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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION LOCAL·NCES 390460101399
Union Local Elementary School
66699 Belmont Morristown Rd, Belmont, OH 43718 · (740) 782-1384 · Belmont County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Ohio public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
186 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Union Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
55.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
50.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 57.9% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 57.8% |
| 2021-22 | 55.8% | 43.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 76% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Local Elementary School
Union Local Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Local Elementary School this school | 562 | 33.1% | 57.5% |
| Nashport Elementary School Nashport | 540 | 35.4% | 81.8% |
| Berkshire Elementary Burton | 517 | 35.2% | 64.9% |
| Versailles Elementary School Versailles | 471 | 33.3% | 93.1% |
| Tuslaw Elementary School Massillon | 482 | 34.9% | 80.1% |
| Northridge Elementary Johnstown | 546 | 34.1% | 68.0% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Local Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Belmont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #620 of 673 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #1,079 of 1,569 ▼ 159 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #1,004 of 1,569 ▼ 75 | #7 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #692 of 1,514 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #329 of 1,808 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #309 of 1,582 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,475 of 1,590 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #479 of 767 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #220 of 992 | #2 of 6 |
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
562
-74 (-12%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 562 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 33% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 41% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 635 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 43% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 50.1 | 14.3:1 | 44% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 58 | 12.7:1 | 42% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 49% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 36 | 18.4:1 | 45% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Local Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (718 to 562); teachers down 26% (50.1 to 37).
About Union Local Elementary School
Union Local Elementary School is an elementary school in Belmont, Ohio, and it is part of Union Local. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 562 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 39% larger than that mark.
Union Local has 3 schools; together they serve 1,248 students.
Union Local Elementary School is 95% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Union Local Elementary School scores 9%.
Based on 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, Union Local Elementary School has a ratio of 15.2:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 33%. That is 32 points below the 65% average for public schools in Belmont County.
Union Local Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Ohio public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Union Local Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Ohio schools: 57.5% actual against 76.3% predicted.
The county, Belmont County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $57,017, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 8,619 students.
Union Local High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Union Local Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 68.5%; Union Local Elementary School's is 57.5%, ranking 5th of 5.
For locale, NCES codes Union Local Elementary School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count fell 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.8 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Belmont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,473
Census ACS
Median income
$57,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Local
- Union Local High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Union Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Other schools in Belmont
- Union Local High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Union Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Union Local High School0.3 mi · 382
- Union Local Middle School0.3 mi · 304
- Belmont Career Center4.4 mi · 344
- Barnesville Middle School7.8 mi · 418
- Barnesville High School7.8 mi · 385
- St Clairsville High School8.1 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Union Local Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Local Elementary School?
Union Local Elementary School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Union Local Elementary School serve?
Union Local Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Union Local Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Union Local Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Local Elementary School?
At Union Local Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Local Elementary School?
Union Local Elementary School is overseen by Union Local in Belmont County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.