The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in English language arts. The lowest is 70% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Union School
Union School is a kindergarten-through-fourth-grade elementary school in Unionville, the northwestern village section of Farmington. It sits within a half-mile of the Unionville village center, where the Farmington River runs through a walkable downtown with locally owned shops, cafes, and restaurants. The school is one of two neighborhood elementary schools in Unionville; students move on to upper elementary, middle, and high school in Farmington center, a few miles away.
The student body is about three hundred, drawn from owner-occupied residential neighborhoods and apartment complexes that reflect an affluent area. Most families own their homes; median home values in the area are well above state and national benchmarks. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that suggests modest economic diversity within an overall higher-income setting.
The school's racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly white, with meaningful representation of Hispanic students, Asian students, and smaller numbers of Black students. Data on English learners and students with IEPs were not available, so a complete picture of those populations is not present here.
On state math and English language arts assessments administered in spring 2025, Union School's proficiency rates were in the solid to strong range. In third grade, about three-quarters of students tested at proficiency on both subjects. Fourth-grade proficiency was slightly lower in math than in third grade but held steady in English language arts, with a little more than two-thirds meeting the bar in math and about three-quarters in reading and writing. When proficiency rates are averaged across both grades and both subjects, the school sits in the top quartile among elementary schools in the Capitol Planning Region counties.
The most recent district infrastructure change relevant to Union School involves proposed ventilation and air-conditioning upgrades at all four elementary schools, including Union, to address longstanding classroom climate-control issues during warm months. This was part of a bond package on the April 2026 ballot.
Union School offers a regular public elementary program without charter or magnet designation. No specialized programming, enrichment pathways, or classroom structures were identified in the available data. Specific details about curriculum emphasis, teaching methods, special supports, class size, or staff composition were not present.
The school sits within the Farmington School District, which completed a major project in 2024: the construction of a brand-new Farmington High School to replace a facility with sections dating to the 1920s. While this does not directly affect Union School today, it reflects the district's capital priorities and the longer-term pathway for families whose children will eventually attend high school there.
Housing in Unionville is primarily single-family owner-occupied homes and apartment complexes in a well-established neighborhood. The area has seen modest infill and adaptive reuse development, particularly the restored Upson Nut mill in the village center, but not large-scale new construction. Families choosing Union School are choosing a small elementary school in a walkable village setting with strong proficiency outcomes, modest income diversity, and a pathway into a larger district structure for grades five and beyond.
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