Sardis Elementary

Summary:

Sardis Elementary is a public elementary school in Monroe, North Carolina, serving 489 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 242 districts in the state.

While Sardis Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (50.31%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test proficiency, is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in reading. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students, as well as its English Language Learners, have performed well, ranking in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools. Conversely, the school's White students and students with disabilities have lower rankings compared to their peers statewide. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 37.77% in 2020-2021 to 70.76% in 2022-2023, suggesting growing economic challenges for its families.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Stallings Elementary and Hemby Bridge Elementary, Sardis Elementary generally underperforms in academic measures, including EOG test proficiency rates. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from 174 out of 1,434 North Carolina elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 640 out of 1,505 schools in 2023-2024, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with the performance of other schools in the state.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4416 Sardis Church Road
       Monroe, NC  28110


(704) 296-3145

District: Union County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
640th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,237 Help


Students who attend Sardis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Porter Ridge Middle School
High:    Porter Ridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  489

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.3%
White:
32.9%
African American:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sardis Elementary ranks better than 57.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 22nd among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.44. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.3%), White (32.9%), African American (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sardis Elementary is 12.2, which is the 6th best among 29 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sardis Elementary is $11,237, which is the 9th highest among 29 elementary schools in the Union County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sardis Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sardis Elementary 640th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Sardis Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 53rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sardis Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 69.56 345th 1276 73.0%
2007 68.98 369th 1293 71.5%
2008 68.12 385th 1324 70.9%
2009 71.45 367th 1354 72.9%
2010 68.91 413th 1363 69.7%
2011 59.49 622nd 1381 55.0%
2012 67.38 452nd 1388 67.4%
2013 55.52 576th 1403 58.9%
2014 72.49 352nd 1390 74.7%
2015 57.75 613th 1440 57.4%
2016 68.64 422nd 1425 70.4%
2017 71.32 383rd 1429 73.2%
2018 83.63 174th 1434 87.9%
2019 76.13 287th 1473 80.5%
2021 61.02 554th 1489 62.8%
2022 66.67 462nd 1514 69.5%
2023 59.90 582nd 1502 61.3%
2024 56.44 640th 1505 57.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 90.71 10th 133 92.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.17 19th 421 95.5%
2019 82.57 45th 497 90.9%
2021 56.47 108th 385 71.9%
2022 63.40 99th 485 79.6%
2023 59.33 141st 514 72.6%
2024 51.01 211th 533 60.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.62 400th 801 50.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.40 26th 1332 98.0%
2019 84.45 103rd 1361 92.4%
2021 83.94 105th 1329 92.1%
2022 83.06 111th 1366 91.9%
2023 77.56 208th 1437 85.5%
2024 73.15 269th 1450 81.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.74 187th 1405 86.7%
2019 78.52 233rd 1424 83.6%
2021 49.58 687th 1440 52.3%
2022 69.90 381st 1458 73.9%
2023 62.21 515th 1459 64.7%
2024 55.26 625th 1455 57.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.74 272nd 897 69.7%
2019 65.56 192nd 878 78.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 69.83 72nd 669 89.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.29 198th 1413 86.0%
2019 71.99 344th 1430 75.9%
2021 70.08 386th 1444 73.3%
2022 61.30 539th 1464 63.2%
2023 55.68 631st 1461 56.8%
2024 56.08 631st 1464 56.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.32 3rd 927 99.7%
2021 64.95 192nd 896 78.6%
2024 58.78 309th 924 66.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.47 56th 851 93.4%
2019 74.19 153rd 865 82.3%
2021 68.30 179th 843 78.8%
2022 75.28 150th 893 83.2%
2023 70.24 185th 915 79.8%
2024 61.09 309th 951 67.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sardis Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.56 272nd 1178 76.9%
2019 81.35 165th 1183 86.1%
2021 69.53 320th 1172 72.7%
2022 56.56 514th 1194 57.0%
2023 38.94 779th 1183 34.2%
2024 58.49 477th 1166 59.1%
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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.

