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South Union Elementary School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 37 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 562 | 571 | 545 | 571 | 551 | 560 | 572 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 29 | 5.1% | 48 | 8.7% | 36 | 6.4% | 31 | 5.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 99 | 17.6% | 102 | 17.9% | 101 | 18.5% | 102 | 17.9% | 74 | 13.4% | 100 | 17.9% | 115 | 20.1% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 17.6% | 106 | 18.6% | 85 | 15.6% | 82 | 14.4% | 95 | 17.2% | 104 | 18.6% | 102 | 17.8% |
| Grade 2: | 103 | 18.3% | 86 | 15.1% | 88 | 16.1% | 96 | 16.8% | 97 | 17.6% | 88 | 15.7% | 73 | 12.8% |
| Grade 3: | 93 | 16.5% | 90 | 15.8% | 88 | 16.1% | 93 | 16.3% | 90 | 16.3% | 72 | 12.9% | 92 | 16.1% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 15.3% | 91 | 15.9% | 95 | 17.4% | 91 | 15.9% | 67 | 12.2% | 91 | 16.3% | 70 | 12.2% |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 14.6% | 96 | 16.8% | 88 | 16.1% | 78 | 13.7% | 80 | 14.5% | 69 | 12.3% | 89 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 296 | 52.7% | 296 | 51.8% | 283 | 51.9% | 317 | 55.5% | 311 | 56.4% | 304 | 54.3% | 301 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 266 | 47.3% | 275 | 48.2% | 262 | 48.1% | 254 | 44.5% | 240 | 43.6% | 248 | 44.3% | 267 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 42 | 7.5% | 39 | 6.8% | 45 | 8.3% | 40 | 7.0% | 36 | 6.5% | 35 | 6.3% | 36 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 137 | 24.4% | 146 | 25.6% | 133 | 24.4% | 129 | 22.6% | 105 | 19.1% | 74 | 13.2% | 69 | 12.1% |
| Black: | 74 | 13.2% | 59 | 10.3% | 57 | 10.5% | 64 | 11.2% | 65 | 11.8% | 71 | 12.7% | 79 | 13.8% |
| White: | 262 | 46.6% | 286 | 50.1% | 279 | 51.2% | 305 | 53.4% | 320 | 58.1% | 380 | 67.9% | 386 | 67.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 39 | 6.9% | 36 | 6.3% | 29 | 5.3% | 30 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 394 | 70.1% | 428 | 75.0% | 380 | 69.7% | 366 | 64.1% | 330 | 59.9% | 296 | 52.9% | 299 | 52.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.3% | 38 | 6.7% | 60 | 11.0% | 72 | 12.6% | 68 | 12.3% | 71 | 12.7% | 68 | 11.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.53 | 15.43 | 13.80 | 15.23 | 13.61 | 14.20 | 15.10 | |||||||
* South Union Elementary School, Students and Teachers was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.