Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414003078
Union Intermediate
1190 Edmond Matthis Road, Clinton, NC 28328 · (910) 592-2287 · Sampson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
385 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sampson County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
31.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Intermediate
Union Intermediate's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Intermediate this school | 396 | 97.2% | 39.3% |
| Fred L Wilson Elementary Kannapolis | 415 | 99.3% | 43.0% |
| Union Elementary Clinton | 466 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Hargrove Elementary Faison | 361 | 99.2% | 65.9% |
| Angier Elementary Angier | 376 | 99.2% | 33.8% |
| Sunset Park Elementary Wilmington | 450 | 99.3% | 42.3% |
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 Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #1,115 of 1,297 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #1,013 of 1,296 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #1,164 of 1,300 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #909 of 1,485 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,183 of 1,377 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #776 of 1,379 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #987 of 1,414 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.5% | #50 of 369 | N/A |
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
396
0 (0%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 358
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 396 | 23.6 | 16.8:1 | 97% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 25.9 | 15.1:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 24.8 | 15.6:1 | 99% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 99% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 16.2 | 17.6:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 15 | 19.6:1 | 87% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 86% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (286 to 396); teachers up 46% (16.2 to 23.6).
About Union Intermediate
Union Intermediate is an elementary school in Clinton, North Carolina, according to federal school records. Classes run from 3 through 5, and the school has 396 students.
Sampson County Schools enrolls 7,986 students in 18 schools, including Union Intermediate.
Union Intermediate is 59% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 19% Black, 18% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Sampson County's population at about 22%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 97%. For comparison, public schools in Sampson County average 99%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Union Intermediate receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Union Intermediate posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3%, compared with a predicted 49.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Sampson County (population about 59,470), the median household income is $52,432, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Union Intermediate is one of 23 public schools in the county.
Union Middle is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 48.7%, higher than Union Intermediate's 39.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 396 students in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.8 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
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Sampson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,470
Census ACS
Median income
$52,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
11,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sampson County Schools
- Midway HighHigh · 726 students
- Midway MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Salemburg ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Union HighHigh · 494 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 475 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton HighHigh · 828 students
- Sampson MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Union ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Union Middle1.7 mi · 374
- Union Elementary3.0 mi · 466
- Union High4.1 mi · 494
- Clinton High8.5 mi · 828
- Sampson Middle8.7 mi · 703
- Butler Avenue Elementary9.4 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Union IntermediateHow many students attend Union Intermediate?
Union Intermediate enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 03-05.
Is Union Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Intermediate is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Intermediate is approximately 16.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Intermediate?
At Union Intermediate, the student body is approximately 18% White, 59% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Union Intermediate public or private?
Union Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sampson County Schools.
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