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Schools in Union

Union’s public schools

BCLUW Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 14% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
464 students on the public path
In brief

Union’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Union’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. BCLUW Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); BCLUW Middle School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Union, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4BCLUW Elementary Schoolin ConradB−
5–8BCLUW Middle SchoolBCLUW Community School DistrictC+
9–12BCLUW High Schoolin ConradB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the BCLUW Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

BCLUW Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 464 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,632IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 346 students tested
Math66%
State average 63.8% · 346 students tested

Union vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Union’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union—BCLUW

Every school in Union

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Unionby address
BCLUW Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C+
132 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Unionin other towns
BCLUW Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Conrad
B−
160 students12:1Rate it →
BCLUW High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Conrad
B−
172 students10:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Unionnot counted as local schools
Choice Charter School
High · Grades 7–12
CharterOnline
257 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Union’s schools

Are Union’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union. BCLUW Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Union. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Union in?

BCLUW Community School District.

Where do Union kids go to high school?

BCLUW High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.