📍 4875 Reepsville Rd, Vale, Lincoln County, 28168
Union Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vale, Lincoln County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Elementary enrolls 323 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.5% Two or more races and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 284 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 323 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 20 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). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 97.
Union Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lincoln County Schools, based in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,710 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 323 students, Union Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant