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Mount Union Area School District

At a glance

513^thof 606 Pennsylvania districts▼ 7

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

603 North Industrial Drive
Mount Union, PA 17066-1232·(814) 542-8631·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 15.3% of districts

Schools

1,101

Students

Top rankedShirley Township Elementary School1213^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mount Union Area Junior High School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Mount Union Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education for its students, as evidenced by the consistently low academic performance across all schools compared to state averages.

Among the standout schools, Shirley Township Elementary School stands out with the highest proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts within the district. In 2024-2025, the school had 27% of students proficient or better in Math and 25.6% proficient or better in English Language Arts, outperforming the district and state averages. The school also had the highest 4th grade science proficiency rate at 68.5% in 2023-2024. In contrast, the Mount Union Area Senior High School and Mount Union Area Junior High School struggled, with proficiency rates well below the state averages on standardized tests.

The data also reveals that all schools in the district have extremely high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.66% to 100%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the district's higher-than-average spending per student and relatively low student-teacher ratios, the systemic challenges within the district need to be addressed to improve academic outcomes for all students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School	Public	K-2	154 School Street	Mount Union	17066	Mifflin County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 542-2595	278	32	8.7	106.8%	236 (84.9%)	4 (1.4%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)																		$12,920	$4,419	$8,501
Shirley Township Elementary School	Public	3-5	14188 Second St	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 542-9381	279	29	9.5	96.8%	226 (81.0%)	8 (2.9%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.5%)	19.3	1213^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.7%		21.8	1193^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	21.8%	20				37.3	16.5	25.8				27.0	38.3	20.3	17.4				25.6	$12,922	$4,421	$8,502
Mount Union Area Junior High School	Public	6-8	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-9311	221	23	9.5	110.9%	184 (83.3%)	9 (4.1%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (10.4%)	18.3	690^th of 873 public middle schools	21.0%		19.5	693^rd of 891 public middle schools	22.2%	3							2.9	14.1	13.6	10.0				15.9	22.5	39.0	25.1	$9,989	$2,798	$7,190
Mount Union Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	706 North Shaver Street	Mount Union	17066	Huntingdon County	Mount Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 542-2518	323	28	11.4	98.8%	272 (84.2%)	15 (4.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.7%)	16.2	568^th of 681 public high schools	16.6%		21.9	549^th of 686 public high schools	20.0%	19	23.2	27.9	36.2															$28,025	$2,685	$25,340

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center	5.07 mi	1
Southern Huntingdon County School District	9.73 mi	4	351^st
New Day Charter School	10.82 mi	1	590^th
Huntingdon Area School District	11.65 mi	4	367^th
Youth Forestry Camp #3	14.36 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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