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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Union County Public Schools

This page covers 30 elementary schools in Union County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

30
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 30
1
rank
Weddington Elementary
Grades PK–05696 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
58
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
2
rank
Antioch Elementary
Grades PK–05862 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
16.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
3
rank
Rea View Elementary
Grades PK–05607 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
4
rank
Marvin Elementary
Grades PK–05751 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
3%
Low economic need
5
rank
New Town Elementary
Grades PK–05761 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
6
rank
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05597 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
16.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
7
rank
Stallings Elementary
Grades PK–05722 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
8
rank
Kensington Elementary
Grades PK–051,032 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
9
rank
Fairview Elementary
Grades PK–05416 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
10
rank
Wesley Chapel Elementary
Grades PK–05760 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$11,790
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
20 more elementary schools in Union County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
30
Elementary Schools
52
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
49
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.