UNION MIDDLE

UNION MIDDLE is a middle school of large scale in UNION, Missouri, one of the schools within UNION R-XI, teacheing 704 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Within UNION R-XI, which oversees 5 schools and 3,120 students, UNION MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, UNION MIDDLE records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, UNION MIDDLE reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting UNION MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, UNION MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Franklin County shows the typical household earns roughly $73,165 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students), UNION MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL ELEM., around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, UNION MIDDLE comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNION MIDDLE has increased 48%, going from 477 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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