Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Summary:

Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail is a public charter school serving 1,060 students from kindergarten to 10th grade in Indian Trail, North Carolina. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic metrics, making it an attractive option for families in the area.

Union Prep Academy's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 6th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 74.8%, significantly higher than the state average of 54.3%. The school also excels in EOC/English II, with a proficiency rate of 85.1% compared to the state average of 59.7%. This academic success is likely due in part to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 16.4 over the past three years, which allows for more personalized learning.

When compared to nearby schools, Union Prep Academy stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Union Prep Academy's 6th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 74.8% was significantly higher than the rates of nearby schools like Charlotte Lab School (31.4%) and Queen's Grant Community School (55.3%). However, some other nearby charter schools, such as Socrates Academy and Union Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, rivaling or exceeding that of Union Prep Academy. This suggests a robust educational landscape in the region, with several high-quality charter school options for families to consider.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-10

 2324 Younts Rd
       Indian Trail, NC  28079


(704) 893-3607

District: Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai

SchoolDigger Rank:
355th of 1,505 North Carolina Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  1,181

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.2%
Hispanic:
20.1%
African American:
19.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.6% Help


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Compare Details Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail ranks better than 76.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.04. (See more...)
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Compare Details Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail ranks better than 76.9% of middle schools in North Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (47.2%), Hispanic (20.1%), African American (19.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail is 19.7. (See more...)
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Compare Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail employs 59.6 full-time teachers.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail:

SchoolDigger ranks Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail 355th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail 183rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.90 372nd 1473 74.7%
2021 84.15 193rd 1489 87.0%
2022 75.39 322nd 1514 78.7%
2023 77.10 286th 1502 81.0%
2024 73.04 355th 1505 76.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 91.99 7th 133 94.7%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.46 48th 385 87.5%
2022 60.50 118th 485 75.7%
2023 63.71 111th 514 78.4%
2024 41.51 288th 533 46.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.95 86th 801 89.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.42 252nd 1332 81.1%
2019 77.08 195th 1361 85.7%
2021 88.53 65th 1329 95.1%
2022 72.60 242nd 1366 82.3%
2023 78.53 181st 1437 87.4%
2024 74.22 245th 1450 83.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.28 499th 1405 64.5%
2019 69.40 397th 1424 72.1%
2021 81.80 196th 1440 86.4%
2022 71.50 349th 1458 76.1%
2023 76.79 264th 1459 81.9%
2024 71.83 336th 1455 76.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.37 165th 897 81.6%
2019 52.75 325th 878 63.0%
2021 39.02 362nd 646 44.0%
2022 79.93 52nd 634 91.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.71 537th 582 7.7%
2024 33.92 602nd 669 10.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.66 235th 1413 83.4%
2019 72.78 327th 1430 77.1%
2021 83.70 188th 1444 87.0%
2022 74.90 308th 1464 79.0%
2023 74.68 302nd 1461 79.3%
2024 71.32 367th 1464 74.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.30 146th 927 84.3%
2019 62.92 280th 949 70.5%
2021 85.84 73rd 896 91.9%
2022 77.25 120th 927 87.1%
2023 86.16 67th 933 92.8%
2024 77.55 131st 924 85.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.13 136th 851 84.0%
2019 90.70 31st 865 96.4%
2021 95.63 29th 843 96.6%
2022 88.66 53rd 893 94.1%
2023 74.69 149th 915 83.7%
2024 76.58 153rd 951 83.9%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.76 356th 1178 69.8%
2019 61.40 444th 1183 62.5%
2021 75.80 241st 1172 79.4%
2022 59.14 463rd 1194 61.2%
2023 67.15 355th 1183 70.0%
2024 55.93 511th 1166 56.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Rank History for all middle school students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.25 129th 737 82.5%
2021 85.02 83rd 741 88.8%
2022 84.50 103rd 786 86.9%
2023 72.77 184th 784 76.5%
2024 73.39 183rd 793 76.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 76.82 51st 306 83.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 68.89 68th 473 85.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.91 51st 604 91.6%
2019 88.14 36th 639 94.4%
2021 89.84 25th 633 96.1%
2022 81.83 66th 689 90.4%
2023 79.01 98th 735 86.7%
2024 79.13 90th 743 87.9%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.71 191st 656 70.9%
2019 77.41 133rd 684 80.6%
2021 85.25 77th 706 89.1%
2022 77.85 144th 733 80.4%
2023 65.36 221st 731 69.8%
2024 69.09 197th 738 73.3%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.40 36th 475 92.4%
2019 76.51 56th 504 88.9%
2021 63.14 91st 478 81.0%
2022 73.31 52nd 449 88.4%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.15 298th 452 34.1%
2024 31.11 406th 461 11.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.11 141st 665 78.8%
2019 78.91 119th 697 82.9%
2021 82.78 97th 711 86.4%
2022 88.09 70th 748 90.6%
2023 77.55 147th 747 80.3%
2024 74.59 161st 751 78.6%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.81 100th 494 79.8%
2019 80.90 55th 519 89.4%
2021 88.42 35th 533 93.4%
2022 78.17 77th 550 86.0%
2023 75.78 91st 559 83.7%
2024 77.17 88th 560 84.3%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.99 25th 472 94.7%
2019 92.36 15th 493 97.0%
2021 95.64 10th 522 98.1%
2022 97.26 7th 541 98.7%
2023 80.19 60th 553 89.2%
2024 75.26 81st 564 85.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.09 230th 596 61.4%
2019 61.03 236th 624 62.2%
2021 75.76 129th 632 79.6%
2022 73.98 156th 658 76.3%
2023 62.79 228th 656 65.2%
2024 61.00 233rd 652 64.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2017 363 130 13 87 2 0 38 0 633
2018 420 184 16 149 4 0 51 0 824
2019 460 212 19 190 4 0 55 0 940
2020 523 200 20 168 4 0 56 0 971
2021 567 218 26 179 4 0 52 0 1046
2022 583 214 24 158 6 0 62 0 1047
2023 553 210 17 201 5 0 74 0 1060
2024 558 229 46 237 6 1 104 0 1181

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 633 35.8 17.6 22.7
2018 824 51.0 16.1 27.1
2019 940 64.1 14.6 27.9
2020 971 64.0 15.1 21.8
2021 1046 73.0 14.3 30.8
2022 1047 63.5 16.4 23.9
2023 1060 67.3 15.7 39
2024 1181 59.6 19.7 42.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2017 633 35.8 17.6 22.7
2018 824 51.0 16.1 27.1
2019 940 64.1 14.6 27.9
2020 971 64.0 15.1 21.8
2021 1046 73.0 14.3 30.8
2022 1047 63.5 16.4 23.9
2023 1060 67.3 15.7 39
2024 1181 59.6 19.7 42.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 372nd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 286th of 1502 Elementary schools
 6.2%
Ranks 129th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 184th of 784 Middle schools
 6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)58.973.2
 14.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)63.756.3
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)62.967.3
 4.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)72.268.1
 4.1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)64.867.2
 2.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)65.971.6
 5.7%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)7576.7
 1.7%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)85.859.3
 26.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)80.261.1
 19.1%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)69.952.9
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)74.363.1
 11.2%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)65.154.9
 10.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)6469.2
 5.2%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail)77.976.9
 1%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9401060
 12.8%
African American212210
 0.9%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian1917
 10.5%
Hispanic190201
 5.8%
Pacific Islander00
White460553
 20.2%
Two or More Races5574
 34.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.9%39%
 11.1%


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Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail ranks 355th of 1505 North Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,181 students attended Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail.

Students at Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail are 47% White, 20% Hispanic, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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