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Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in the Hamburg Central School District in New York, with 643 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.7. The school's student population is predominantly White (91.29%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic, two or more races, African American, and other races.
Academically, Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary School has struggled compared to the district and state averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 23.96% compared to the district's 35.85% and the state's 44.89%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from being ranked 444 out of 2,325 New York elementary schools in 2012-2013 to being ranked 1,745 out of 2,439 in 2022-2023, placing it in the bottom 30% of New York elementary schools. The school's performance on key subgroups, such as female students, male students, White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, has also been below average compared to other New York elementary schools.
Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Hamburg Central School District, such as Charlotte Avenue Elementary, Boston Valley Elementary, and Armor Elementary, generally perform better academically than Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary. Despite having a relatively high spending per student ($15,050 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, this has not translated into better academic outcomes for Union Pleasant Avenue Elementary.
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