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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001303
Walter Bickett Elementary
830 South ML King Blvd, Monroe, NC 28112 · (704) 238-8704 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
441 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
23.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
32.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Walter Bickett Elementary
Walter Bickett Elementary's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Bickett Elementary this school | 444 | 99.3% | 31.5% |
| Glenn Elementary Durham | 455 | 99.3% | 50.2% |
| Belvoir Elementary Greenville | 405 | 99.3% | 44.7% |
| East Elementary Monroe | 423 | 99.3% | 33.7% |
| Pinewood Elementary Charlotte | 521 | 99.4% | 39.1% |
| Haw River Elementary Haw River | 490 | 98.8% | 28.5% |
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 Walter Bickett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,232 of 1,297 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,231 of 1,296 | #27 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #1,255 of 1,300 | #28 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #772 of 1,485 | #22 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #34 of 1,377 | #3 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #815 of 1,379 | #17 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #370 of 1,414 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #47 of 937 | #1 of 18 |
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
444
-101 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 444 | 40.5 | 11.0:1 | 99% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 38.9 | 12.1:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 99% (542) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 57 | 12.0:1 | 100% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 62 | 11.6:1 | 94% (673) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 57 | 11.7:1 | 84% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 51 | 12.4:1 | 85% (535) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walter Bickett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (684 to 444); teachers down 29% (57 to 40.5).
About Walter Bickett Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, Walter Bickett Elementary is part of Union County Public Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 444 students.
The 52 schools of Union County Public Schools, including Walter Bickett Elementary, enroll 41,272 students.
At Walter Bickett Elementary, 58% of students are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Union County is about 13% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
A staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.0:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 99%. The average for public schools in Union County is 41%.
On the allk12 Grade, Walter Bickett Elementary lands at D, ahead of 5% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Walter Bickett Elementary is -17.0 points: 31.5% actual, 48.5% predicted.
For the population of Union County, the median household earns about $102,900 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Union County, 58 public schools serve about 45,934 students.
Central Academy of Technology and Arts sits about 0.8 miles from Walter Bickett Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Walter Bickett Elementary places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 444, down from 545 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Nearby schools
- Central Academy of Technology and Arts0.8 mi · 875
- ALA Monroe0.8 mi · 237
- Apprentice Academy High School0.8 mi · 229
- Union Academy1.4 mi · 2,186
- Wolfe School1.7 mi · 109
- Rocky River Elementary2.2 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Walter Bickett ElementaryHow many students attend Walter Bickett Elementary?
Walter Bickett Elementary enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Walter Bickett Elementary serve?
Walter Bickett Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter Bickett Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walter Bickett Elementary is approximately 11.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walter Bickett Elementary?
At Walter Bickett Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 58% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Walter Bickett Elementary public or private?
Walter Bickett Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.