📍 3137 Second Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 24219
Union Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Big Stone Gap, Wise County. The school has 583 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Middle enrolls 583 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.1% Black or African American and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
518 of the school's 583 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 518 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 583 students, Union Middle 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