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Union Middle

Sampson County Schools · Sampson County

Address
455 River Road, Clinton, NC 28328
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Grades served
6-8
NCES school ID
370414000790
374
Students
20.6
Teachers (FTE)
18.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
D
Performance grade
44
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
35.8%
Chronically absent
76.2%
Economically disadvantaged

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Sampson County Schools's calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Union Middle — 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 MiddleElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Union IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-51.7 mi
  2. Union ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-22.9 mi
  3. Union HighHigh · Grades 9-124.2 mi
  4. Clinton HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Clinton City Schools8.4 mi
  5. Sampson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Clinton City Schools8.5 mi
  6. Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 1-2 · Clinton City Schools9.1 mi
  7. Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-5 · Clinton City Schools9.9 mi
  8. Sampson Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-1310.4 mi
  9. Langdon C Kerr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-K · Clinton City Schools10.8 mi
  10. Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-8 · Duplin County Schools13.2 mi

How Union Middle compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 44 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools9th percentile
Higher than 9% · rank 2,217 of 2,483
North Carolina middle schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 357 of 456
Sampson County Schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 15 of 18

Chronic absence is lower here than at 15% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 5 points since 2014 (49 → 44). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202544DMet36.9
202446DMet39
202348DMet39.4
202250DMet42.2
201960CMet54.6
201858CMet54
201758CMet53
201658CMet52
201550DMet45
201449DMet41

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 60.96%White 17.91%Black 17.91%Two+ Races 2.41%Asian 0.53%Pacific Isl. 0.27%
Hispanic: 60.96% (228) White: 17.91% (67) Black: 17.91% (67) Two+ Races: 2.41% (9) Asian: 0.53% (2) Pacific Isl.: 0.27% (1)
Hispanic60.96%
White17.91%
Black17.91%
Two+ Races2.41%
Asian0.53%
Pacific Isl.0.27%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 374
45.99%172 Female
54.01%202 Male

Student counts for Union Middle, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 374 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 64.2%Chronically absent 35.8%
Regular attendance: 64.2% (258) Chronically absent: 35.8% (144)
Regular attendance64.2%
Chronically absent35.8%

Student Population

Students Counted: 402
76.2%Economically disadvantaged
29.14%109 English learners

Student indicators for Union Middle, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 402 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 71.13%Beginning 28.87%
Experienced: 71.13% (13) Beginning: 28.87% (5)
Experienced71.13%
Beginning28.87%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 18 FTE
93.34%Fully licensed
6.66%Emergency or provisional
0%0 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Union 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 18 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Reading (grades 3–8)38.8%11.1%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)37.7%16.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)35.3%17.3%

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)62.3%21.2%15%--
Reading (grades 3–8)61.2%27.8%8.7%--
Science (grades 5 & 8)64.7%18%16.5%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.6971.5

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers18.01
Experienced teachers12.81 (71%)
Beginning teachers5.2 (29%)
Holding a standard license16.81 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.2 (7%)
National Board certified0

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (144 of 402)35.8%
Economically disadvantaged76.2%
English learners making progress (of 109)11.9%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.74
Library books per student33.26
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.53

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolYes
Recurring low-performingYes
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 Middle report card PDF

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Union 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.