Union Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Tolleson, Arizona

Union Elementary School in Tolleson, Arizona enrolled 313 students in 2024-25 with 21.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 31%

320 students in 2022-23, 348 students in 2023-24, 313 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.0 to 21.0.

Students enrolled at Union Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 31301002003004002022-233202023-243482024-25313
Students enrolled at Union Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 31301002003004002022-233202023-243482024-25313
Students enrolled at Union Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 31301002003004002022-233202023-243482024-25313
Students enrolled at Union Elementary School by school year2022-23: 320, 2023-24: 348, 2024-25: 31301002003004002022-233202023-243482024-25313
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332016.020.0
2023-2434820.017.4
2024-2531321.014.9

14.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 14.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 14.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 14.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 14.9; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.9state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 320 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Elementary School enrolled 320 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 320 of the 320 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent53.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.8% of students were Hispanic, 17.3% Black, 3.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic74.8%
  2. Black17.3%
  3. White3.2%
  4. Two or more races1.6%
  5. American Indian1.6%
  6. Pacific Islander1.3%
  7. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Tolleson

8 public elementary schools in Tolleson report 2024-25 enrollment; Union Elementary School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Country Place Elementary90019.157.0%
Arts Academy at Estrella Mountain89519.936.0%
Arizona Desert Elementary School84319.566.9%
Fine Arts Academy81121.351.9%
Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary School72116.981.0%
Tres Rios Elementary School71319.755.9%
Dos Rios Elementary61418.353.0%
Union Elementary School31314.960.0%

All public schools in Tolleson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Union Elementary School

  1. Arts Academy at Estrella MountainThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 895 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Dos Rios ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 614 students, 18.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Union Elementary School with Arts Academy at Estrella MountainStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union Elementary District (4277) spends per student$10,823 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,823
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaUnion Elementary School is the number 862 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#862 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.14.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Union Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Union Elementary School?
    313 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 320 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tolleson, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Elementary School?
    14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Union Elementary School a Title I school?
    Union Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Union Elementary School in?
    Union Elementary District (4277), NCES district ID 0408820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040882000908 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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