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Union Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 175 students in Union Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Union Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
707 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Union Area School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#144 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.64
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
16%
# Black Students
77 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
11%
21%
# White Students
565 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
80%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
28
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
47
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
48
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
53
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
58
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
47
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
57
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
62
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
47
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
66
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
61
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
39
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
50
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
44
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,740 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,096 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,740
$23,649
Spending / Student
$19,096
$23,073
Best Union Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Union Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2106 Camden Ave
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-4501
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 658-4501
Grades: 6-8
| 175 students
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