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Union Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Union Elementary School is a Pre-K–5 school in Gallatin, Tennessee, serving 620 students in Sumner County Schools, and it consistently ranks among the state's top elementary schools. In 2025–26, Union ranked 58th out of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools (94th percentile) with a 5-star rating. Its proficiency rates tower over district and state averages: 78.7% in math, 70.0% in English language arts, and 73.6% in science—roughly 19–22 points above the district average and 29–36 points above the state average. Union's 4th-grade math proficiency reaches an extraordinary 90.7%. Only nearby Liberty Creek Elementary (ranked 27th) scores higher among local schools. Beech Elementary (81st) and Jack Anderson Elementary (103rd) also perform well, but other nearby schools—Guild Elementary, Vena Stuart Elementary, and Benny C. Bills Elementary—rank in the bottom quarter of the state.

Union also stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism of just 5.2%, compared with 12.2% across Sumner County Schools and 18.3% statewide. Nearby struggling schools have much higher rates: Vena Stuart Elementary (21.2%), Guild Elementary (18.0%), and Benny C. Bills Elementary (16.8%). Union achieves these results while spending $10,961 per student—less than many nearby schools. Benny C. Bills Elementary spends about 23% more per student yet posts dramatically lower proficiency, and Beech Elementary spends $15,806 per student but still trails Union academically. This combination of low spending and top-tier outcomes makes Union a highly efficient school.

Union's success extends across student groups. Its special education students ranked 16th of 641 schools statewide (98th percentile), and its low-income students ranked 5th of 865 schools in 2022–23. The school has maintained top-decile performance for a decade, indicating strong, stable leadership. The clearest area for improvement is 5th grade, where scores dip noticeably—ELA falls to 62.9% and science to 66.0%—suggesting the transition to 5th grade may need extra support. English language arts overall (70.0%) is Union's most improvable subject, yet even these "weak spots" exceed district and state averages by wide margins.

620

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,961

Per pupil spending ?

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

516 Carson Street
Gallatin, TN 37066

(615) 452-0737

District: Sumner County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

African American:

8.5%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (74% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Tennessee elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sumner County Schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg56%

Tennessee avg43%

58^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 27Elementary Schools in the Sumner County Schools

33^rd of 141Sumner County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	58 of 1019	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	91 of 1009	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	68 of 1018	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	72 of 1020	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	61 of 1000	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	52 of 983	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	78 of 985	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	62 of 997	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	93.6	7 of 646	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	45 of 855	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	87.3	49 of 853	94.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.0	52 of 846	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	96.7	23 of 820	97.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.5	51 of 818	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	97.7	24 of 809	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	48 of 498	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	40 of 498	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	74.6	88 of 498	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	26 of 500	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	52 of 483	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	64 of 411	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	143 of 404	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	116 of 450	74.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	105 of 986	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	87 of 990	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	79 of 989	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	60 of 975	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	47 of 945	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	87 of 926	90.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	5 of 865	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	115 of 858	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	45 of 823	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	63.3	197 of 821	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	17 of 877	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	79 of 984	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	63 of 991	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	68 of 987	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	61 of 980	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	58 of 941	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	70 of 916	92.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	16 of 641	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	110 of 618	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	243 of 582	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	126 of 528	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	86 of 447	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	25 of 369	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	8 of 255	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	54 of 395	86.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	82 of 849	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	119 of 840	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	90 of 847	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	86 of 852	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	72 of 844	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	55 of 844	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	70 of 812	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	68 of 841	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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+36 vs state

