📍 1409 Wesley Chapel Rd, Indian Trail, Union County, 28079
Sun Valley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Indian Trail, Union County. The school has 991 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sun Valley Middle enrolls 991 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 484 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 32 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 991 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 425 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Sun Valley Middle 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 69.
Sun Valley Middle 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 991 students, Sun Valley Middle is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large