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Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION GROVE ISD·NCES 484353004952
Union Grove Elementary School
10920 UNION GROVE RD, GLADEWATER, TX 75647 · (903) 845-3481 · Upshur County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
178 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · 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 GROVE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Union Grove Elementary School
Union Grove Elementary School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Grove Elementary School this school | 376 | 47.3% | 52.2% |
| Blossom Elementary School BLOSSOM | 408 | 49.5% | 44.8% |
| Tolar Elementary School TOLAR | 418 | 44.5% | 39.5% |
| White Oak Primary School WHITE OAK | 349 | 43.8% | N/A |
| Redwater Elementary School REDWATER | 329 | 49.5% | 60.0% |
| Lumberton Early Childhood School LUMBERTON | 396 | 49.0% | N/A |
Matched among Texas 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 Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #1,251 of 4,401 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,266 of 4,466 ▼ 238 | #2 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,673 of 4,466 ▼ 301 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #200 of 3,998 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #3,697 of 4,938 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #740 of 4,622 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #3,518 of 4,628 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #3,682 of 4,789 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #2,289 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
376
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 376 | 29.2 | 12.9:1 | 47% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | 52% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 29.7 | 13.7:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 49% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28.7 | 14.1:1 | 46% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 44% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 33% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (405 to 376); teachers up 2% (28.7 to 29.2).
About Union Grove Elementary School
Union Grove Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in GLADEWATER, Texas. It reported 376 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 28% lower.
UNION GROVE ISD, which runs Union Grove Elementary School, has 3 schools and 720 students.
Union Grove Elementary School is 85% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Union Grove Elementary School is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Grove Elementary School is 12.9:1, based on 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Upshur County is 59%.
On BeatsExpectations, Union Grove Elementary School is 1.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
The school is in Upshur County, where median household income comes to about $66,208, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Upshur County counts 25 public schools with about 7,918 students.
Union Grove Junior High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 50.2% on proficiency, and Union Grove Elementary School is above that at 52.2%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 375 to 376.
The discussion board for Union Grove Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Upshur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION GROVE ISD
- Union Grove High SchoolHigh · 232 students
- Union Grove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in GLADEWATER
- Weldon Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Gladewater High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Sabine High SchoolHigh · 456 students
- Gladewater Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
- Gladewater Primary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Sabine Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
Other Union Grove Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Union Grove Elementary. Union Grove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Union Grove ElementaryUnion Grove, WI · 886 students
- Union Grove ElementaryUnion Grove, NC · 247 students
- Union Grove Elementary SchoolFriendsville, TN · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Union Grove Junior High School0.3 mi · 112
- Union Grove High School0.3 mi · 232
- Gladewater Primary School2.0 mi · 296
- Gladewater High School2.9 mi · 484
- Weldon Elementary School3.4 mi · 485
- Gladewater Middle School3.5 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Union Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Union Grove Elementary School?
Union Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-06.
Is Union Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Union Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Grove Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union Grove Elementary School?
At Union Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Union Grove Elementary School public or private?
Union Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNION GROVE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.