📍 2945 Second Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 24219
Union Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Stone Gap, Wise County. The school has 861 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Primary enrolls 861 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 777 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
721 of the school's 861 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 721 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Union Primary is one of 13 schools in Wise County Public Schools, based in Wise, Virginia. The district serves 5,779 students district-wide and employs 479 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 861 students, Union Primary is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant