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What's the one class at Union Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000130
Union Elementary
180 Union School Road NW, Shallotte, NC 28470 · (910) 756-5900 · Brunswick County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A+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
15.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
651 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
63.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
76.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 63 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Elementary
Union Elementary's state test result (71.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Elementary this school | 654 | 99.5% | 71.7% |
| Virginia Williamson Elem Bolivia | 610 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
| Town Creek Elementary Winnabow | 702 | 99.3% | 70.3% |
| Celeste Henkel Elementary Statesville | 558 | 98.9% | 58.1% |
| Welcome Elementary Lexington | 638 | 99.5% | 51.7% |
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 Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #196 of 1,297 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #187 of 1,296 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #262 of 1,300 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #250 of 1,485 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #981 of 1,377 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #931 of 1,379 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #99 of 1,414 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #166 of 369 | #6 of 6 |
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
654
+113 (+21%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 977
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 654 | 41.2 | 15.9:1 | 100% (651) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 40.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 99% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 36.5 | 16.0:1 | 58% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 60% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 55% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 751 | 53 | 14.2:1 | 49% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 977 | 39 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (583 to 654); teachers up 13% (36.5 to 41.2).
About Union Elementary
Among the schools in Shallotte, North Carolina, is Union Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 654 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Brunswick County Schools runs Union Elementary along with 19 other schools, enrolling 13,561 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Union Elementary is 65% White. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Brunswick County is about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Union Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Teacher staffing is 41.2 full-time equivalents, or about 15.9 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. About 100% of students, or 651, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Brunswick County.
The allk12 Grade for Union Elementary is A. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Union Elementary is 48.4%. It actually posts 71.7%, which is 23.2 points higher and in the top 10% of North Carolina schools.
Across Brunswick County, median household income is about $77,024, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Union Elementary is among the 22 public schools in Brunswick County.
The nearest public school is West Brunswick High, at about 3.2 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Union Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 541 to 654 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other schools in Shallotte
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- Shallotte MiddleMiddle · 627 students
Other Union Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 14 states are named Union Elementary. Union Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 26.
- Union ElementaryClinton, NC · 466 students
- Union ElementaryShelby, NC · 413 students
- Union ElementaryRowland, NC · 351 students
- Union ElementaryVale, NC · 342 students
- Union ElementaryWingate, NC · 296 students
Nearby schools
- West Brunswick High3.2 mi · 1,466
- Shallotte Middle4.1 mi · 627
- Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary5.1 mi · 390
- Waccamaw7.9 mi · 415
- Cedar Grove Middle10.8 mi · 507
- Supply Elementary12.4 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Union ElementaryHow large is Union Elementary?
Union Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Union Elementary serve?
Union Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Union Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Union Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Union Elementary?
Student demographics at Union Elementary are roughly 65% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Union Elementary in?
Union Elementary is part of Brunswick County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.