Union Grove Elementary

Set in Union Grove, North Carolina, Union Grove Elementary is a close-knit elementary campus, run under Iredell-Statesville Schools. It works with 247 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Union Grove Elementary sits 47% below that benchmark.

Iredell-Statesville Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 21,017 students. Union Grove Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Union Grove Elementary shows that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Union Grove Elementary records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Union Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Iredell County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union Grove Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Iredell County put median household earnings sit near $81,419, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Union Grove Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

The closest other public school is North Iredell Middle, roughly 3.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Grove Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 238 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 22% to 14%.

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