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Union Cross Traditional Acad

Forsyth County Schools · Forsyth County

Address
4300 High Point Road, Kernersville, NC 27284
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370150000643
549
Students
40.5
Teachers (FTE)
13.6:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
57
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
29.1%
Chronically absent
61.5%
Economically disadvantaged

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Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Union Cross Traditional Acad — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Union Cross Traditional AcadElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. NC Leadership Charter AcademyOther · Grades K-12 · NC Leadership Charter Academy · Charter0.3 mi
  2. Robert B Glenn High SchoolHigh · Grades 9-121.5 mi
  3. Caleb's Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.7 mi
  4. Smith Farm ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-52.7 mi
  5. Southeast MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.8 mi
  6. Wallburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Davidson County Schools3.0 mi
  7. Sedge Garden ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.6 mi
  8. Hall-Woodward ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.9 mi
  9. Hanes Magnet SchoolMiddle · Grades 6-85.1 mi
  10. East Forsyth HighHigh · Grades 9-125.2 mi

How Union Cross Traditional Acad compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 57 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 1,486 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools39th percentile
Higher than 39% · rank 818 of 1,419
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools53rd percentile
Higher than 53% · rank 33 of 73

Chronic absence is lower here than at 29% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 1 points since 2014 (56 → 57). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202557CMet53.2
202456CMet51.2
202355CExceeded47.5
202245DMet36.7
201955CMet51.2
201859CExceeded51.6
201753DMet46
201658CMet52
201555CMet49
201456CMet50

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 Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 36.43%White 31.33%Black 22.95%Two+ Races 6.01%Asian 2.73%Native Am. 0.55%
Hispanic: 36.43% (200) White: 31.33% (172) Black: 22.95% (126) Two+ Races: 6.01% (33) Asian: 2.73% (15) Native Am.: 0.55% (3)
Hispanic36.43%
White31.33%
Black22.95%
Two+ Races6.01%
Asian2.73%
Native Am.0.55%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 549
47.72%262 Female
52.28%287 Male

Student counts for Union Cross Traditional Acad, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 549 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 70.9%Chronically absent 29.1%
Regular attendance: 70.9% (383) Chronically absent: 29.1% (157)
Regular attendance70.9%
Chronically absent29.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 540
61.5%Economically disadvantaged
9.84%54 English learners

Student indicators for Union Cross Traditional Acad, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 540 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 90.01%Beginning 9.99%
Experienced: 90.01% (32) Beginning: 9.99% (4)
Experienced90.01%
Beginning9.99%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 36 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.65%6 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Union Cross Traditional Acad, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 36 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)65.7%46.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.3%30.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)46.1%23.8%

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)45.7%23.8%24.6%5.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)53.9%22.3%18%5.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)34.3%19.2%41.4%5.1%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.9370.3

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers36.04
Experienced teachers32.44 (90%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (10%)
Holding a standard license36.04 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified6

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (157 of 540)29.1%
Economically disadvantaged61.5%
English learners making progress (of 54)22.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.96
Library books per student29.6
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom0.89

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

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

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First page of the Union Cross Traditional Acad report card PDF

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Union Cross Traditional Acad'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.