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Monarch Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

218 Monarch School Drive, Union, SC 29379 · (864) 429-1733 · Part of Union County School District

Monarch Mill’s School Grade C− better than 23% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
442
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Monarch Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Monarch Mill kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Monarch Mill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Monarch ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

218 Monarch School Drive, Union

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten66
Grade 164
Grade 273
Grade 370
Grade 463
Grade 586
Enrollment over time
475’20
492’21
497’22
449’23
442’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 32%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Monarch Elementary from Monarch Mill families.

Other schools in Union County School District

The district →
Jonesville Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jonesville
C−
557 students13:1
Buffalo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buffalo
C−
483 students13:1
Foster Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C−
430 students14:1
Sims Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
D
606 students11:1
Union County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
B+
1,024 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Monarch Mill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.