Union Elementary

Located at 4875 Reepsville Rd, in Vale, North Carolina, Union Elementary is a close-knit elementary school that serves 342 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Lincoln County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 467.

Lincoln County Schools comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 11,710 students; Union Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Union Elementary logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Union Elementary reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.6%; Union Elementary posts 67.7%, +19.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Lincoln County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,016, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 14,428 students).

West Lincoln High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union Elementary has increased 28%, going from 268 students in 2018 to 342 in 2025.

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