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Union Cross Traditional Academy

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Union Cross Traditional Academy ranks 853 rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Union Cross Traditional Academy is an elementary school in Kernersville, North Carolina, serving 527 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union Cross Traditional Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 853 and 1181 out of 1490-1514 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in 3rd-5th grade math and reading 5-10 percentage points lower than the district and state. However, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates have been higher than the district and state, reaching 65.7% in 2024-2025.

While Union Cross Traditional Academy's overall performance is below average, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $10,445 and a low student-teacher ratio. Compared to nearby schools, Union Cross Traditional Academy's performance is generally lower than Sedge Garden Elementary and Caleb's Creek Elementary, but higher than Easton Elementary and Forest Park Elementary. The school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past 10 years, suggesting a need for more targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

549

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,445

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 High Point Road
Kernersville, NC 27284-9101

(336) 703-4233

District: Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Students who attend Union Cross Traditional Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle
High:	Early College of Forsyth County
	Middle College of Forsyth County
	Robert B Glenn High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.4%

White:

31.3%

African American:

23.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg56%

North Carolina avg57%

853^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

159^th of 242Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	853 of 1490	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	895 of 1505	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	978 of 1502	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1181 of 1514	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1109 of 1489	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1017 of 1473	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1024 of 1434	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	1182 of 1429	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.8	1006 of 1425	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	1024 of 1440	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.0	934 of 1390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	752 of 1403	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	715 of 1388	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.0	543 of 1381	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.0	506 of 1363	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	478 of 1354	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.7	318 of 1324	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	277 of 1293	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	69.4	348 of 1276	72.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	343 of 918	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	170 of 924	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	469 of 933	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	650 of 927	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	561 of 896	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	235 of 949	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.6	384 of 927	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.2	417 of 646	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	801 of 878	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	637 of 897	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	435 of 563	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	335 of 497	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	291 of 421	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	804 of 1451	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	978 of 1455	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1093 of 1459	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1182 of 1458	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	958 of 1440	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	801 of 1424	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	819 of 1405	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.8	390 of 612	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	383 of 961	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	413 of 951	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	446 of 915	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.0	729 of 893	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	552 of 843	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	569 of 865	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	749 of 851	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	529 of 1437	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	771 of 1450	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	879 of 1437	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1040 of 1366	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1037 of 1329	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	969 of 1361	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	836 of 1332	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	845 of 1450	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	752 of 1464	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	771 of 1461	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1052 of 1464	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1174 of 1444	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1127 of 1430	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1142 of 1413	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	780 of 821	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	379 of 801	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	711 of 1172	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	998 of 1166	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1033 of 1183	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1059 of 1194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1103 of 1172	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1075 of 1183	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	869 of 1178	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)36th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)35th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+4 vs state

Mathematics54%-7 vs state

Reading46%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Tremendously caring staff. They are working hard to meet the needs of each child...take them from where they are and grow them in reading and math. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

My wife and I recently had to move out of the union cross distract and the hardest part of leaving was due to our kid's love for the school. The whole staff has been excellent and the AG program is phenomenal. I love the fact that they hold the children accountable, and believe in discipline. We will always cherish our time with them and can only hope our next school can be as good.

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, May 27, 2011

This is a traditional school, with modern technology. The children wear uniforms, which is nice for getting the kids out the door in the morning. The staff is friendly and available. Specials offered are art, computer, French and P.E. Close Quote

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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 Cross Traditional Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 High Point Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4233	549	41	13.5	99.5%	172 (31.3%)	126 (23.0%)	200 (36.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	43.9	853^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	42.8%		41.8	895^th of 1505 public elementary schools	40.5%	42	62.4	46.9	51.5	34.4	57.8	49.5	65.7	$10,445	$1,185	$9,260
Caleb's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 Salem Crossing Rd	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 703-6757	642	45	14.2	99.5%	259 (40.3%)	165 (25.7%)	139 (21.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.3%)	54.2	666^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.5	863^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	42.7%	197	59.4	59.0	72.9	43.4	47.0	55.1	69.8	$8,703	$641	$8,062
Smith Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4250 Johnny Knoll Lane	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4188	440	36	12.0	99.3%	49 (11.1%)	177 (40.2%)	181 (41.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	36.9	967^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.1%		30.3	1092^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	27.4%	125	62.3	46.3	60.3	31.9	47.8	45.2	53.4	$9,662	$1,153	$8,509
Wallburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-2921	717	40	17.7	51.0%	500 (69.7%)	64 (8.9%)	87 (12.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	74.3	329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.9%		83.1	204^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.4%	125	83.2	64.8	70.5	63.5	62.8	62.9	65.2	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Sedge Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Sedge Garden Road	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 771-4545	714	50	14.3	99.6%	327 (45.8%)	160 (22.4%)	160 (22.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	79.2	258^th of 1490 public elementary schools	82.7%		70.3	394^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.8%	136	78.2	76.5	72.7	55.5	70.6	66.9	69.4	$10,357	$874	$9,482
Hall-Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Nicholson Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4238	532	53	9.9	99.4%	20 (3.8%)	138 (25.9%)	356 (66.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	20.4	1274^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.5%		10.6	1418^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.8%	144	54.0	46.4	54.1	30.0	23.2	27.0	36.5	$9,702	$1,767	$7,934
Forest Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2019 Milford Street	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4291	522	46	11.3	99.4%	11 (2.1%)	120 (23.0%)	365 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	19.3	1288^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.6%		13.8	1381^st of 1505 public elementary schools	8.2%	93	52.3	50.6	48.9	22.1	37.0	25.6	40.0	$10,045	$2,088	$7,956
Shadybrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Shadybrook Rd	High Point	27265	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 819-2950	319	24	13.2	99.1%	76 (23.8%)	105 (32.9%)	66 (20.7%)	42 (13.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	64.2	494^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.8%		71.5	377^th of 1505 public elementary schools	75.0%	117	70.0	63.3	75.5	46.0	57.1	58.5	66.0	$10,248	$796	$9,452
Kernersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	512 W Mountain Street	Kernersville	27284	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4100	568	46	12.4	99.5%	136 (23.9%)	125 (22.0%)	252 (44.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (8.8%)	36.5	974^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.6%		37.2	977^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.1%	3	57.1	48.9	48.5	41.0	46.2	38.1	66.0	$10,687	$1,397	$9,290
Easton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	734 E Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 748-4063	504	44	11.4	99.4%	23 (4.6%)	115 (22.8%)	359 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	6	1460^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.0%		3	1493^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.8%	33	32.4	20.5	29.3	13.5	19.2	22.0	45.1	$11,518	$2,016	$9,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Cross Traditional Academy

What is the racial makeup of Union Cross Traditional Academy?

Students at Union Cross Traditional Academy are 36% Hispanic, 31% White, 23% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Union Cross Traditional Academy in?

Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools

Is Union Cross Traditional Academy a good school?

Union Cross Traditional Academy ranks 853^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Union Cross Traditional Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Union Cross Traditional Academy.

What schools do graduates of Union Cross Traditional Academy attend?

Students who attend Union Cross Traditional Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : Early College of Forsyth County
High : Middle College of Forsyth County
High : Robert B Glenn High School

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