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How has Hemby Bridge Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001793
Hemby Bridge Elementary
6701 Indian Trl-Fairview Rd, Indian Trail, NC 28079 · (704) 296-6352 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
172 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
63%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
64.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Hemby Bridge Elementary
Hemby Bridge Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemby Bridge Elementary this school | 491 | 35.0% | 71.8% |
| Scroggs Elementary Chapel Hill | 410 | 30.0% | 67.3% |
| Ephesus Elementary Chapel Hill | 410 | 30.0% | 70.7% |
| Summerfield Elementary Summerfield | 584 | 27.4% | 81.7% |
| Stough Elementary Raleigh | 550 | 33.3% | 70.3% |
| Farmington Woods Elementary Cary | 648 | 31.0% | 76.9% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Hemby Bridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #194 of 1,297 | #14 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #201 of 1,296 | #13 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #246 of 1,300 | #13 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #641 of 1,485 | #20 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #856 of 1,377 | #22 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #573 of 1,379 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #1,258 of 1,414 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #353 of 369 | #11 of 12 |
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
491
+81 (+20%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 35% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 32% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 28.4 | 15.8:1 | 35% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 29% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 34 | 18.9:1 | 10% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 28 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemby Bridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (486 to 491); teachers up 3% (31 to 32).
About Hemby Bridge Elementary
Hemby Bridge Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in North Carolina, located in Indian Trail. Total enrollment is 491 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Besides Hemby Bridge Elementary, Union County Public Schools runs 51 other schools. The district enrolls 41,272 students.
White students are 56% of those enrolled at Hemby Bridge Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Union County overall, about 69% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 35% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Hemby Bridge Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 72% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Hemby Bridge Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 71.8% actual against a predicted 68.2%.
The school is in Union County, where median household income comes to about $102,900, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Union County's 58 public schools enroll about 45,934 students and include Hemby Bridge Elementary.
Hemby Bridge Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Poplin Elementary, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hemby Bridge Elementary at 3rd of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 491 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 410.
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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 Indian Trail
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Union Prep Academy at Indian TrailCombined · 1,268 students
- Sun Valley MiddleMiddle · 909 students
- Porter Ridge ElementaryElementary · 765 students
- Poplin ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Poplin Elementary1.7 mi · 756
- Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail2.3 mi · 1,268
- Sardis Elementary2.5 mi · 529
- Porter Ridge Elementary2.6 mi · 765
- Stallings Elementary2.6 mi · 766
- Porter Ridge High School2.7 mi · 1,809
Frequently asked questions
About Hemby Bridge ElementaryHow large is Hemby Bridge Elementary?
Hemby Bridge Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hemby Bridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hemby Bridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hemby Bridge Elementary have?
Hemby Bridge Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hemby Bridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Hemby Bridge Elementary are roughly 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hemby Bridge Elementary?
Hemby Bridge Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.