Union Grove Elementary School Profile 2011-12
Vision
We will prepare our students to be lifelong learners and productive citizens.
Mission
We will challenge our students to achieve academic excellence by our commitment to work together in a safe and positive environment with the support of parents and the community.
Demographics
Union Grove Elementary is located in a rural community about 14 miles north of Statesville, North Carolina off I-77. Our current enrollment is 274 students. Our ethnicity is as follows: 83.4% White, 16.4% Hispanic, .2% Multi-racial and .5% Black. About 51% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Program Offerings
Our curriculum follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. It is enhanced by music, art, physical education, computer literacy and media literacy. Additional programs offered at Union Grove Elementary are Accelerated Math, Accelerated Reading, Robotics, and Battle of the Books.
Results
Union Grove Elementary School has achieved the status of North Carolina School of Progress for the 2009-2010 school year. This means that 60-80% of students are at grade level. See Education First NC School Report Card for more information.
2004-2005 Honor School of Excellence with high growth
2005-2006 School of Distinction with expected growth
2006-2007 School of Distinction with expected growth
2007-2008 School of Progress with high growth
2008-2009 School of Distinction with high growth
2009-2010 School of Progress with high growth
2010-2011 School of Progress
2011-2012
Grade | 06-07 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 07-08 | 08-09 | 08-09 | 08-09 | 09-10 | 09-10 | 09-10 |
| Reading | Math | Reading | Math | Reading | Math | Science | Reading | Math | Science |
3 | 87.3 | 85.5 | 60 | 90 | 74.5 | 91.5 | | 67.4 | 76.1 | |
4 | 90.7 | 62.8 | 66.7 | 87 | 74.4 | 94.9 | | 76 | 86 | |
5 | 93.8 | 81.3 | 48.8 | 73.2 | 85.5 | 92.7 | 78.2 | 79.5 | 84.6 | 82.1 |
Overall | 90.7 | 77.8 | 59.3 | 83.7 | 78.7 | 92.9 | 78.2 | 74.1 | 82.2 | 82.1 |
Key Focus for 2010-2011
High-Student Performance:
Students will increase math proficiency in Grades 3-5 by 2.6% from 83.4% to 86% on the NC EOG by May 2011. K-2 students will increase percent correct by 1% from 86.9% to 87.9% on their 3rd cycle PA by May 2011.
Students will increase reading proficiency in Grades 3-5 by 2.5% from 64.3% to 66.8% on the NC EOG by May 2011. K-2 students on grade level for DRAs will increase by 2% from 85% to 87% by May 2011.
UGE will restructure EC delivery to include more inclusive practices to improve EC student proficiency on the Reading EOG by 2.5% from 24.2% to 26.7% and on the Math EOG by 2.5% from 41.7% to 44.2%.
Contact Information
Teresa Waugh
1314 Sloans Mill Rd.
Statesville, NC 28689
Phone (704)539-4354
t_waugh@iss.k12.nc.us
