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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Union Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 470
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001676
Union Elementary School
516 Carson ST, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-0737 · Sumner County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Tennessee public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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 | 100 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · 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
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.1pp since 2022
Math
80.1%
TN avg 39.3% . +2.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 76.3% |
| 2022-23 | 60.9% | 77.4% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Union Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #41 of 957 ▲ 6 | #2 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #110 of 959 ▼ 12 | #7 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #238 of 1,044 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #514 of 962 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.6% | #113 of 348 | #3 of 8 |
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
620
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 842
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 | 620 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 35.5 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 28 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 842 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 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 is a public elementary school run by Sumner County in Gallatin, Tennessee. It enrolls 620 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 32% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Tennessee.
Sumner County runs Union Elementary School along with 52 other schools, enrolling 30,719 students in total.
The student body at Union Elementary School is 80% White. After that, the student body is 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among Sumner County residents, the White share is about 80%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
Union Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Tennessee public elementary schools.
In Sumner County, median household income comes to about $90,301, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Sumner County counts 53 public schools with about 30,719 students.
Union Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is R T Fisher Alternative, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Union Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning 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 620, from 590 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Union Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
Other schools in Gallatin
- Gallatin Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
Other Union Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 14 states are named Union Elementary. Union Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 26.
- Union Elementary SchoolWest Chester, OH · 682 students
- Union ElementaryShallotte, NC · 654 students
- Union Elementary SchoolUnion, OH · 539 students
- Union Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 475 students
- Union ElementaryClinton, NC · 466 students
Nearby schools
- R T Fisher Alternative0.7 mi · 127
- Benny C. Bills Elementary School0.9 mi · 659
- Howard Elementary1.1 mi · 591
- Joe Shafer Middle School1.3 mi · 670
- Patricia Brown Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 48
- Gallatin Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,644
Frequently asked questions
About Union Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Union Elementary School?
Union Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
Is Union Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Elementary School?
At Union Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Union Elementary School public or private?
Union Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumner County.
What city is Union Elementary School in?
Union Elementary School is located in Gallatin, TN.
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