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Union Heights Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
663 Lebanon Hwy
Carthage, TN 37030
Phone
(615) 735-1975
District
Smith County
County
SMITH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
242
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Tennessee

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.0% of all TN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Union Heights Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
41%
28%
41%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
45%
45%
46%
20%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
41%
27%
39%
50%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
61%
36%
57%
35%
64%
36%
61%
36%
57%
35%
64%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
36%
35%
34%
50%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
32%
23%
29%
48%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 8.3%
Kindergarten 29 12.0%
Grade 1 30 12.4%
Grade 2 24 9.9%
Grade 3 28 11.6%
Grade 4 18 7.4%
Grade 5 15 6.2%
Grade 6 28 11.6%
Grade 7 27 11.2%
Grade 8 23 9.5%
Total 242 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.7% 91.6% 60.4%
Black 1.3% 1.7% 21.5%
Hispanic 9.1% 5.9% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,196 7,126,489
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 64.3 171
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.3% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,619 2,768,743
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.3% 89.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.9% 30.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.7% 15.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 16.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 16.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.6% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,163 $18,691,000 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $431 $1,307,000 4.1%
Staff $438 $1,329,000 4.1%
General Administration $228 $691,000 2.1%
School Administration $612 $1,857,000 5.8%
Operation $741 $2,247,000 7.0%
Transportation $389 $1,179,000 3.7%
Other $206 $624,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,045 $9,234,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,398 $4,239,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $10,605 $32,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,613 $6,643,188,000 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $642 $645,252,000 5.1%
Staff $764 $767,714,000 6.1%
General Administration $236 $236,637,000 1.9%
School Administration $672 $675,576,000 5.4%
Operation $871 $874,639,000 7.0%
Transportation $417 $419,100,000 3.3%
Other $333 $334,903,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,936 $3,953,821,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,954 $1,963,448,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $12,503 $12,560,457,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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