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Schools in JAARS

JAARS’s public schools

Union County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for JAARS. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?37/48schools above North Carolina’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
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

JAARS’s schools, in brief

School by school

37 of JAARS’s 48 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Central Academy of Technology and Arts places highest (better than 99%); Walter Bickett Elementary lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

29 elementary schools serve JAARS, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and 11 high schools: 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. 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 JAARS, with each school’s own grade.

29 schools teach K in JAARS’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+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Union County Public Schools.

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

JAARS vs. its neighbors

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

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JAARS—Union County

Every school in JAARS

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 JAARSin 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 JAARS’s schools

Are JAARS’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for JAARS. Union County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for JAARS. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 37 of its 48 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is JAARS in?

Union County Public Schools.

Where do JAARS 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.

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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.