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Union Elementary Primary School
1440 Union Church Rd
Shelby NC, 28150, Cleveland County
Phone: 704-481-8001
Ranking: 
(565 out of 1,874, top 30%)*
(565 out of 1,874, top 30%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cleveland County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
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: | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 37 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 378 | 438 | 481 | 462 | 495 | 475 | 487 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 29 | 6.6% | 38 | 7.9% | 32 | 6.9% | 31 | 6.3% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 15.9% | 55 | 12.6% | 84 | 17.5% | 60 | 13.0% | 69 | 13.9% | 66 | 13.9% | 84 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 14.0% | 81 | 18.5% | 62 | 12.9% | 68 | 14.7% | 68 | 13.7% | 83 | 17.5% | 75 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 19.6% | 61 | 13.9% | 70 | 14.6% | 57 | 12.3% | 86 | 17.4% | 78 | 16.4% | 76 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 15.3% | 66 | 15.1% | 64 | 13.3% | 83 | 18.0% | 83 | 16.8% | 84 | 17.7% | 76 | 15.6% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 17.7% | 65 | 14.8% | 85 | 17.7% | 84 | 18.2% | 79 | 16.0% | 75 | 15.8% | 93 | 19.1% |
| Grade 5: | 66 | 17.5% | 81 | 18.5% | 78 | 16.2% | 78 | 16.9% | 79 | 16.0% | 89 | 18.7% | 83 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 198 | 52.4% | 230 | 52.5% | 254 | 52.8% | 235 | 50.9% | 254 | 51.3% | 234 | 49.3% | 250 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 180 | 47.6% | 208 | 47.5% | 227 | 47.2% | 227 | 49.1% | 233 | 47.1% | 233 | 49.1% | 220 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 19 | 5.0% | 21 | 4.8% | 31 | 6.4% | 28 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.1% | 25 | 5.3% | 30 | 6.2% |
| Black: | 92 | 24.3% | 103 | 23.5% | 114 | 23.7% | 120 | 26.0% | 144 | 29.1% | 126 | 26.5% | 122 | 25.1% |
| White: | 260 | 68.8% | 309 | 70.5% | 326 | 67.8% | 302 | 65.4% | 314 | 63.4% | 322 | 67.8% | 321 | 65.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 261 | 69.0% | 284 | 64.8% | 300 | 62.4% | 244 | 52.8% | 143 | 28.9% | 274 | 57.7% | 276 | 56.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.3% | 28 | 6.4% | 30 | 6.2% | 27 | 5.8% | 19 | 3.8% | 56 | 11.8% | 49 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.81 | 14.02 | 15.13 | 13.92 | 15.09 | 13.80 | 13.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 70.4% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 85.5% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 87.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 88.1% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 55.0% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.3% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 62.9% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.3% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 75.3% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 75.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 47.8% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.6% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 76.1% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 80.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.5% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88.4% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.4% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.3% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 90.4% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 66.3% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 78.5% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 80.5% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76.7% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 45.5% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 68.6% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 61% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 66.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 67.4% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.1% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 70.1% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.4% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.4% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.5% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.2% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 46.6% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.5% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56.9% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.5% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 76.2% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 77.2% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 72% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 42.2% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44.1% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.1% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 82.2% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.9% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 84% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 55.3% | 45.4% |
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* Union Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.