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Enrollment
683
Middle
DISTRICT 1,069 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001790
East Union Middle
6010 W Marshville Blvd, Marshville, NC 28103 · (704) 290-1540 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
680 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
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 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 239 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
37.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 East Union Middle
East Union Middle's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Middle this school | 683 | 99.6% | 44.5% |
| Kannapolis Middle School 7/8 Kannapolis | 782 | 99.6% | 32.3% |
| Southeast Middle Salisbury | 628 | 99.5% | 25.9% |
| Sampson Middle Clinton | 703 | 99.6% | 43.4% |
| SanLee Middle School Sanford | 792 | 99.6% | 55.6% |
| Clayton Middle Clayton | 609 | 96.2% | 52.1% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 East Union Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #304 of 463 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #233 of 461 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #364 of 463 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #168 of 478 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #319 of 456 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #116 of 456 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #57 of 472 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #51 of 300 | 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
683
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 683 | 39.7 | 17.2:1 | 100% (680) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 38.7 | 17.9:1 | 100% (692) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 79% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 58% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 50.4 | 17.8:1 | 68% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 56 | 15.7:1 | 74% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 53 | 15.5:1 | 66% (540) |
| 2000-01 | 793 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 42% (336) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 41 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Union Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (896 to 683); teachers down 21% (50.4 to 39.7).
About East Union Middle
East Union Middle serves students in Marshville, North Carolina, as a mid-sized middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 683 students in 2024-25.
Union County Public Schools has 52 schools; together they serve 41,272 students.
The biggest share of students at East Union Middle, 43%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 27% White, 26% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 13% Hispanic among all Union County residents. The diversity index for East Union Middle is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 1.3 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Union County.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, East Union Middle outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
East Union Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.5%) and its predicted rate (48.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Union County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $102,900, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 58 public schools in the county, enrolling about 45,934, East Union Middle among them.
The closest school to East Union Middle is Marshville Elementary, located about 1.0 miles away. East Union Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. East Union Middle's average proficiency of 44.5% compares with 49.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around East Union Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 684 students in 2020-21 and 683 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.2:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Marshville
- Forest Hills HighHigh · 973 students
- Marshville ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- New Salem ElementaryElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Marshville Elementary1.0 mi · 419
- Forest Hills High1.7 mi · 973
- Wingate Elementary4.0 mi · 394
- Union Elementary5.2 mi · 296
- Rock Rest Elementary6.1 mi · 394
- Monroe High8.1 mi · 1,215
Frequently asked questions
About East Union MiddleHow many students attend East Union Middle?
East Union Middle enrolls approximately 683 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does East Union Middle serve?
East Union Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Union Middle have?
East Union Middle employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at East Union Middle?
Student demographics at East Union Middle are roughly 27% White, 43% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Union Middle in?
East Union Middle is part of Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.