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Union Elementary

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Union Elementary ranks 245 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Union Elementary is a small K–5 school in Wingate, NC, with 296 students, and it has become one of the more impressive elementary schools in Union County Public Schools, a district ranked in the top 20% of North Carolina districts. Even though 99% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, Union holds a 4-star rating and ranks #245 out of 1,492 elementary schools statewide (84th percentile) for 2025-26. That is the highest ranking of any nearby school in this comparison, well above Rock Rest Elementary (#356), Marshville Elementary (#418), and Wingate Elementary (#920).

Even more impressive than the overall rank is how well Union serves its students. Economically disadvantaged students rank #50 in the state (97th percentile), and English Language Learners rank in the 84th percentile — remarkable given that almost every child at the school comes from a low-income household. Math and science are the clear strengths: 89.5% of 3rd graders and 83.7% of 4th graders are proficient in math, and 83.6% of 5th graders are proficient in science, all far above state averages. The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Wingate Elementary sits just 5.6 miles away with nearly identical demographics (99% poverty, similar class sizes), yet it ranks only at the 38th percentile. Other high-poverty neighbors, such as Benton Heights Elementary (35th percentile), East Elementary (12th), and Walter Bickett Elementary (3rd), also trail Union by a wide margin — clear evidence that what happens inside the school matters more than poverty level.

The one soft spot is reading: Union exceeds state averages in all grades but trails the district, especially in 4th grade (60.5% vs. 69.5%). Fifth-grade math also slips below the district average. These are fair targets for continued improvement. On the positive side, chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41.5% to 14.0% since 2022 — now below both district and state rates — and the school does all this while spending less per pupil than many lower-performing comparison schools. Union has moved from a 2-star to a 4-star rating over the past few years, and for parents, it looks like a school whose best days are still ahead.

296

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5320 White Store Rd
Wingate, NC 28174

(704) 296-6348

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Union Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Union Middle
High:	Forest Hills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

Hispanic:

32.1%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (74% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg61%

245^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 42 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 246Union 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
2026	79.8	245 of 1492	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	385 of 1490	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	529 of 1505	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	717 of 1502	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	911 of 1514	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	785 of 1489	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	568 of 1473	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	635 of 1434	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	517 of 1429	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.9	839 of 1425	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.9	396 of 1440	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	57.6	579 of 1390	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.7	736 of 1403	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	850 of 1388	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.2	821 of 1381	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.8	977 of 1363	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.0	834 of 1354	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	731 of 1324	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	849 of 1293	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.0	1081 of 1276	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	92 of 563	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	117 of 533	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	262 of 1447	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	61.8	513 of 1451	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	522 of 1455	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	808 of 1459	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	985 of 1458	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	659 of 1440	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	643 of 1424	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	622 of 1405	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	104 of 981	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	179 of 961	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	424 of 951	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	241 of 915	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	518 of 893	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	553 of 843	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	285 of 865	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	305 of 851	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	50 of 1434	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	81.2	134 of 1437	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	292 of 1450	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	475 of 1437	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	546 of 1366	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	390 of 1329	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	205 of 1361	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	297 of 1332	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	238 of 1451	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.0	320 of 1450	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	543 of 1464	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	573 of 1461	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	793 of 1464	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	877 of 1444	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	491 of 1430	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	663 of 1413	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	378 of 1146	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	367 of 1172	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	433 of 1166	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	861 of 1183	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	973 of 1194	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	876 of 1172	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	679 of 1183	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	668 of 1178	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)97th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

White (2026)67th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+16 vs state

Mathematics81%+17 vs state

Reading63%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	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	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 Elementary	Public	K-5	5320 White Store Rd	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6348	296	23	13.1	99.0%	150 (50.7%)	24 (8.1%)	95 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.1%)	79.8	245^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.6%		70.3	385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.2%	140	89.5	83.7	73.8				63.2	60.5	65.6				83.6		$13,139	$2,477	$10,662
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%)	73.3	356^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.1%		67.1	445^th of 1490 public elementary schools	70.1%	89	86.8	88.6	83.1				55.9	67.1	53.8				67.7		$13,512	$2,722	$10,790
Wingate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Bivens Street	Wingate	28174	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-0635	394	30	13.1	99.2%	52 (13.2%)	126 (32.0%)	193 (49.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	39	920^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.3%		56.1	634^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.4%	286	52.4	75.0	50.0				41.3	55.9	44.6				58.9		$12,882	$2,524	$10,358
Marshville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 North Elm Street	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-6340	419	32	13.3	98.3%	136 (32.5%)	152 (36.3%)	102 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	70	418^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.0%		50.4	742^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	50.2%	324	82.8	76.8	81.2				63.8	58.9	50.7				71.0		$14,299	$2,429	$11,870
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	221 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%)	17.9	1315^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		14.2	1359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.8%	44	61.8	41.3	50.0				38.2	19.0	31.4				50.0		$14,165	$2,305	$11,860
Peachland-Polkton Elementary	Public	K-6	9633 Hwy 74 W	Peachland	28133	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 272-8061	473	28	16.8	99.4%	201 (42.5%)	155 (32.8%)	87 (18.4%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	51.6	703^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	52.9%		49.3	755^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.3%	52	54.4	60.3	48.3	60.7			58.2	60.3	61.7	51.8			73.3		$10,790	$1,480	$9,311
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%)	36.4	974^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.7%		33	1035^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%	61	73.4	59.4	46.2				51.6	50.0	40.0				49.2		$16,222	$2,475	$13,747
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%)	8.4	1441^st of 1492 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.9	1443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.2%	2	39.4	39.5	31.3				36.4	26.7	21.5				48.8		$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%)	23.5	1215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.6%					(n/a)	68.0	28.6	51.9	31.0	45.8	26.3	32.0	46.4	37.0	51.7	54.2	36.8	48.1	52.6
Prospect Elementary	Public	K-5	3005 Ruben Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0636	373	28	13.3	98.7%	277 (74.3%)	19 (5.1%)	55 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	44.2	842^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	43.6%		53.8	674^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.8%	168	71.4	52.6	55.6				50.8	47.4	58.7				58.7		$9,529	$540	$8,989

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Elementary

How many students attend Union Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Union Elementary.

What district is Union Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Union Elementary attend?

Students who attend Union Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Union Middle
High : Forest Hills High

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary?

Students at Union Elementary are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American.

Is Union Elementary a good school?

Union Elementary ranks 245^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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