Sardis Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Sardis Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 553 25 9 10 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1999 639 28 14 15 3 n/a n/a 0 699
2000 723 51 16 17 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2001 707 67 17 30 1 n/a n/a 0 822
2002 766 90 22 54 4 n/a n/a 0 936
2003 766 90 22 54 4 n/a n/a 0 936
2004 791 101 17 74 2 n/a n/a 0 985
2005 564 96 15 54 1 n/a n/a 0 730
2006 602 108 15 72 3 n/a n/a 0 800
2007 634 99 15 111 3 n/a n/a 23 885
2008 609 93 12 126 2 n/a n/a 24 866
2009 522 115 15 134 2 n/a n/a 0 788
2010 320 99 9 134 2 n/a n/a 0 564
2011 333 79 12 168 2 0 24 0 618
2012 340 58 9 160 2 0 23 0 592
2013 290 41 8 182 0 0 20 0 541
2014 258 34 9 182 0 0 23 0 506
2015 271 45 10 232 0 0 34 0 592
2016 244 52 7 234 0 0 38 0 575
2017 188 52 6 227 0 0 25 0 498
2018 189 64 6 243 0 0 29 0 531
2019 182 47 9 283 1 0 26 0 548
2020 154 49 13 301 1 0 22 0 540
2021 120 47 9 268 1 0 21 0 466
2022 137 48 18 247 1 0 21 0 472
2023 161 49 18 246 0 0 15 0 489

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Sardis Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 598 32.0 18.7 n/a
1999 699 36.0 19.4 15.5
2000 808 36.0 22.4 13.7
2001 822 36.0 22.8 16.7
2002 936 36.0 26.0 24.9
2003 936 36.0 26.0 24.9
2004 985 59.0 16.7 23.9
2005 730 59.0 12.4 25.2
2006 800 59.0 13.6 23.9
2007 885 n/a n/a 27.6
2008 866 54.9 15.8 n/a
2009 788 54.0 14.6 n/a
2010 564 36.7 15.3 52.5
2011 618 45.0 13.7 50.3
2012 592 41.4 14.2 51.9
2013 541 47.3 11.4 53.4
2014 506 43.0 11.7 61.9
2015 592 45.0 13.1 64.5
2016 575 44.0 13.0 60.2
2017 498 43.0 11.5 70.5
2018 531 38.8 13.6 61.6
2019 548 39.8 13.7 60.9
2020 540 42.0 12.8 61.3
2021 466 38.5 12.1 37.8
2022 472 39.5 11.9 33.1
2023 489 40.0 12.2 70.8

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 Sardis Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 598 32.0 18.7 n/a
1999 699 36.0 19.4 15.5
2000 808 36.0 22.4 13.7
2001 822 36.0 22.8 16.7
2002 936 36.0 26.0 24.9
2003 936 36.0 26.0 24.9
2004 985 59.0 16.7 23.9
2005 730 59.0 12.4 25.2
2006 800 59.0 13.6 23.9
2007 885 n/a n/a 27.6
2008 866 54.9 15.8 n/a
2009 788 54.0 14.6 n/a
2010 564 36.7 15.3 52.5
2011 618 45.0 13.7 50.3
2012 592 41.4 14.2 51.9
2013 541 47.3 11.4 53.4
2014 506 43.0 11.7 61.9
2015 592 45.0 13.1 64.5
2016 575 44.0 13.0 60.2
2017 498 43.0 11.5 70.5
2018 531 38.8 13.6 61.6
2019 548 39.8 13.7 60.9
2020 540 42.0 12.8 61.3
2021 466 38.5 12.1 37.8
2022 472 39.5 11.9 33.1
2023 489 40.0 12.2 70.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sardis Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,176 (19.4%) $9,062 (80.6%) $11,237

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sardis Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 287th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 582nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 19.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sardis Elementary)76.360
 16.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)77.477
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Sardis Elementary)57.742.9
 14.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)67.559.9
 7.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sardis Elementary)75.359.5
 15.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)75.375.7
 0.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Sardis Elementary)67.954.4
 13.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)72.668.3
 4.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sardis Elementary)82.977.8
 5.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Union County Public Schools)77.875.6
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Sardis Elementary)6046.9
 13.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Union County Public Schools)69.761.6
 8.1%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Sardis Elementary)86.772.8
 13.9%
   5th Grade Science (Union County Public Schools)84.978.4
 6.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students548489
 10.8%
African American4749
 4.3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian918
 100%
Hispanic283246
 13.1%
Pacific Islander00
White182161
 11.5%
Two or More Races2615
 42.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.9%70.8%
 9.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sardis Elementary

Sardis Elementary ranks 640th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Sardis Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 33% White, 10% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 489 students attended Sardis Elementary.

Students who attend Sardis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Porter Ridge Middle School
High : Porter Ridge High School


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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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