084 · (636) 583-5855 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
338 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 6 | 240 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 231 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 33% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 52% · 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→UNION HIGH
Based on grade levels within UNION R-XI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
55.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 24.5% | 43.4% | 14.4% |
| Math | 29.2% | 25.9% | 27.9% | 16.8% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.9% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 49.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.7% | 50.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 MIDDLE
UNION MIDDLE's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNION MIDDLE this school | 704 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH. HOUSE SPRINGS | 686 | 45.6% | 36.7% |
| BOLIVAR MIDDLE BOLIVAR | 587 | 45.7% | 42.9% |
| FARMINGTON MIDDLE FARMINGTON | 557 | 48.3% | 47.8% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE WARRENTON | 696 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| T. S. HILL MIDDLE DEXTER | 475 | 48.6% | 41.5% |
Matched among Missouri 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #110 of 379 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #86 of 380 ▼ 23 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #168 of 380 ▼ 37 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #162 of 364 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #73 of 397 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #256 of 321 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #256 of 321 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #201 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.6% | #7 of 91 | N/A |
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
704
+91 (+15%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 704 | 47.8 | 14.7:1 | 48% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 45.3 | 14.8:1 | 46% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 45.8 | 14.9:1 | 40% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 45 | 13.6:1 | 32% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 27.2 | 17.5:1 | 46% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 31% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 32 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNION MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 48% (477 to 704); teachers up 76% (27.2 to 47.8).
About UNION MIDDLE
In UNION, Missouri, part of Franklin County, UNION MIDDLE is a middle school. It has an enrollment of 704 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Missouri enroll around 461, and this school is 53% larger than that mark.
UNION R-XI operates 5 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,120 students.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at UNION MIDDLE. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Franklin County, where about 89% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
UNION MIDDLE has 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7:1. Middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1, 1.7 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 48% at UNION MIDDLE.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.9% for UNION MIDDLE. The school posts 49.0%, 7.1 points above the prediction.
The county, Franklin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,165, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 15,025 students.
Of the public schools around it, UNION MIDDLE is closest to CENTRAL ELEM., about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, UNION MIDDLE ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school grew from 613 students in 2020-21 to 704 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.6:1).
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION R-XI
- UNION HIGHHigh · 956 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 643 students
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- BEAUFORT ELEM.Elementary · 322 students
Other schools in UNION
- UNION HIGHHigh · 956 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 643 students
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- Clearview ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- AUTUMN HILL SCHOOLCombined · 32 students
Other Union Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Union Middle. UNION MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Union MiddleSan Jose, CA · 1,068 students
- Union MiddleSANDY, UT · 911 students
- Union MiddleBig Stone Gap, VA · 561 students
- Union MiddleClinton, NC · 374 students
- Union Middle SchoolUnion, MS · 286 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL ELEM.0.5 mi · 643
- AUTUMN HILL SCHOOL0.5 mi · 32
- UNION HIGH0.9 mi · 956
- Clearview Elementary2.1 mi · 295
- PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 495
- Washington Middle6.8 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About UNION MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at UNION MIDDLE?
UNION MIDDLE enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does UNION MIDDLE serve?
UNION MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does UNION MIDDLE have?
UNION MIDDLE employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at UNION MIDDLE?
At UNION MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees UNION MIDDLE?
UNION MIDDLE is overseen by UNION R-XI in Franklin County.
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