📍 663 Lebanon HWY, Carthage, Smith County, 37030
Union Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Smith County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smith County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Heights Elementary enrolls 216 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 185 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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 Heights Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-60, state senate district 17, state house district 40.
Union Heights Elementary is one of 9 schools in Smith County, based in Carthage, Tennessee. The district serves 3,056 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 216 students, Union Heights Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 340 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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