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Enrollment
682
Elementary
DISTRICT 613 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKOTA LOCAL·NCES 390461102441
Union Elementary School
7672 Lesourdsville West Cheste, West Chester, OH 45069 · (513) 777-2201 · Butler County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
286 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 43%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 151 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 174 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 190 | 28% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
78.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 69.2% | 72.9% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 71.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 →
Where Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #341 of 673 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #439 of 1,569 | #9 of 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #452 of 1,569 | #11 of 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #526 of 1,514 | #13 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #160 of 1,808 | #14 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #1,516 of 1,582 | #42 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #292 of 1,590 | #20 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #387 of 767 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #182 of 561 | #8 of 21 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
682
+103 (+18%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 682 | 29 | 23.5:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 24.5 | 26.8:1 | 40% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 25.5 | 24.8:1 | 27% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 27 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 24% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 27 | 23.5:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 34 | 22.1:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 6% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 36 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Elementary School.
About Union Elementary School
Union Elementary School, located in West Chester, Ohio, is a large elementary school. The school covers grades 3 through 6 and reported 682 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 69% larger than the 404-student average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Lakota Local enrolls 18,806 students in 25 schools, including Union Elementary School.
The student body at Union Elementary School is 56% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. The school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 23.5:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. Federal data show 42% of students (286) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Butler County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Union Elementary School is 2.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.7% actual, 73.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Ohio.
The school is in Butler County, where median household income comes to about $81,590, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Butler County counts 90 public schools with about 59,107 students.
Union Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Freedom Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Union Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Union Elementary School ranks 3rd of 5 nearby schools, at 75.7% versus a 75.1% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 682, from 579 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 21.4:1 to 23.5:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Union Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakota Local
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- Lakota East High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 791 students
- Lakota Plains Junior SchoolMiddle · 745 students
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- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
Other schools in West Chester
- Lakota West High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Hopewell Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Creekside Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Lakota Ridge Junior SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Adena Elementary SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Elementary School1.2 mi · 682
- Lakota Ridge Junior School1.2 mi · 695
- Butler Tech Bioscience Center1.7 mi · 208
- Liberty Early Childhood School1.8 mi · 407
- Creekside Early Childhood School1.9 mi · 720
- Lakota Central1.9 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Union Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 03-06.
Is Union Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-06.
How many students per teacher at Union Elementary School?
Approximately 23.5:1 students per teacher at Union Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Elementary School?
At Union Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 13% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Union Elementary School public or private?
Union Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakota Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.