📍 830 South ML King Blvd, Monroe, Union County, 28112
Walter Bickett Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monroe, Union County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Walter Bickett Elementary enrolls 472 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 253 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 167 | 35% |
| White | 25 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 472 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Walter Bickett Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
Walter Bickett Elementary is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Walter Bickett Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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