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Schools in Hemby Bridge · Union County Public Schools

Hemby Bridge’s public schools outscore 84% of North Carolina districts

On the state math tests, 71% of Hemby Bridge’s students scored proficient, above the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hemby Bridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 14 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
▲ 20 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 6 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.3K
▼ 13% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
NC 16.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
40,498 students on the public path
In brief

Hemby Bridge’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 306 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hemby Bridge’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 71% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,338 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

29 elementary schools, then nine middle and 11 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hemby Bridge’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A−: better than 84% of North Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (306)Better than 97%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 21,400 test results and a graduating class of 3,604 could put Hemby Bridge anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Hemby Bridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,676 in math, 22,125 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hemby Bridge, with each school’s own grade.

29 schools teach K in Hemby Bridge’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Kensington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A
901 students16:1Rate it →
Antioch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Matthews
A+
816 students16:1Rate it →
Stallings Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stallings
A−
766 students17:1Rate it →
Porter Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
B−
765 students16:1Rate it →
Poplin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indian Trail
A
756 students15:1Rate it →
Wesley Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
A+
729 students15:1Rate it →
New Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waxhaw
A+
691 students15:1Rate it →
Unionville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
A
679 students15:1Rate it →
Marvin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marvin
A+
666 students15:1Rate it →
Weddington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matthews
A+
652 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
A−
633 students15:1Rate it →
Rea View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A+
629 students16:1Rate it →
Waxhaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waxhaw
B−
615 students15:1Rate it →
Shiloh Valley Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
563 students13:1Rate it →
Western Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
B
539 students15:1Rate it →
Rocky River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B+
536 students13:1Rate it →
Sardis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B
529 students13:1Rate it →
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A+
528 students16:1Rate it →
Hemby Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
A−
491 students15:1Rate it →
Benton Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
C−
451 students10:1Rate it →
Walter Bickett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
D
444 students11:1Rate it →
East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
D
423 students12:1Rate it →
Marshville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marshville
B−
419 students13:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
A−
394 students14:1Rate it →
Wingate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wingate
C
394 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Rest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B
394 students11:1Rate it →
Prospect Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
C+
373 students13:1Rate it →
Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wingate
C+
296 students13:1Rate it →
New Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshville
A−
249 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–529 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

Hemby Bridge’s public schools are run by Union County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Union County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 52 schools · 41,272 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$11,338NC $13,045 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 49.9% · 22125 students tested
Math71%
State average 50.8% · 20676 students tested

Hemby Bridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Hemby Bridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hemby BridgeA−Union County
Indian TrailA−Union County
StallingsA−Union County
Lake ParkA−Union County

All 3 neighbors share Union County with Hemby Bridge, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hemby Bridge

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

Also serving Hemby Bridgein other towns
Porter Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
B−
765 students16:1Rate it →
New Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waxhaw
A+
691 students15:1Rate it →
Unionville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
A
679 students15:1Rate it →
Marvin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marvin
A+
666 students15:1Rate it →
Weddington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Matthews
A+
652 students15:1Rate it →
Indian Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
A−
633 students15:1Rate it →
Waxhaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waxhaw
B−
615 students15:1Rate it →
Shiloh Valley Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
563 students13:1Rate it →
Rocky River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B+
536 students13:1Rate it →
Sardis Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B
529 students13:1Rate it →
Hemby Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Trail
A−
491 students15:1Rate it →
Benton Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
C−
451 students10:1Rate it →
Walter Bickett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
D
444 students11:1Rate it →
East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
D
423 students12:1Rate it →
Marshville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marshville
B−
419 students13:1Rate it →
Wingate Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wingate
C
394 students13:1Rate it →
Rock Rest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
B
394 students11:1Rate it →
Kensington Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A
901 students16:1Rate it →
Antioch Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Matthews
A+
816 students16:1Rate it →
Stallings Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stallings
A−
766 students17:1Rate it →
Poplin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indian Trail
A
756 students15:1Rate it →
Wesley Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
A+
729 students15:1Rate it →
Rea View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A+
629 students16:1Rate it →
Western Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
B
539 students15:1Rate it →
Sandy Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Waxhaw
A+
528 students16:1Rate it →
Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
A−
394 students14:1Rate it →
Prospect Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monroe
C+
373 students13:1Rate it →
Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wingate
C+
296 students13:1Rate it →
New Salem Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshville
A−
249 students15:1Rate it →
Porter Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Indian Trail
A−
1,447 students23:1Rate it →
Weddington Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Matthews
A+
1,324 students20:1Rate it →
Cuthbertson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waxhaw
A
1,323 students22:1Rate it →
Marvin Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waxhaw
A+
1,277 students20:1Rate it →
Piedmont Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe
B+
980 students18:1Rate it →
Sun Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Indian Trail
B
909 students16:1Rate it →
Parkwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe
B−
879 students20:1Rate it →
Monroe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monroe
C−
802 students18:1Rate it →
East Union Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marshville
C
683 students17:1Rate it →
Marvin Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waxhaw
A+
1,961 students20:1Rate it →
Weddington High
High · Grades 9–12 · Matthews
A+
1,899 students22:1Rate it →
Cuthbertson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Waxhaw
A+
1,857 students23:1Rate it →
Porter Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Indian Trail
A
1,809 students19:1Rate it →
Sun Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
A−
1,272 students16:1Rate it →
Piedmont High
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
A
1,270 students19:1Rate it →
Monroe High
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
C+
1,215 students17:1Rate it →
Parkwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
A−
1,082 students17:1Rate it →
Forest Hills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marshville
B
973 students15:1Rate it →
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
A+
875 students16:1Rate it →
Union County Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
A+
340 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Hemby Bridge’s schools

Are Hemby Bridge’s schools good?

By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hemby Bridge children attend outscore 84% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hemby Bridge in?

Union County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 41,272 students in 52 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hemby Bridge kids go to high school?

One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Marvin Ridge High, Weddington High, Cuthbertson High, Porter Ridge High School, Sun Valley High, Piedmont High, Monroe High, Parkwood High, Forest Hills High, Central Academy of Technology and Arts and Union County Early College.

What is Hemby Bridge’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Union County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Hemby Bridge spend per student?

$11,338 in Union County Public Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.