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Union Day School

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Union Day School ranks 535 th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-11

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 64% of North Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Union Day School is a public charter school located in Weddington, North Carolina, serving grades KG-10 with a total enrollment of 669 students. As an alternative school, it provides a unique educational environment compared to traditional public schools in the area.

Union Day School consistently outperforms the state average in mathematics and reading proficiency across most grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th-grade mathematics proficiency rate is 74.5% compared to the state's 58.9%. The school also excels in science proficiency, with 8th-grade students scoring 81.3% proficient or better, significantly higher than the state's 60.1%. In end-of-course (EOC) exams, Union Day School stands out in English II (85.2% proficient) and Biology (70% proficient), outperforming the state averages.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy and Jackson Day School, Union Day School stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in 8th-grade reading, Union Day School's proficiency rate is 72.9%, while Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy and Jackson Day School have much lower rates of 7.7% and 61.4%, respectively. This comparison highlights the academic excellence of Union Day School within the local educational landscape.

638

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Tilley Morris Road
Weddington, NC 28104

(704) 256-1494

District: Union Day School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

16.1%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2021 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math III scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

North Carolina avg55%

Elementary school

535^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

189^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	535 of 1490	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	552 of 1505	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	403 of 1502	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	369 of 1514	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	292 of 1489	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	612 of 1473	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	230 of 918	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	582 of 1451	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	571 of 1455	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	370 of 1459	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	328 of 1458	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	355 of 1440	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	621 of 1424	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	794 of 1405	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	53.5	379 of 915	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	749 of 1437	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	791 of 1450	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	358 of 1437	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	487 of 1450	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	531 of 1464	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	419 of 1461	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	436 of 1464	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	251 of 1444	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	552 of 1430	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	617 of 1413	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	624 of 1172	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	647 of 1166	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	565 of 1183	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	626 of 1194	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.1	479 of 1172	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	833 of 1183	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	1020 of 1178	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	189 of 773	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	365 of 793	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	175 of 784	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	225 of 786	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	200 of 741	73.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	319 of 560	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	240 of 733	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	363 of 738	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	178 of 731	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	152 of 733	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	198 of 706	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	343 of 564	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	363 of 729	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	507 of 743	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.7	153 of 735	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	143 of 733	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.6	336 of 751	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	184 of 747	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	316 of 748	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	193 of 711	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	47.4	194 of 473	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	200 of 649	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	396 of 652	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	276 of 656	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	290 of 658	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	298 of 632	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)59th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-25 vs school

African American (2024)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)39th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II85%+26 vs state

Science70%+9 vs state

Biology70%+22 vs state

Reading65%+13 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

Math III48%-18 vs state

Math I25%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

New administration lacks integrity. Students are just a number and they just care about enrollment numbers going up, not the child’s education. The teachers are great, but unfortunately that is not enough. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Day School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	3000 Tilley Morris Road	Weddington	28104	Union County	Union Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 256-1494	638	48	13.3		342 (53.6%)	100 (15.7%)	103 (16.1%)	47 (7.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.6%)								(n/a)	70.0	85.2	25.0	48.3	44.4	74.5	63.6	50.8	62.5	52.1	44.4	76.5	71.2	61.0	66.2	72.9	62.1	81.3
Socrates Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3909 Weddington Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Socrates Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 321-1711	1,039	53	19.6		512 (49.3%)	136 (13.1%)	122 (11.7%)	186 (17.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.7%)								(n/a)	67.8	71.9	77.8	100.0	89.0	89.9	92.3	80.2	91.9	88.9	82.0	87.9	85.6	77.6	80.2	80.2	86.5	90.1
Telra Institute	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4150 McKee Rd	Charlotte	28270	Mecklenburg County	Telra Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 727-2530	621	37	16.8	10.3%	228 (36.7%)	19 (3.1%)	54 (8.7%)	257 (41.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.3%)								(n/a)		100.0			97.5	97.4	90.7	95.3	89.5	94.1	85.7		94.7	96.9	93.0	96.8	92.0	96.9
Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2324 Younts Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 893-3607	1,268	27	46.9	43.7%	567 (44.7%)	253 (20.0%)	258 (20.3%)	78 (6.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.1%)								(n/a)	39.6	70.3	34.8	72.9	71.1	56.7	66.4	74.4	69.0	74.0	57.4	58.7	63.9	63.9	64.9	70.0	67.5	74.0
Ballantyne Ridge High School	Public, Alternative	9-11	4004 Toringdon Way	Charlotte	28277	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 343-1122	1,414	83	16.9	40.5%	442 (31.3%)	286 (20.2%)	420 (29.7%)	215 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (3.5%)								(n/a)	68.8	65.9	31.2	83.5
Queen's Grant Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6400 Matthews Mint Hill Road	Mint Hill	28227	Mecklenburg County	Queen's Grant Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 573-6611	1,335	62	21.4	41.3%	638 (47.8%)	357 (26.7%)	218 (16.3%)	27 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (7.0%)								(n/a)	31.9	61.8	20.0	50.7	78.2	58.3	57.6	68.2	59.5	57.1	44.8	67.9	62.4	60.0	56.0	69.0	87.1	71.4
Union Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	675 North ML King Jr Blvd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 238-8883	2,186	139	15.7		1,469 (67.2%)	248 (11.3%)	299 (13.7%)	35 (1.6%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (5.6%)								(n/a)	75.4	85.6	68.8	96.2	73.2	72.8	66.1	71.3	77.6	68.0	56.0	68.8	56.3	52.9	69.4	60.6	73.4	70.3
Metro School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	405 S Davidson St	Charlotte	28202	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5450	258	36	7.1	98.8%	46 (17.8%)	118 (45.7%)	73 (28.3%)	13 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)																			$33,839	$4,305	$29,534
Charlotte Lab School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2045 Suttle Avenue	Charlotte	28208	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte Lab School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 464-3830	807	65	12.4	50.1%	137 (17.0%)	403 (49.9%)	144 (17.8%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (13.9%)								(n/a)	22.7	54.3	24.3	31.3	34.2	32.9	23.8	27.9	33.3	42.9	39.2	47.9	31.3	47.5	35.9	53.1	46.8	52.1
Sugar Creek Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4101 N Tryon Street	Charlotte	28206	Mecklenburg County	Sugar Creek Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 509-5470	1,591	68	23.3	96.6%	3 (0.2%)	1,110 (69.8%)	425 (26.7%)	13 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.5%)								(n/a)	33.3	76.8	45.1	66.2	41.0	42.9	49.2	50.3	47.1	44.0	22.2	56.7	40.2	48.8	51.6	56.3	49.6	60.4

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Union Day School ranks 535^th of 1490 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Union Day School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Union Day School.

What is the racial makeup of Union Day School?

Students at Union Day School are 54% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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