The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Math. The lowest is 35% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Union City Elementary School
Union City Elementary School serves children from prekindergarten through fourth grade and is the only public elementary school in the municipal district of Union City, Tennessee. The school sits in a town that functions as the county seat of Obion County and as a regional trade center for northwest Tennessee and southwest Kentucky, a mix of downtown retail, industrial employers such as Titan Tire and Darling International, and ongoing infrastructure projects including Interstate 69 construction. The school’s location on South Miles Avenue places it within a car-dependent community where downtown walkability is concentrated along Depot Street, and where Discovery Park of America provides a major civic and cultural anchor on a separate campus.
With an enrollment that is large for a PK-through-4 school, Union City Elementary draws a student body that reflects the broader community’s diversity. White students make up the largest share, followed by Black students and Hispanic students, with smaller groups of multiracial and Asian students and a very small American Indian population. The proportion of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not reported in the available data, so a family looking to understand the economic composition would need to ask the school directly. Similarly, the percentages of students receiving special education services or classified as English learners are not provided in state data, leaving another gap that a prospective parent may want to explore with the school.
Academically, Union City Elementary participates in Tennessee’s TNReady assessments in grades 3 and 4, the only tested grades in the building. On the most recent results, roughly half of students scored at the proficient or above level in math and in English language arts, and a similar share reached that bar in science. These proficiency rates place the school above the midpoint among the two school districts in Obion County, meaning its overall performance sits between the two county districts. Social studies results are available only from an earlier year and involved assessment changes, so they are not comparable to current measures. Because the school serves only early elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no high school course access or career pathway data applies. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and no information was found on programs such as gifted services, arts offerings, or extended learning opportunities.
The housing market in Union City is relatively affordable when measured against state and national benchmarks. Home values have risen moderately in recent years, and the typical mortgage payment is a smaller share of income than in many parts of the country. For families moving into the area, the local economy combines industrial employment, regional trade, and public-sector jobs at the county and city level. The district brief turned up no recent major changes to the Union City school system, such as boundary adjustments or new programming, that would affect elementary families.
What a parent or resident gets from this account is a picture of a straightforward elementary school in a small city with a working economic base and a diverse student population. Academic performance in the core subjects is around the middle of the county’s two districts, and the early grade band means the focus is on foundational literacy, math, and science. The school has not published several common demographic indicators, and details about its program offerings are absent from the available data, so families with specific needs around English learner support, special education, or enrichment options should reach out to the school directly to fill those gaps.
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