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Union City Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Union City Elementary School in Union City, MI, serves 359 students in Pre-K through 4th grade within the Union City Community Schools district, a rural district where about 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school is facing a serious academic challenge right now. After performing well in the 2022-2023 school year—when 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 55.2%, well above the state average—scores have dropped dramatically. In the most recent testing year, only 21.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading and just 15.7% in math, compared to state averages of 38.2% and 42.9%. The school's overall state ranking has fallen from the 41st percentile to the 13th percentile in a single year, placing it in the bottom tier of Michigan elementary schools. This decline affects all student groups equally, suggesting a systemic issue rather than a problem with any particular population. Nearby schools like Beadle Lake Elementary (54th percentile) and Sonoma Elementary (50th percentile) in the Harper Creek Community Schools district have maintained stable, mid-tier rankings over the same period.

There is one encouraging sign: chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41.6% in 2021-2022 to 19.6% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district and state averages. This improvement in attendance hasn't yet translated into academic gains, but it provides a foundation for recovery. The school spends $15,035 per student and has a student-teacher ratio of 15.6, which is in line with regional peers, suggesting the issue isn't a lack of funding or overcrowded classrooms. The data points to a particularly urgent concern with the current 3rd-grade cohort, whose math proficiency cratered from 39% to 15.7% in one year. Parents considering this school may want to ask administrators about the specific interventions being implemented to reverse this recent decline.

359

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,035

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

88.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.8% (any vaccine)

601 Walnut Ln
Union City, MI 49094-1077

(517) 741-8191

District: Union City Community Schools

Students who attend Union City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Union City Middle School
High:	Union City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Michigan avg40%

1,299^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

368^th of 625Union City Community Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1299 of 1492	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1113 of 1488	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	871 of 1486	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	848 of 1470	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1083 of 1344	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1027 of 1153	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1017 of 1408	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1051 of 1448	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1062 of 1466	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.3	934 of 1548	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	913 of 1580	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.2	1181 of 1533	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	1098 of 1563	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.6	1010 of 1566	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.5	1140 of 1552	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.1	790 of 1552	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.8	1214 of 1589	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.5	1257 of 1577	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.5	835 of 1565	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	881 of 1545	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	1251 of 1343	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	1053 of 1338	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	730 of 1342	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	815 of 1321	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1010 of 1106	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1022 of 1171	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1025 of 1443	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	1233 of 1352	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1125 of 1346	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	772 of 1381	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	755 of 1350	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	892 of 1099	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	681 of 749	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	718 of 1134	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1125 of 1397	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	1258 of 1372	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.3	1129 of 1366	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	980 of 1347	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	824 of 1334	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	966 of 1139	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	865 of 915	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	815 of 1196	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1004 of 1446	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	29.6	312 of 403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	1184 of 1199	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1117 of 1206	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	932 of 1204	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	825 of 1198	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	988 of 1102	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	947 of 1005	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1010 of 1128	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1102 of 1253	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2018)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	13.9	1299^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.9	1113^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.2%	186			21.4	15.4				15.7	21.8								88.5%	5.8%	$15,035	$1,459	$13,576
East Leroy Elementary School	Public	K-5	4320 K Dr S	East Leroy	49051	Calhoun County	Athens Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 729-5419	199	15	13.0	50.3%	157 (78.9%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	28.8	1020^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.6%		47.9	752^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	49.5%	268			36.0	25.7	31.3			40.0	8.6	12.5			37.5		21.9		96.3%	3.7%	$16,961	$1,138	$15,823
Lakeland Elementary School	Public, Magnet	4-5	235 Western Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5980	375	19	19.5	68.8%	298 (79.5%)	12 (3.2%)	49 (13.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	40.5	852^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.9%		32.7	974^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.5%	122				34.9	39.9				29.5	37.5			34.5		19.6				$12,828	$1,411	$11,418
Larsen Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-1	25 Parkhurst Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5960	463	27	17.1	66.3%	362 (78.2%)	31 (6.7%)	50 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)																	91.1%	3.3%	$13,961	$1,480	$12,481
Sonoma Elementary	Public	K-4	4640 B Dr S	Battle Creek	49015	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-7800	351	21	16.4	31.6%	289 (82.3%)	8 (2.3%)	19 (5.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	46.5	752^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	49.6%		49.4	729^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.0%	23			39.3	33.7				51.8	33.7								88.7%	4.8%	$16,762	$1,327	$15,435
Leonidas School	Public	K-8	30945 Church St	Leonidas	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 432-2121	35	2	17.5	20.0%	35 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$9,269	$821	$8,449
Colon Elementary School	Public	K-8	328 E State St	Colon	49040	St. Joseph County	Colon Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 432-2121	223	20	11.4	60.5%	212 (95.1%)	5 (2.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	18	1215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.6%		22.8	1115^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.1%	100			19.5	30.6	22.2			17.1	27.8	8.3			27.8		8.3		83.3%	16.7%	$16,379	$1,714	$14,664
Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	2-3	15 Vans Ave	Coldwater	49036	Branch County	Coldwater Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 279-5970	378	21	18.0	64.0%	304 (80.4%)	10 (2.6%)	50 (13.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)								(n/a)			33.0					44.0											$13,564	$1,820	$11,744
Anderson Elementary School	Public	K-2	335 E Corey St	Bronson	49028	Branch County	Bronson Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 369-3234	216	15	14.8	73.6%	172 (79.6%)	3 (1.4%)	39 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)																	91%	9%	$17,256	$1,684	$15,572
Beadle Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8175 C Dr N	Battle Creek	49014	Calhoun County	Harper Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 441-3295	333	22	15.3	46.8%	253 (76.0%)	10 (3.0%)	28 (8.4%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.1%)	50.3	693^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	53.6%		50.1	717^th of 1488 public elementary schools	51.8%	24			45.0	40.3				40.0	35.8								89.2%	6.2%	$17,753	$1,338	$16,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Union City Elementary School

What district is Union City Elementary School in?

Union City Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Union City Elementary School?

Students at Union City Elementary School are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Union City Elementary School a good school?

Union City Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Union City Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Union City Middle School
High : Union City High School

How many students attend Union City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Union City Elementary School.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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