Union Area School District

Summary:

The Union Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. The district serves a student population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch across all schools.

Union Memorial Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency, despite serving a high-need student population. In contrast, Union Area Middle School has seen a decline in its PSSA proficiency rates, falling below the district and state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions or curriculum improvements.

Union Area High School is the district's top-performing school, ranking 166 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school boasts a strong 87.9% four-year graduation rate, a low 1.4% dropout rate, and outperforms the district and state averages in Keystone Exam proficiency for Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

District Detail

2106 Camden Avenue
New Castle, PA 16101-1344

(724) 658-4775

SchoolDigger Rank:
206^th of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 687

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Union Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Scotland Ln	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 652-6683	320	29	11.1	102.8%	251 (78.4%)	29 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.6%)	64.9	578^th of 1511 public elementary schools	61.7%		63.3	631^st of 1526 public elementary schools	58.7%	53				66.0	57.1	51.9				58.3	60.0	70.3	32.1				53.4	$19,322	$1,497	$17,825
Union Area High School	Public	9-12	2106 Camden Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	No	(724) 658-4501	193	17	11.5	104.7%	161 (83.4%)	20 (10.4%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	74.6	166^th of 681 public high schools	75.6%		74.2	164^th of 686 public high schools	76.1%	2	54.8	64.3	69.1															$21,159	$1,639	$19,520
Union Area Middle School	Public	6-8	2106 Camden Ave	New Castle	16101	Lawrence County	Union Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 658-4501	174	12	14.9	92.5%	125 (71.8%)	29 (16.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.8%)	52.3	406^th of 873 public middle schools	53.5%		66.7	290^th of 891 public middle schools	67.5%	116							29.4	22.5	27.4	26.5				52.9	46.9	50.0	50.0	$19,849	$1,538	$18,311

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Castle Area School District	1.92 mi	4	509^th
Lawrence County Career and Technical Center	2.93 mi	1	514^th
Shenango Area School District	3.83 mi	2	102^nd
New Castle Youth Dev Center	3.94 mi	1
Mohawk Area School District	4.05 mi	3	90^th

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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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