📍 210 E Lake Rd, McDonough, Henry County, 30252
Union Grove Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in McDonough, Henry County. The school has 1,069 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Grove Middle enrolls 1,069 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 23% White and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 578 | 54% |
| White | 246 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 69 | 6.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 1,069 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 72 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Grove Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 17, state house district 109.
Union Grove Middle is one of 50 schools in Henry County, based in McDonough, Georgia. The district serves 43,012 students district-wide and employs 2,625 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,069 students, Union Grove Middle is larger than the district average of about 860 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe