📍 1070 Heald Highway, Union, Knox County, 04862
Union Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union, Knox County. The school has 120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rsu 40/Msad 40 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Elementary enrolls 120 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.8% Two or more races and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 109 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 120 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-10, state senate district 12, state house district 95.
Union Elementary is one of 7 schools in RSU 40/MSAD 40, based in Union, Maine. The district serves 1,762 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 120 students, Union Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 252 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant