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Union Elementary School

Q: Is Union Elementary School a good school?

Union Elementary School ranks 753 rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Union Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Modoc, Indiana, serving 133 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Union School Corporation, which is ranked 327 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Elementary School faces several challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 33.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Hagerstown Elementary (17.8%) and Wilbur Wright Elementary (17.8%). Academically, Union Elementary's ILEARN test scores are also well below the state and district averages, with only 23.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 26.97% in Math, compared to state averages of 40.3% and 51.5%, respectively.

Additionally, Union Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 17.29% to 64% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than nearby schools like Wilbur Wright Elementary (68.81%) and Hagerstown Elementary (46.77%). Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Union Elementary, ranging from $7,527 to $10,051 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state and district averages.

161

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,689

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8707 W US Hwy 36
Modoc, IN 47358

(765) 853-5481

District: Union School Corporation

Students who attend Union Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Union Junior & High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg11%

Indiana avg38%

753^rd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Union School Corporation

327^th of 380Union School Corporation among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	753 of 1005	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	784 of 1011	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	688 of 1016	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	766 of 1020	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	721 of 1016	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	826 of 1031	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	953 of 1027	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	46.0	629 of 1033	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	669 of 1046	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.6	613 of 1040	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	83.1	84 of 1036	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	64.5	403 of 1035	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	80.5	137 of 1015	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.0	324 of 1025	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	372 of 1009	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.2	570 of 1003	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.5	706 of 996	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	783 of 985	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.6	571 of 961	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.9	475 of 959	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.9	142 of 326	56.4%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies30%-8 vs state

Math27%

Science24%

English Language Arts24%

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Elementary School	Public	K-6	8707 W US Hwy 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 853-5481	161	11	15.1	41.6%	147 (91.3%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	27.3	753^rd of 1005 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.5	784^th of 1011 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	5.6	29.4	33.3	19.1	23.6	22.2	76.5	12.1	14.3	27.0	29.4	19.1	23.7	30.3	$9,689	$156	$9,534
Indiana Digital Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-6	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	Yes	(765) 204-2224	2,125	81	26.1	76.4%	1,276 (60.0%)	459 (21.6%)	228 (10.7%)	22 (1.0%)	19 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (5.6%)	6.3	970^th of 1005 public elementary schools	3.5%		6.9	973^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	3.8%	3	10.8	10.5	13.9	14.1	12.6	8.1	7.9	5.5	4.4	6.1	10.5	10.3	10.4	7.8	$9,717	$233	$9,484
Hagerstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	299 N Sycamore St	Hagerstown	47346	Wayne County	Nettle Creek School Corporation	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 489-4555	621	45	13.8	51.7%	574 (92.4%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.6%)	72	266^th of 1005 public elementary schools	73.5%		62.6	383^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	62.1%	117	40.9	50.0	41.3	47.6	45.1	53.0	62.0	43.8	48.8	51.8	68.4	63.4	65.8	40.0	$9,299	$891	$8,408
Monroe Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10421 W Sr 32	Parker City	47368	Randolph County	Monroe Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 468-7725	680	39	17.6	50.1%	624 (91.8%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	50.3	511^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.2%		61.3	396^th of 1011 public elementary schools	60.8%	115	29.4	28.0	34.2	37.8	32.3	61.8	45.2	36.8	47.6	47.3	35.5	37.8	36.6	43.4	$9,356	$692	$8,663
Randolph Southern Elementary School	Public	K-6	3 Rebel Dr	Lynn	47355	Randolph County	Randolph Southern School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 874-1141	268	20	13.4	61.6%	239 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	65.9	329^th of 1005 public elementary schools	67.3%		61.6	394^th of 1011 public elementary schools	61.0%	65	35.7	37.5	43.3	48.0	40.7	64.3	42.5	63.3	56.0	55.3	45.0	56.0	49.2	46.7	$10,129	$673	$9,456
Blue River Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4713 N Viking Trail	New Castle	47362	Henry County	Blue River Valley Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 836-4851	331	24	14.0	54.4%	295 (89.1%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	55.2	459^th of 1005 public elementary schools	54.3%		49.3	533^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	47.3%	74	40.0	23.1	38.5	34.4	33.8	68.6	51.3	46.2	31.3	49.7	33.3	40.6	36.6	59.0	$11,004	$1,135	$9,869
Willard Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 W South St	Winchester	47394	Randolph County	Randolph Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 584-9171	232	17	13.6	55.2%	197 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	42.4	594^th of 1005 public elementary schools	40.9%		46.1	570^th of 1011 public elementary schools	43.6%	24	29.7	33.3	31.1		31.4	37.8	46.2	39.2		41.2	37.2		37.2	37.8	$10,415	$1,546	$8,869
Selma Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 S East St	Selma	47383	Delaware County	Liberty-Perry Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 282-2455	535	31	17.2	55.7%	482 (90.1%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	78.3	199^th of 1005 public elementary schools	80.2%		82.5	158^th of 1011 public elementary schools	84.4%	41	45.6	50.6	52.0		49.5	70.0	66.7	63.0		66.4	46.0		46.0	53.0	$9,355	$829	$8,526
O R Baker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 S Oak St	Winchester	47394	Randolph County	Randolph Central School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 584-5581	303	24	12.8	30.0%	252 (83.2%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)								(n/a)															$8,968	$1,225	$7,743
Wilbur Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1950 Washington St	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 521-7217	305	24	12.8	72.5%	247 (81.0%)	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	47.9	540^th of 1005 public elementary schools	46.3%		41.4	613^th of 1011 public elementary schools	39.4%	73	38.6	32.0	37.5		36.0	50.0	46.0	35.7		43.3	40.0		40.0	33.9	$11,820	$1,685	$10,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary School?

Students at Union Elementary School are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Union Elementary School a good school?

Union Elementary School ranks 753^rd of 1005 Indiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Union Elementary School attend?

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

High : Union Junior & High School

What district is Union Elementary School in?

Union School Corporation

How many students attend Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Union Elementary School.

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2024–25 graduation ratesJan 5, 2026

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