Summary:
In zip code 32054, there is one high school, Union County High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in Lake Butler, Florida, with a total enrollment of 606 students.
Union County High School is part of the Union district, which holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 61st percentile among Florida districts. The school itself has maintained a consistent 3-star state ranking over the last three years, with its percentile rank fluctuating slightly between the 64th and 68th percentiles. This indicates stable, above-average performance compared to other Florida high schools. The school shows a clear strength in humanities and life sciences, with 85% of students proficient in US History (11 points above the state average) and 78% proficient in Biology 1 (7 points above the state average). However, it struggles significantly in mathematics, with only 50% proficiency in Algebra 1 and 49% in Geometry, both well below state averages. The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1, and per-student spending is $13,018.
A notable finding is the dramatic 24-percentage-point improvement in 9th Grade English Language Arts proficiency, jumping from 46% to 70% in one year, while 10th Grade ELA remained stable. This suggests a targeted intervention for incoming freshmen. Despite strong test scores in several subjects, the school's graduation rate is 84.7%, significantly below the state average of 92.2%. This paradox, combined with a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.5% (slightly above the state average), indicates that factors beyond academic proficiency—such as attendance and credit accumulation—are impacting on-time graduation. Addressing chronic absenteeism could be key to improving overall outcomes.
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