📍 6132 Nw State Rte Z, Union Star, DeKalb County, 64494
Union Star Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union Star, DeKalb County. The school has 64 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Star R-Ii school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Star Elem. enrolls 64 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 8.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 61 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 4.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 64 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 12 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 Star Elem. 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 MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 2.
Union Star Elem. is one of 3 schools in UNION STAR R-II, based in UNION STAR, Missouri. The district serves 166 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 64 students, Union Star Elem. is larger than the district average of about 55 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant