Union Middle

Union Middle is a small middle school in Clinton, North Carolina, one of the schools in Sampson County Schools. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 374 students. That puts enrollment 38% below the 605-student average for middle schools in North Carolina.

Union Middle is run by Sampson County Schools, whose 18 schools enroll 7,986 students.

The share of Hispanic students at Union Middle is 61%, a majority. The school is also 18% White, 18% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 22% Hispanic share among all Sampson County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Union Middle are from different groups.

Based on 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Union Middle has a ratio of 18.1:1. Across middle schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sampson County average a similar 99%.

After adjusting for student poverty, Union Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.5%; the prediction is 48.5%.

In Sampson County, home to about 59,470 people, the median household earns about $52,432 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Sampson County number 23, with about 11,001 students.

Union Intermediate, about 1.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Union Middle is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

Enrollment was 374 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 411. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.8:1 to 18.1:1.

The Union Middle discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.