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Union Springs Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
550th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Alabama elementary schools
Summary

Union Springs Elementary School in Union Springs, AL, serves 497 students in grades K-4 within the Bullock County district. The school has faced significant socioeconomic challenges, with 85% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, but it is showing a promising academic turnaround.

Union Springs Elementary has climbed from the 5th percentile statewide in 2023-2024 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 1-star rating. This improvement is broad-based, with notable gains among students from low-income households and English Language Learners, who ranked in the 57th percentile statewide in 2025-2026. The school outperforms nearby George Washington Carver Elementary School in the Macon County district in 3rd-grade proficiency—39.8% in math versus 22.6%, and 67% in English versus 50%—despite spending about $2,800 less per student.

However, significant challenges remain. Proficiency drops sharply as students advance: 3rd-grade math proficiency of 39.8% falls to 19% in 4th grade and 10.7% in 5th grade, suggesting a need for more support in upper elementary grades. Special education students rank in the 9th percentile, a critical area for improvement. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.8% of students—nearly double the state average, though better than the district's 35.6% rate. Despite these hurdles, the school's upward trajectory and strong results for specific student groups suggest its current strategies are working, and sustained efforts could help overcome these persistent challenges.

497
Students ?
17.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,602
Per pupil spending ?
85.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 211 Conecuh Avenue West
       Union Springs, AL  36089-1314

(334) 651-8968

District: Bullock County


Students who attend Union Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    South Highlands Middle School
High:    Bullock County High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
75.5%
Hispanic:
22.1%
White:
1.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 12% Alabama)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school31%
District avg31%
Alabama avg53%
550th of 686
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▲ up 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
130th of 140Bullock County among Alabama 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202620.7550 of 68619.8%★☆☆☆☆
202515.6581 of 68014.6%★☆☆☆☆
20249.8649 of 6845.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.9649 of 6804.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.7653 of 6874.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.3655 of 6925.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.1595 of 68112.6%★☆☆☆☆
20186.9655 of 6803.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.3660 of 6884.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.1653 of 6915.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.8619 of 69110.4%★☆☆☆☆
201410.4663 of 6954.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.8673 of 6963.3%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202636.0269 of 42837.1%★★☆☆☆
202528.4326 of 42723.7%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8363 of 42013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.6381 of 42710.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9355 of 42616.7%★☆☆☆☆
202121.2381 of 42610.6%★☆☆☆☆
201935.6290 of 42631.9%★★☆☆☆
201817.9390 of 4237.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201715.3319 of 3365.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202649.162 of 14356.6%★★★☆☆
202557.549 of 14265.5%★★★☆☆
202429.2111 of 13115.3%★☆☆☆☆
202332.493 of 12324.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.696 of 11012.7%★☆☆☆☆
202125.089 of 10011.0%★☆☆☆☆
201953.522 of 7470.3%★★★★☆
201841.538 of 6541.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202621.0519 of 65120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202517.3546 of 64915.9%★☆☆☆☆
20249.0627 of 6503.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.3598 of 6457.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.4616 of 6566.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.3624 of 6564.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.9561 of 64613.2%★☆☆☆☆
20189.3611 of 6404.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.0616 of 6393.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202546.1116 of 20643.7%★★☆☆☆
202422.3172 of 19612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6158 of 18414.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.2168 of 1754.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.9157 of 1644.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.5110 of 15227.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.2115 of 14017.9%★☆☆☆☆
201738.387 of 13033.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202627.0509 of 66723.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.4549 of 66016.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.1628 of 6706.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.4601 of 6233.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.9623 of 6514.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.5624 of 6534.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.4557 of 64914.2%★☆☆☆☆
20188.9631 of 6513.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202620.8539 of 65918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202516.1555 of 65114.7%★☆☆☆☆
202412.0595 of 6559.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.2624 of 6493.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.2638 of 6694.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.4635 of 6695.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.1555 of 65014.6%★☆☆☆☆
20187.2631 of 6502.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.6612 of 6394.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202624.8155 of 19319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202557.615 of 5371.7%★★★★☆
202430.442 of 5928.8%★★☆☆☆
202331.040 of 5729.8%★★☆☆☆
202219.461 of 656.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202619.8365 of 4039.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.3401 of 4030.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.9314 of 39219.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5283 of 34417.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20213.6539 of 5390.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.3513 of 5293.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Native American (2025)72nd percentile+57 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school
African American (2026)37th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile~ school
Male (2026)18th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school
White (2021)<1st percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
English45%-20 vs state
Mathematics23%-19 vs state
Science14%-36 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Union Springs Elementary School

Students at Union Springs Elementary School are 75% African American, 22% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Union Springs Elementary School.

Students who attend Union Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Highlands Middle School
High : Bullock County High School

Union Springs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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