📍 3005 Ruben Rd, Monroe, Union County, 28112
Prospect Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monroe, Union County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Prospect Elementary enrolls 346 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
171 of the school's 346 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Prospect 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-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
Prospect 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 346 students, Prospect 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: Rural - Distant
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