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Schools in Union

Union’s public schools

Monroe County 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?1/2schools above West Virginia’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 4% vs WV $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
WV 13.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
916 students on the public path
In brief

Union’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Union’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s 591 public schools. James Monroe High School places highest (better than 54%); Mountain View Elementary & Middle School lowest (46%). 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–8Mountain View Elementary & Middle SchoolMonroe County School DistrictB−
9–12James Monroe High Schoolin LindsideB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monroe County 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.

Monroe County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,611 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (WV 13.5)
$16,188WV $15,637 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 41.3% · 830 students tested
Math29%
State average 32.2% · 830 students tested

Union vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union—Monroe County

Every school in Union

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

District schools in Unionby address
Mountain View Elementary & Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
456 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Unionin other towns
James Monroe High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lindside
B−
460 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Union’s schools

Are Union’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Union. Monroe County 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 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of West Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Union in?

Monroe County School District.

Where do Union kids go to high school?

James Monroe High School.

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What Union families are saying about 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.