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Sardis Elementary

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Sardis Elementary ranks 565 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

565^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sardis Elementary is a PK–5 school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 529 students as part of Union County Public Schools. Its most defining characteristic is economic: 98.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, a poverty level matched locally only by nearby Rocky River Elementary. Despite that concentration of disadvantage, Sardis performs well for the students it serves most — economically disadvantaged students rank at the 82nd percentile statewide, even while the school's overall ranking sits at the 62nd percentile (565th of 1,492 elementary schools).

The fairest comparisons for Sardis are schools with similar student populations. Rocky River Elementary, with a 99.4% poverty rate, trails Sardis in state ranking, has higher chronic absenteeism (18.7% vs. 13.4%), and scores lower in 3rd and 4th grade math. Higher-profile neighbors like Wesley Chapel Elementary serve a very different population (14.4% poverty), so their higher rankings are not an apples-to-apples measure of school quality. Sardis also receives strong resource support, including a 13.0 student-teacher ratio and above-average per-pupil spending.

Sardis's clearest academic bright spot is 4th grade math, where 80.7% of students were proficient — above the district average and most nearby elementaries. Its biggest challenge is early reading: only 44.8% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, below the state average. By 5th grade, reading proficiency rises to 61.9%, above the state average. Attendance has also improved dramatically, from over 30% chronic absenteeism during the pandemic to 13.4% — below both the district and state averages — giving the school momentum for continued growth.

529

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

98.4%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

4416 Sardis Church Road
Monroe, NC 28110

(704) 296-3145

District: Union County Public Schools

Students who attend Sardis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Porter Ridge Middle School
High:	Porter Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.9%

White:

32.3%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg74%

North Carolina avg61%

565^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 38% (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	61.0	565 of 1492	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	443 of 1490	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	640 of 1505	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	582 of 1502	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	462 of 1514	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	554 of 1489	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	287 of 1473	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	174 of 1434	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	71.3	383 of 1429	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	422 of 1425	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	57.7	613 of 1440	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.5	352 of 1390	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	55.5	576 of 1403	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	452 of 1388	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.5	622 of 1381	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	413 of 1363	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.5	367 of 1354	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	385 of 1324	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	369 of 1293	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	69.6	345 of 1276	73.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	45 of 918	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	58.8	309 of 924	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.0	192 of 896	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	98.3	3 of 927	99.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	65.6	192 of 878	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	272 of 897	69.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	189 of 519	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	129 of 563	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	211 of 533	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	141 of 514	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	99 of 485	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	108 of 385	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	45 of 497	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	19 of 421	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	503 of 1447	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	508 of 1451	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	625 of 1455	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	515 of 1459	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.9	381 of 1458	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.6	687 of 1440	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	233 of 1424	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	187 of 1405	86.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	127 of 743	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	551 of 981	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.1	308 of 961	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	309 of 951	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	185 of 915	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	150 of 893	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	179 of 843	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	153 of 865	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	56 of 851	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	251 of 1434	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.3	166 of 1437	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	269 of 1450	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	208 of 1437	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	111 of 1366	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	105 of 1329	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	103 of 1361	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	26 of 1332	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	593 of 1451	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.1	361 of 1450	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	631 of 1464	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	631 of 1461	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	539 of 1464	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	386 of 1444	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	344 of 1430	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	198 of 1413	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	90.7	10 of 133	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	351 of 821	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	400 of 801	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	278 of 1146	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.8	377 of 1172	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	477 of 1166	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	779 of 1183	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	514 of 1194	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	320 of 1172	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	165 of 1183	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	272 of 1178	76.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)95th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)92nd percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)83rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2019)78th percentile~ school

White (2026)76th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+10 vs state

Science71%+4 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sardis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4416 Sardis Church Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 296-3145	529	41	13.0	—	171 (32.3%)	74 (14.0%)	248 (46.9%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	61	565^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.1%		67.1	443^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%	122	62.7	80.7	74.6				44.8	55.7	61.9				71.4		98.4%	0%	$11,237	$2,176	$9,062
Poplin Elementary	Public	K-5	5627 Poplin Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0320	756	51	14.9	35.6%	430 (56.9%)	109 (14.4%)	125 (16.5%)	28 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	89.5	123^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	91.8%		88	137^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.8%	14	92.4	88.0	85.4				75.2	75.2	65.0				85.4		83.1%	12.4%	$9,772	$606	$9,166
Hemby Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 Indian Trl-Fairview Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6352	491	32	15.3	35.0%	276 (56.2%)	50 (10.2%)	75 (15.3%)	67 (13.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	74.8	326^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.2%		80.8	236^th of 1490 public elementary schools	84.2%	90	80.0	75.3	81.2				62.5	63.6	61.4				72.3		94.9%	5.1%	$9,610	$803	$8,807
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)															91%	8.4%	$9,132	$624	$8,508
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%)	53.9	669^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.2%		62.4	524^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.8%	145	64.8	68.9	61.5				50.5	58.4	53.4				68.7				$9,884	$425	$9,459
Porter Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2843 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 289-1965	765	47	16.2	56.6%	283 (37.0%)	152 (19.9%)	241 (31.5%)	45 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	59.3	596^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.5	590^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.4%	6	64.7	76.7	72.0				51.7	54.1	53.8				71.2		89%	2.8%	$9,258	$549	$8,709
Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Education Rd	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3095	633	42	15.0	50.6%	335 (52.9%)	76 (12.0%)	149 (23.5%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	66.4	481^st of 1492 public elementary schools	67.8%		59.4	574^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%	93	68.4	76.5	71.3				54.1	57.8	60.4				78.2		92.2%	4.9%	$8,736	$366	$8,370
Stallings Elementary	Public	K-5	3501 Stallings Rd	Stallings	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1558	766	46	16.6	27.7%	445 (58.1%)	53 (6.9%)	98 (12.8%)	121 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.1%)	88.6	137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%		89.1	120^th of 1490 public elementary schools	91.9%	17	82.7	84.4	83.3				73.4	75.0	72.0				84.8		94.2%	5%	$9,041	$346	$8,695
Matthews Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2332 Mount Harmony Church Rd.	Matthews	28104	Mecklenburg County	Matthews Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 339-5449	771	34	22.3	57.5%	288 (37.4%)	217 (28.1%)	174 (22.6%)	30 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.5%)	70.6	403^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.0%		61.6	537^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.0%	134	85.4	66.3	66.7	70.7	66.7	51.3	72.0	73.5	52.4	53.7	64.2	55.0	73.8	63.8	76.5%	7.1%
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	—	183 (34.1%)	117 (21.8%)	195 (36.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	54.6	660^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.8%		67.1	442^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.3%	218	52.4	55.6	81.1				45.7	57.8	61.1				80.0		85.7%	7.1%	$13,540	$2,549	$10,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Sardis Elementary

How many students attend Sardis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Sardis Elementary.

Is Sardis Elementary a good school?

Sardis Elementary ranks 565^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sardis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sardis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Porter Ridge Middle School
High : Porter Ridge High School

What district is Sardis Elementary in?

Union County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sardis Elementary?

Students at Sardis Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 32% White, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 graduation rates (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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