Wesley Chapel Elementary

Wesley Chapel Elementary operates as an expansive elementary campus in Monroe, North Carolina, part of Union County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 729 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Wesley Chapel Elementary sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 52 schools in Union County Public Schools (41,272 students total), Wesley Chapel Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Wesley Chapel Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 19% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Union County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Union County's rate of about 41%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wesley Chapel Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 74.5%; this one delivers 92.2%, a residual of +17.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Union County reports that median household income runs about $102,900, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Wesley Chapel Elementary is one.

Shiloh Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wesley Chapel Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.8%.

Wesley Chapel Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Wesley Chapel Elementary's enrollment has rose 70% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 729). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 77% to 58%.

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