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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 16438

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224

Students

Top rankedUnion City Middle School367^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The 16438 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to a single middle school, Union City Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is part of the Union City Area School District, which is ranked 396 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Union City Middle School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, going from 261 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 342 out of 891 in 2023-2024 (3-star rating) and 367 out of 873 in 2024-2025 (3-star rating). The school has a relatively high dropout rate of 1.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. Academically, the school's math proficiency rates are below the state average, while its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency is mixed, with 8th-grade students performing significantly better than 6th and 7th graders. However, the school's science proficiency rates are strong, with 66.2% of 8th graders proficient or better in 2023-2024, exceeding the state average.

Despite the school's challenges, it appears to be investing resources in its students, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.2 and high per-student spending of $20,923 for the 2022-2023 school year. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 99.54% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the school's performance is mixed, further analysis of its strategies and specific areas for improvement could provide valuable insights to support its efforts to better serve its students.

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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 City Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Concord Street	Union City	16438	Erie County	Union City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 438-7673	224	23	9.8	96.4%	210 (93.8%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	57.1	367^th of 873 public middle schools	58.0%		61.9	342^nd of 891 public middle schools	61.6%	25	33.3	12.7	30.9	25.7	45.8	59.2	66.2	57.0	$20,059	$1,236	$18,823

Cities Near Zip Code 16438

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Union City	2.59 mi	3	550^th
Mill Village	6.54 mi	1	18^th
Waterford	6.66 mi	3	90^th
Erie	8.95 mi	35	539^th
Corry	11.03 mi	4	514^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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