Union Elementary

Union Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Wingate, North Carolina, operated by Union County Public Schools, educates 296 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Union County Public Schools runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 41,272 students. Union Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Union Elementary logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Union Elementary logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Union Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.6%; actual is 65.8%, +17.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Union County shows median household earnings sit near $102,900, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Union County's 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), Union Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Forest Hills High, around 4.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Union Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Union Elementary's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 342 (now 296). Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 32% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Union Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.