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Central Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union, Franklin County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union R-Xi school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elem. enrolls 635 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6% Two or more races and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 566 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
314 of the school's 635 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 249 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.
Central Elem. is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 MO-20, state senate district 26, state house district 109.
Central Elem. is one of 5 schools in UNION R-XI, based in UNION, Missouri. The district serves 3,120 students district-wide and employs 229 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Central Elem. is close to the district average of about 624 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant