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Union County Early College

Public Grades 9-12

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 98% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Union County Early College is a public high school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 344 students. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Union County Early College consistently ranks among the top high schools in North Carolina, ranking as high as 8th out of 626 schools in 2022-2023. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all subject areas, including a 94% proficiency rate in EOC/English II in 2024-2025, compared to 73.6% for the district and 59.6% for the state. Union County Early College also performs exceptionally well across different student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as low socioeconomic status and gifted and talented students.

Despite serving a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 21.97% in 2021-2022 to 37.29% in 2022-2023, Union County Early College has been able to excel across various student subgroups. This suggests the school has effective strategies and programs in place to support the diverse needs of its student population. In comparison, nearby schools like Monroe High (99.73%) and Wolfe School (97.22%) have significantly higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

340

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,707

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4209A Old Charlotte Hwy
Monroe, NC 28110

(704) 290-1565

District: Union County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

36.8%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2021 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (93% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of North Carolina high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school93%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg49%

12^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2021

From top 10% (2021) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11High 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	95.6	12 of 641	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	20 of 640	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	8 of 626	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	49 of 621	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	57 of 594	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	40 of 610	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	26 of 602	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	12 of 588	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	61 of 594	89.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	21 of 403	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	49 of 403	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	37 of 398	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	26 of 462	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	21 of 449	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	39 of 436	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	36 of 606	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	27 of 613	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	16 of 597	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	36 of 544	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	8 of 601	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	9 of 607	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	20 of 602	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	32 of 585	94.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	8 of 542	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	23 of 553	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	4 of 537	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	43 of 534	91.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II94%+34 vs state

Math I93%+58 vs state

Biology92%+43 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, November 18, 2018

Unfortunatley, my son goes to this horrible school. The administration here is a joke. The administrators refuse to do anything about the never ending vandalism at this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%		95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%	8	91.7	94.0	92.9		$7,707	$125	$7,583
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0	$8,375	$469	$7,906
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%		61.8	222^nd of 640 public high schools	65.3%	33	49.9	72.7	54.5	82.8	$7,458	$458	$7,000
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%		94.3	33^rd of 640 public high schools	94.8%	21	90.7	93.8	78.3	94.4	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	91.4	64^th of 641 public high schools	90.0%		89.6	81^st of 640 public high schools	87.3%	17	80.9	90.2	76.3	97.4	$7,418	$423	$6,995
Levine Middle College High School	Public	11-12	2800 Campus Ridge Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9437	216	5	43.2	19.4%	118 (54.6%)	23 (10.6%)	31 (14.4%)	36 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)				92.3	$7,540	$287	$7,253
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1 High School Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	99.7%	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	14.6	566^th of 641 public high schools	11.7%		12	577^th of 640 public high schools	9.8%	11	25.1	28.5	21.3	43.1	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Butler High School	Public	9-12	1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Rd	Matthews	28105	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-6300	1,791	98	18.1	50.1%	494 (27.6%)	544 (30.4%)	558 (31.2%)	135 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	53 (3.0%)	55.7	257^th of 641 public high schools	59.9%		55.8	257^th of 640 public high schools	59.8%		54.1	59.3	40.9	74.6	$8,714	$431	$8,282
Cuthbertson High	Public	9-12	1400 Cuthbertson Rd	Waxhaw	28173	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0105	1,857	82	22.7	10.2%	1,324 (71.3%)	112 (6.0%)	175 (9.4%)	171 (9.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	87.4	94^th of 641 public high schools	85.3%		88.2	96^th of 640 public high schools	85.0%	2	73.5	84.8	77.6	90.7	$7,116	$416	$6,700

Frequently Asked Questions about Union County Early College

How many students attend Union County Early College?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Union County Early College.

What is the racial makeup of Union County Early College?

Students at Union County Early College are 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Union County Early College a good school?

Yes! Union County Early College is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 641 North Carolina high schools.

What district is Union County Early College in?

Union County Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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