📍 115 James St, Union, Newton County, 39365
Union Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Union, Newton County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Middle School enrolls 278 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 20% Black or African American and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 214 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 278 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 102 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 Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 MS-30, state senate district 31, state house district 78.
Union Middle School is one of 3 schools in Union Public School District, based in UNION, Mississippi. The district serves 976 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Union Middle School is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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