📍 1440 Union Church Road, Shelby, Cleveland County, 28150
Union Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shelby, Cleveland County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cleveland County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Elementary enrolls 423 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 21% Black or African American and 7.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 423 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 11 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 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 111.
Union Elementary is one of 28 schools in Cleveland County Schools, based in Shelby, North Carolina. The district serves 14,504 students district-wide and employs 981 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Union Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant