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Sun Valley Middle

Union County Public Schools · Union County

Address
1409 Wesley Chapel Rd, Indian Trail, NC 28079
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370462001804
909
Students
55.6
Teachers (FTE)
16.4:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
77
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
23.4%
Chronically absent
54.6%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Union County Public Schools's academic calendar (traditional) for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Sun Valley Middle — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Union County Public Schools

The area Union County Public Schools assigns to Sun Valley Middle. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Union County Public Schools as “Layers_WFL1”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Sun Valley Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 77 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools85th percentile
Higher than 85% · rank 331 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools94th percentile
Higher than 94% · rank 26 of 456
Union County Public Schools58th percentile
Higher than 58% · rank 17 of 43

Chronic absence is lower here than at 46% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 7 points since 2014 (70 → 77). Met or exceeded expected growth in 2 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202577BExceeded70.7
202454DNot Met54.6
202354DNot Met55
202257CNot Met56.6
201965CNot Met66.9
201868CNot Met68.2
201766CNot Met67
201669CNot Met69
201566CNot Met68
201470BExceeded66

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Union County Public Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 48.51%Hispanic 23.43%Black 19.47%Two+ Races 5.17%Asian 3.19%Native Am. 0.11%Pacific Isl. 0.11%
White: 48.51% (441) Hispanic: 23.43% (213) Black: 19.47% (177) Two+ Races: 5.17% (47) Asian: 3.19% (29) Native Am.: 0.11% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.11% (1)
White48.51%
Hispanic23.43%
Black19.47%
Two+ Races5.17%
Asian3.19%
Native Am.0.11%
Pacific Isl.0.11%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 909
50.17%456 Female
49.83%453 Male

Student counts for Sun Valley Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 909 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 76.6%Chronically absent 23.4%
Regular attendance: 76.6% (757) Chronically absent: 23.4% (231)
Regular attendance76.6%
Chronically absent23.4%

Student Population

Students Counted: 988
54.6%Economically disadvantaged
9.13%83 English learners

Student indicators for Sun Valley Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 988 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 70.25%Beginning 29.75%
Experienced: 70.25% (35) Beginning: 29.75% (15)
Experienced70.25%
Beginning29.75%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 49.4 FTE
89.51%Fully licensed
10.51%Emergency or provisional
4.05%2 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sun Valley Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 49.4 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)75%53.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)72.2%57.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)64.3%36.2%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)25%21.3%37.7%16%
Reading (grades 3–8)35.7%28.1%27.8%8.4%
Science (grades 5 & 8)27.8%14.6%40.8%16.8%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth18.52100

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers49.37
Experienced teachers34.68 (70%)
Beginning teachers14.69 (30%)
Holding a standard license44.19 (90%)
Emergency or provisional licenses5.19 (11%)
National Board certified2

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (231 of 988)23.4%
Economically disadvantaged54.6%
English learners making progress (of 83)28.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.93
Library books per student11.32
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.43

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingYes
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingYes

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Sun Valley Middle report card PDF

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Sun Valley Middle's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.