Science74%+27 vs state

English Language Arts70%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2020)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Carson Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 452-0737	590	36	16.6	14.7%	474 (80.3%)	53 (9.0%)	30 (5.1%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.9%)	93.7	58^th of 1019 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.7	91^st of 1009 public elementary schools	91.0%	33	72.3	90.7	72.2	78.7	73.5	74.2	62.9	70.0	78.3	77.3	66.0	73.6	$10,961	$241	$10,049
Benny C. Bills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Union School Road	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 451-6577	713	47	15.2	69.5%	320 (44.9%)	208 (29.2%)	124 (17.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (7.3%)	21.9	833^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	18.3%		19.4	847^th of 1009 public elementary schools	16.1%	14	12.8	38.1	27.7	27.1	22.1	41.3	21.8	28.9	25.6	40.0	22.8	29.8	$13,428	$824	$11,789
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Long Hollow PIKE	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-3025	580	37	15.6	50.4%	346 (59.7%)	81 (14.0%)	104 (17.9%)	20 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.3%)	70.2	249^th of 1019 public elementary schools	75.6%		70.7	229^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.3%	20	68.6	68.1	56.4	64.0	47.7	54.9	42.6	48.2	47.7	60.4	50.5	52.9	$13,081	$904	$11,572
Vena Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	780 Hart Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-1486	723	46	15.8	70.1%	326 (45.1%)	144 (19.9%)	195 (27.0%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	30.8	744^th of 1019 public elementary schools	27.0%		26.6	775^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.2%	31	42.7	33.0	29.1	35.0	28.2	36.9	31.4	32.1	33.0	39.8	35.0	35.9	$12,178	$416	$10,932
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1018 South Water Street	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(615) 452-5583	584	45	13.1	66.3%	223 (38.2%)	160 (27.4%)	148 (25.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.9%)	30.2	751^st of 1019 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.5	784^th of 1009 public elementary schools	22.3%	33	27.4	53.2	41.6	39.8	26.3	39.0	27.3	30.5	29.5	33.8	31.2	31.3	$14,559	$1,045	$12,655
Station Camp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Bison Trail	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 230-0387	894	49	18.2	10.8%	629 (70.4%)	83 (9.3%)	83 (9.3%)	43 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.9%)	81	145^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.5	174^th of 1009 public elementary schools	82.8%	29	51.6	60.8	60.1	57.6	56.5	59.6	61.9	59.4	59.6	69.3	68.5	65.9	$11,334	$594	$10,284
Liberty Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Wolfpack Way	Gallatin	37066	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(615) 206-3328	679	35	19.2		572 (84.2%)	33 (4.9%)	34 (5.0%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	96.9	27^th of 1019 public elementary schools	97.4%		94	54^th of 1009 public elementary schools	94.6%	27	75.4	84.4	86.6	82.3	82.5	85.2	68.7	78.7	71.4	85.9	78.4	78.7	$10,526	$241	$9,869
Jack Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Shutes Lane	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 264-5830	852	54	15.7	12.3%	665 (78.1%)	60 (7.0%)	52 (6.1%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	87.7	103^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	89.9%		89.5	92^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	90.9%	11	63.4	64.9	75.9	68.0	69.7	67.7	64.7	67.4	60.6	65.6	64.7	63.5	$11,174	$469	$10,248
Dr. William Burrus Elementary School at Drakes Creek	Public	K-5	1336 Drakes Creek Road	Hendersonville	37075	Sumner County	Sumner County Schools	No	No	No	No	(615) 338-7142	755	46	16.4	12.9%	543 (71.9%)	67 (8.9%)	60 (7.9%)	35 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	87.3	106^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.6%		85.2	121^st of 1009 public elementary schools	88.0%	15	57.3	69.8	80.5	69.1	56.5	65.1	65.9	62.5	57.3	76.0	74.0	69.1	$10,667	$513	$9,693
LaGuardo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1690 Double Log Cabin Road	Lebanon	37087	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(615) 444-3282																			(n/a)	57.4	72.1	60.5	63.2	59.6	59.8	46.9	55.7	67.0	62.1	51.3	60.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Union Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Union Elementary School?

Students at Union Elementary School are 80% White, 9% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Union Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Union Elementary School ranks in the top 5.7% of Tennessee elementary schools.

How many students attend Union Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Union Elementary School.

What district is Union Elementary School in?

Sumner County Schools

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