Union Ridge School District 86

The supplied list for Union Ridge School District 86 covers one school: Union Ridge Elementary School, a 664-student school serving prekindergarten through grade 8. With no other district schools listed, the results describe this school rather than a range of local school options. In 2025–26, all-grades IAR proficiency was 73% in English language arts (ELA) and 49% in math, versus 56% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that Union Ridge was above the state in both subjects, by 17 percentage points in ELA and 9 points in math.

There is no districtwide top or bottom school to compare, but results vary across grades within Union Ridge. Grade 8 had the highest ELA proficiency at 85%, while grade 3 had the lowest at 47%; grade 3 was just below the state’s 48%, while grades 4–8 were 15–22 points above their grade-specific state results. In math, grade 7 was highest at 57% and grade 8 lowest at 36%; even grade 8 was 1 point above the state. Science was especially strong in grade 5: 72% proficient versus 48% statewide, a 24-point lead. Grade 8 science was 59% versus 52%, a 7-point lead.

Recent trends are mixed: the school’s leads over the state narrowed in ELA and math but widened in science. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA rose from 70% to 73%, but the lead narrowed by about 1 point; math fell from 52% to 49%, and its lead narrowed by 4 points. Science gains were larger: grade 5 rose from 56% to 72%, widening its lead by 9 points, and grade 8 rose from 48% to 59%, widening its lead by 5 points. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 70th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26, down from the 82nd percentile and 4 stars in 2024–25. Context figures include a 13.1:1 student–teacher ratio and 51% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–26, compared with 24% statewide.