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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sardis Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462002352
Sardis Elementary
4416 Sardis Church Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · (704) 296-3145 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
519 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%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
51.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
72.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sardis Elementary
Sardis Elementary's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardis Elementary this school | 529 | 98.1% | 63.5% |
| Yates Mill Elementary Raleigh | 538 | 99.4% | 57.6% |
| J Glenn Edwards Elementary Sanford | 587 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
| New Hope Elementary Chapel Hill | 528 | 99.1% | 55.6% |
| Deep River Elementary Sanford | 557 | 96.8% | 60.1% |
| Hope Valley Elementary Durham | 539 | 99.4% | 44.8% |
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 Sardis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #404 of 1,297 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #281 of 1,296 | #16 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #562 of 1,300 | #20 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #532 of 1,485 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #237 of 1,377 | #5 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #455 of 1,379 | #7 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #888 of 1,414 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #926 of 937 | #18 of 18 |
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
529
+63 (+14%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 529 | 40.5 | 13.1:1 | 98% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 39.5 | 12.9:1 | 99% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 71% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 38% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 38.8 | 13.7:1 | 62% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 44 | 13.1:1 | 60% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 36 | 22.8:1 | 17% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sardis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (531 to 529); teachers up 4% (38.8 to 40.5).
About Sardis Elementary
In Monroe, North Carolina, Sardis Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 529 students, from pre-K through 5.
A total of 52 schools make up Union County Public Schools, with 41,272 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Sardis Elementary is Hispanic (47%). Other students are 32% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 13% Hispanic share among all Union County residents. By the diversity index, Sardis Elementary comes in at 65%.
The teaching staff at Sardis Elementary is 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, higher than at this school. About 98% of students, or 519, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 41% average among public schools in Union County.
Sardis Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (63.5%) and its predicted rate (48.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Union County, median household income is about $102,900, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Sardis Elementary is among the 58 public schools in Union County.
The nearest public school is Poplin Elementary, at about 1.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sardis Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Sardis Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 466 to 529.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Other Sardis Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sardis Elementary. Sardis Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sardis Elementary SchoolGainesville, GA · 556 students
Nearby schools
- Poplin Elementary1.6 mi · 756
- Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail1.8 mi · 1,268
- Sun Valley High2.2 mi · 1,272
- Hemby Bridge Elementary2.5 mi · 491
- Sun Valley Middle2.6 mi · 909
- Shiloh Valley Primary School2.7 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Sardis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sardis Elementary?
Sardis Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sardis Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sardis Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sardis Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Sardis Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sardis Elementary?
At Sardis Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 47% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Sardis Elementary public or private?
Sardis Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.