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Walter Bickett Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Walter Bickett Elementary is a public elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 465 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Walter Bickett Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with significantly lower proficiency rates on state standardized tests compared to the district and state averages, with only 16.3% of 3rd graders proficient in reading in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 57.9% for the district and 46.7% for the state. Walter Bickett Elementary also ranks in the bottom 50% of North Carolina elementary schools for its diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

The data reveals a stark contrast between Walter Bickett Elementary and the nearby high-performing schools like New Town Elementary and Wesley Chapel Elementary, which rank in the top 1-2% of North Carolina elementary schools. Despite spending significantly more per student than these nearby schools, Walter Bickett Elementary continues to struggle, suggesting potential funding and resource disparities, as well as challenges in effectively serving its diverse, economically disadvantaged student population.

444

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,234

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

830 South ML King Blvd
Monroe, NC 28112-5959

(704) 238-8704

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Walter Bickett Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monroe Middle
High:	Monroe High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.9%

African American:

30.4%

White:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (30% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg73%

North Carolina avg57%

1,443^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public 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	7.9	1443 of 1490	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1403 of 1505	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1372 of 1502	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	1389 of 1514	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1304 of 1489	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1185 of 1473	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1307 of 1434	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	1358 of 1429	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	1332 of 1425	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1321 of 1440	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	1255 of 1390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	1364 of 1403	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	1260 of 1388	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	1198 of 1381	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	1226 of 1363	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	1144 of 1354	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	1192 of 1324	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	1022 of 1293	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.7	1060 of 1276	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	707 of 918	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	882 of 924	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	851 of 933	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	898 of 927	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	825 of 896	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	712 of 949	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	860 of 927	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	420 of 646	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	265 of 878	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	402 of 897	55.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	498 of 563	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	289 of 533	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	243 of 514	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	258 of 485	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	180 of 385	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	170 of 497	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	166 of 421	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1362 of 1451	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1304 of 1455	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1351 of 1459	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1358 of 1458	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1196 of 1440	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1102 of 1424	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1322 of 1405	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	48.5	465 of 612	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	898 of 961	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	717 of 951	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	675 of 915	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	612 of 893	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	628 of 843	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	440 of 865	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	559 of 851	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1323 of 1437	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1271 of 1450	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1307 of 1437	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1221 of 1366	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1164 of 1329	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1029 of 1361	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	1224 of 1332	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1429 of 1450	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1378 of 1464	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1339 of 1461	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1318 of 1464	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1306 of 1444	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1186 of 1430	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1253 of 1413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	812 of 821	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	46.2	633 of 1172	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2021)46th percentile+34 vs school

Disabled (2021)35th percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)24th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science44%-18 vs state

Mathematics32%-28 vs state

Reading23%-29 vs state

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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 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
Walter Bickett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 South ML King Blvd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 238-8704	444	41	10.9	99.3%	30 (6.8%)	135 (30.4%)	257 (57.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	7.9	1443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.2%		11.5	1403^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%	40	33.7	35.5	27.3				16.3	25.0	30.3				43.9		$14,234	$2,482	$11,752
ALA Monroe	Public, Charter	K-8	2505 Weddington Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	ALA Monroe	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 807-3300	237	13	18.2		34 (14.3%)	92 (38.8%)	73 (30.8%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)								(n/a)	20.0	43.3	26.1	40.7	30.8	18.2	36.0	50.0	26.1	48.1	42.3	54.5	30.4	36.4
Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N. Rocky River Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1523	536	40	13.4	99.4%	183 (34.1%)	117 (21.8%)	195 (36.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	67.1	442^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%		65.7	480^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.1%	38	61.0	69.1	75.5				48.1	66.0	56.4				68.1		$13,540	$2,549	$10,991
Benton Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Concord Ave	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3100	451	44	10.2	99.3%	34 (7.5%)	91 (20.2%)	310 (68.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	33	1035^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%		25	1194^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.7%	159	58.0	48.5	50.0				27.5	42.4	50.0				58.3		$16,222	$2,475	$13,747
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Elizabeth Ave	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3110	423	36	11.7	99.3%	11 (2.6%)	129 (30.5%)	268 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	14.2	1359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.4	1398^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.1%	39	33.3	38.1	56.7				6.7	19.0	23.0				48.3		$14,165	$2,305	$11,860
Rock Rest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Old Pageland-Monroe Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 290-1513	394	37	10.6	99.2%	35 (8.9%)	58 (14.7%)	295 (74.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	67.1	445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%		63.1	524^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.2%	79	86.1	79.7	78.5				43.1	62.7	35.4				72.3		$13,512	$2,722	$10,790
Wesley Chapel Elementary	Public	K-5	110 Potter Rd S	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3081	729	48	15.3	14.4%	423 (58.0%)	51 (7.0%)	70 (9.6%)	142 (19.5%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.4%)	98.6	3^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	99.8%		97.7	7^th of 1505 public elementary schools	99.5%	4	97.4		95.8				91.6	92.7	93.0				97.2		$9,378	$521	$8,857
Shiloh Valley Elementary	Public	3-5	5210 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3035	574	35	16.4	51.2%	266 (46.3%)	111 (19.3%)	130 (22.6%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	62.4	524^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%		52.3	712^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.7%	188	70.4	66.0	61.2				49.7	59.2	52.7				69.7		$9,884	$425	$9,459
Shiloh Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	5200 Rogers Rd	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1559	563	42	13.3	55.2%	256 (45.5%)	101 (17.9%)	137 (24.3%)	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.4%)								(n/a)															$9,132	$624	$8,508
Western Union Elementary	Public	K-5	4111 Western Union Sch Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6355	539	37	14.5	40.6%	340 (63.1%)	65 (12.1%)	99 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	53.8	673^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	54.8%		64.3	500^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.8%	173	70.7	54.3	66.7				54.3	55.3	47.6				54.3		$9,869	$511	$9,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Walter Bickett Elementary

Is Walter Bickett Elementary a good school?

Walter Bickett Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Walter Bickett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walter Bickett Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monroe Middle
High : Monroe High

What is the racial makeup of Walter Bickett Elementary?

Students at Walter Bickett Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 30% African American, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Walter Bickett Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

How many students attend Walter Bickett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 444 students attended Walter Bickett Elementary.

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