Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000997
Union Grove Elementary
1314 Sloans Mill Rd, Union Grove, NC 28689 · (980) 920-5858 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
244 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
51.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.8%
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 65 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Union Grove Elementary
Union Grove Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Elementary this school | 247 | 98.8% | 63.0% |
| Weaverville Primary Weaverville | 245 | 98.8% | N/A |
| Westmoore Elementary Seagrove | 268 | 98.9% | 62.1% |
| Greenlee Primary Spruce Pine | 246 | 95.5% | N/A |
| North Cove Elementary School Marion | 230 | 98.7% | 43.5% |
| Reeds Elementary Lexington | 274 | 98.9% | 53.0% |
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 Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #417 of 1,297 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #478 of 1,296 | #12 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #549 of 1,300 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #1,303 of 1,485 | #24 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #379 of 1,377 | #9 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #1,252 of 1,379 | #22 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #751 of 1,414 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #285 of 369 | #10 of 10 |
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
247
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 247 | 18.1 | 13.7:1 | 99% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 18.1 | 12.5:1 | 99% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 17.2 | 13.6:1 | 55% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 46% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 16.4 | 14.5:1 | 60% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 65% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 15 | 18.1:1 | 53% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 14 | 20.7:1 | 34% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 14 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (238 to 247); teachers up 10% (16.4 to 18.1).
About Union Grove Elementary
Union Grove Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Union Grove, North Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 247 students. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
Iredell-Statesville Schools serves 21,017 students across 38 schools.
White students are the large majority at Union Grove Elementary, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Union Grove Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 99%. The gap from the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County is 38 points.
Union Grove Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, Union Grove Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.0% actual against a predicted 48.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Iredell County show that median household income is about $81,419, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Union Grove Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County, which together enroll about 31,906 students.
The closest other public school is North Iredell Middle, about 3.8 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Union Grove Elementary's average proficiency of 63.0% compares with 54.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Union Grove Elementary had 243 students in 2020-21 and 247 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Iredell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,544
Census ACS
Median income
$81,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- North Iredell HighHigh · 983 students
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Other Union Grove Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Union Grove Elementary. Union Grove Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Union Grove ElementaryUnion Grove, WI · 886 students
- Union Grove Elementary SchoolGLADEWATER, TX · 376 students
- Union Grove Elementary SchoolFriendsville, TN · 213 students
Nearby schools
- North Iredell Middle3.8 mi · 556
- Agriculture and Science Early College6.3 mi · 255
- North Iredell High6.4 mi · 983
- Harmony Elementary6.6 mi · 371
- West Yadkin Elementary8.2 mi · 422
- Central Elementary8.5 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Union Grove ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Union Grove Elementary?
Union Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Union Grove Elementary serve?
Union Grove Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Union Grove Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Union Grove Elementary.
How diverse is Union Grove Elementary?
Union Grove Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Grove Elementary?
Union Grove Elementary is overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools in Iredell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.