Elementary Schools in Union City Community Schools

Summary:

The Union City Community Schools district in Michigan has only one elementary school, Union City Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school has faced declining academic performance in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math falling below the state averages.

Union City Elementary School is currently ranked 1113 out of 1488 Michigan elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ranking has dropped from 871 out of 1486 schools in 2023-2024 and 848 out of 1470 schools in 2022-2023. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.5% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.9%, and 20.3% of 4th-grade students were proficient in ELA, compared to the state average of 42.4%. The school's math proficiency rates were also below state averages.

Additionally, Union City Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%, which could be contributing to the low academic performance. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 67.62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The district's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,850, and the student-teacher ratio at the school is 14.9 to 1. These factors suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student success at Union City Elementary School.

District Detail

430 Saint Joseph St
Union City, MI 49094-1245

(517) 741-8091

SchoolDigger Rank:
405^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 909

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (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	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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Walnut Ln	Union City	49094	Branch County	Union City Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 741-8191	359	23	15.6	62.1%	306 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	22.9	1113^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.2%		38.9	871^st of 1486 public elementary schools	41.4%	242	19.5	20.3	39.0	20.3	$14,850	$1,669	$13,182

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Athens Area Schools	4.91 mi	2	305^th
Tekonsha Community Schools	8.13 mi	1
Branch Independent School District (Isd)	9.72 mi	4
Coldwater Community Schools	9.84 mi	6	313^th
Michigan Department of Corrections	10.3 mi	25

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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