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Union School

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Union School ranks 100 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Union School is an elementary school located in Unionville, CT, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 314 students. It is part of the Farmington School District, which is ranked 17 out of 156 districts in Connecticut and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Union School has consistently ranked in the top 100 elementary schools in Connecticut, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union School consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the SBAC assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.1% of 3rd graders and 74.2% of 4th graders at Union School were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 46.9% and 51.4%, respectively. In Mathematics, 73.1% of 3rd graders and 66.7% of 4th graders at Union School were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 52.2% and 51.4%. Additionally, Union School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 2.9% to 20.0% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Farmington School District, Union School performs similarly or better on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Union School's 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates were higher than those of Noah Wallace School, another elementary school in the district. This consistent high performance suggests that Union School has effective teaching practices and a strong curriculum that are supporting student learning.

305

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,393

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

173 School St.
Unionville, CT 06085

(860) 673-2575

District: Farmington School District

Students who attend Union School usually attend:

Middle:	Irving A. Robbins Middle School
	West Woods Upper Elementary School
High:	Farmington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Connecticut average (72% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Connecticut elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Farmington School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg76%

Connecticut avg50%

100^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Farmington School District

17^th of 156Farmington School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	100 of 493	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	99 of 497	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	96 of 491	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	78 of 490	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	82 of 538	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	190 of 532	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	83.0	91 of 519	82.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.0	154 of 518	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	81.9	112 of 551	79.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	77 of 557	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	13 of 564	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.1	71 of 565	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.6	42 of 579	92.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.5	73 of 566	87.1%	★★★★☆
2008	81.5	66 of 565	88.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	94 of 568	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	83.0	57 of 570	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	31 of 232	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	49 of 234	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	72 of 455	84.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	97 of 239	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.6	19 of 232	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	81 of 445	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	96 of 248	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	148 of 250	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.0	53 of 262	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	80 of 252	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	90 of 327	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	149 of 295	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	164 of 296	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-18 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Union School	Public	K-4	173 School St.	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2575	305	27	11.3	23.6%	187 (61.3%)	15 (4.9%)	47 (15.4%)	35 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	81	100^th of 493 public elementary schools	79.7%		81.4	99^th of 497 public elementary schools	80.1%	1		73.1	74.2		73.1	66.7		$21,393
Lake Garda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	61 Monce Rd.	Burlington	06013	Northwest Hills Planning Region	Regional School District 10	No	No	No	No	(860) 673-2511	466	34	13.9	11.6%	347 (74.5%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (15.2%)	69.3	175^th of 493 public elementary schools	64.5%		69.6	172^nd of 497 public elementary schools	65.4%	3		69.1	52.6		65.4	71.6		$17,871
West District School	Public	K-4	114 West District Road	Unionville	06085	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 673-2579	357	29	12.2	16.5%	205 (57.4%)	15 (4.2%)	35 (9.8%)	77 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	89.8	36^th of 493 public elementary schools	92.7%		91.9	19^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.2%	17		81.9	73.9		91.6	76.8		$18,854
Pine Grove School	Public	K-4	151 Scoville Rd.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 404-4790	613	46	13.4	14.0%	403 (65.7%)	36 (5.9%)	49 (8.0%)	89 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	69.8	173^rd of 493 public elementary schools	64.9%		76.2	137^th of 497 public elementary schools	72.4%	36		62.9	64.9		65.5	61.2		$19,724
Roaring Brook School	Public	PK, KG-4	30 Old Wheeler Ln.	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Avon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 404-4810	461	34	13.6	11.5%	311 (67.5%)	24 (5.2%)	38 (8.2%)	48 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.8%)	78.7	119^th of 493 public elementary schools	75.9%		86.8	52^nd of 497 public elementary schools	89.5%	67		67.9	71.7		73.8	66.7		$22,804
Ivy Drive School	Public	K-5	160 Ivy Dr.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7844	385	28	13.6	48.1%	192 (49.9%)	26 (6.8%)	129 (33.5%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.5%)	54.6	238^th of 493 public elementary schools	51.7%		66.8	190^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.8%	48		60.9	45.2	58.8	60.9	51.6	47.1	$17,819
Noah Wallace School	Public	K-4	2 School St.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 677-1659	342	26	13.1	21.9%	172 (50.3%)	14 (4.1%)	53 (15.5%)	75 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	83.8	78^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.2%		85.2	71^st of 497 public elementary schools	85.7%	7		64.6	77.6		75.3	82.1		$20,960
Mountain View School	Public	K-5	71 Vera Rd.	Bristol	06010	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Bristol School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 584-7726	356	29	12.4	55.1%	131 (36.8%)	22 (6.2%)	152 (42.7%)	19 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	43.4	267^th of 493 public elementary schools	45.8%		45.9	264^th of 497 public elementary schools	46.9%	3		56.9	63.6	50.7	43.1	41.9	32.4	$18,861
Reggio Magnet School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	59 Waterville Road	Avon	06001	Capitol Planning Region	Capitol Region Education Council	No	Yes	No	Yes	(860) 674-8549	511	39	13.1	59.7%	119 (23.3%)	136 (26.6%)	199 (38.9%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	18.1	380^th of 493 public elementary schools	22.9%		12.7	416^th of 497 public elementary schools	16.3%	36	30.6	37.7	29.5		32.8	30.0	22.6	$26,100
Louis Toffolon School	Public	PK, KG-5	145 NorthWest Dr.	Plainville	06062	Capitol Planning Region	Plainville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 793-3280	365	25	14.4	40.5%	230 (63.0%)	21 (5.8%)	91 (24.9%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.6%)	71.2	166^th of 493 public elementary schools	66.3%		64.9	194^th of 497 public elementary schools	61.0%	28		55.2	80.4	67.2	50.0	82.4	60.7	$21,321

Frequently Asked Questions about Union School

What district is Union School in?

Farmington School District

How many students attend Union School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Union School.

What schools do graduates of Union School attend?

Students who attend Union School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irving A. Robbins Middle School
Middle : West Woods Upper Elementary School
High : Farmington High School

Is Union School a good school?

Union School ranks 100^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Union School?

Students at Union School are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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