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Union Elementary

Sampson County Schools · Sampson County

Address
10400 Taylors Bridge Hwy, Clinton, NC 28328
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Grades served
PK-2
NCES school ID
370414001682
466
Students
38.8
Teachers (FTE)
12.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
43
Performance score
31%
Chronically absent
80.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Sampson County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Union Elementary — 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 ElementaryElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Union HighHigh · Grades 9-121.2 mi
  2. Union MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.9 mi
  3. Union IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-53.0 mi
  4. Clinton HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Clinton City Schools11.2 mi
  5. Sampson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Clinton City Schools11.4 mi
  6. Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 1-2 · Clinton City Schools12.0 mi
  7. Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-8 · Duplin County Schools12.6 mi
  8. Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-5 · Clinton City Schools12.8 mi
  9. Sampson Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-1313.2 mi
  10. Langdon C Kerr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-K · Clinton City Schools13.7 mi

How Union Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 43 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 2,254 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools8th percentile
Higher than 8% · rank 1,295 of 1,419
Sampson County Schools6th percentile
Higher than 6% · rank 16 of 18

Chronic absence is lower here than at 24% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

025507510014151617181922232425

Score down 25 points since 2014 (68 → 43). Met or exceeded expected growth in 6 of 6 years, exceeding it in 6. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202543D----
202445D----
202356C----
202242D----
201971BExceeded67.1
201876BExceeded72
201775BExceeded72
201680BExceeded78
201574BExceeded71
201468CExceeded61

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 Sampson County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 58.15%Black 19.74%White 19.31%Two+ Races 1.72%Native Am. 0.86%Pacific Isl. 0.21%
Hispanic: 58.15% (271) Black: 19.74% (92) White: 19.31% (90) Two+ Races: 1.72% (8) Native Am.: 0.86% (4) Pacific Isl.: 0.21% (1)
Hispanic58.15%
Black19.74%
White19.31%
Two+ Races1.72%
Native Am.0.86%
Pacific Isl.0.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 466
48.5%226 Female
51.5%240 Male

Student counts for Union Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 466 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 69%Chronically absent 31%
Regular attendance: 69% (310) Chronically absent: 31% (139)
Regular attendance69%
Chronically absent31%

Student Population

Students Counted: 449
80.7%Economically disadvantaged
25.32%118 English learners

Student indicators for Union Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 449 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 80.85%Beginning 19.15%
Experienced: 80.85% (26) Beginning: 19.15% (6)
Experienced80.85%
Beginning19.15%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 31.9 FTE
90.9%Fully licensed
9.1%Emergency or provisional
3.14%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Union Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 31.9 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers31.86
Experienced teachers25.76 (81%)
Beginning teachers6.1 (19%)
Holding a standard license28.96 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.9 (9%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (139 of 449)31%
Economically disadvantaged80.7%
English learners making progress (of 118)55.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.87
Library books per student22.94
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.38

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Elementary report card PDF

Download this report card

Union Elementary'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.