Elementary Schools in Union Area School District

Summary:

Union Memorial Elementary School is the sole elementary school in the Union Area School District in Pennsylvania. Despite facing socioeconomic challenges, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across multiple grade levels.

Union Memorial Elementary School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 450 out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 (rated 4 out of 5 stars) to 631 out of 1,526 in 2023-2024 (rated 3 out of 5 stars). The school's academic performance, with 58.3% of students proficient or better in Math and 53.4% in ELA, suggests it has effective teaching practices and curriculum that contribute to its students' success.

The Union Area School District as a whole has a ranking of 206 out of 606 in Pennsylvania, with a 3-star rating out of 5. This indicates that while Union Memorial Elementary School is performing well, there may be opportunities for the district to identify and address areas for improvement to support its schools and maintain or enhance their performance and rankings.

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)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th 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 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

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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