Best Public Schools in Union Grove, NC

Summary:

The city of Union Grove, North Carolina has only one school, Union Grove Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. As the sole school in the area, Union Grove Elementary's performance can be compared to district and state averages, providing insights into the educational landscape of the community.

Union Grove Elementary has a SchoolDigger rating of 3 out of 5 stars, placing it in the middle range among North Carolina elementary schools. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 487th out of 1,505 schools in 2023-2024 to 842nd out of 1,502 schools in 2022-2023. Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with mathematics proficiency above the state average but slightly below the Iredell-Statesville Schools district average, and reading proficiency on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. However, the school's science proficiency is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Regarding demographic and socioeconomic factors, Union Grove Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.67% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.4, lower than the national average, and its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,609, higher than the national average. These factors suggest that the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may have implications for the school's resources and the support needed for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Sloans Mill Rd	Union Grove	28689	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 920-5858	247	18	13.6	98.8%	199 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	60.4	558^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.6%		65.2	487^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.6%	71	64.1	55.3	77.4	48.7	55.3	51.6	80.6	$10,609	$1,078	$9,531

Cities Near Union Grove

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olin	5.08 mi	3	218^th
Statesville	8.11 mi	22	349^th
Hamptonville	8.99 mi	1	389^th
Harmony	9.17 mi	1	114^th
Ronda	11.71 mi	3	225^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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