Enrollment
221
Middle
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT UNION AREA SD·NCES 421602002297
Mount Union Area Junior High School
706 North Shaver Street, Mount Union, PA 17066 · (814) 542-9311 · Huntingdon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
111%
245 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 76 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Mount Union Area Junior High School→Mount Union Area SHS
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 11.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mount Union Area Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #467 of 513 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #463 of 513 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #475 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #11 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #321 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 111% | #14 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #274 of 332 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
-65 (-23%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 221 | 23.2 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 20.7 | 11.8:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 22.7 | 11.5:1 | 100% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 99% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 64% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 48% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 34% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 55 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Union Area Junior High School.
About Mount Union Area Junior High School
Mount Union Area Junior High School is a very small middle school for students in Mount Union, Pennsylvania. The school enrolls 221 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students, which makes this school 63% below average.
Mount Union Area Junior High School sits within Mount Union Area SD, which has 4 schools and 1,101 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Mount Union Area Junior High School are White. Other students are 10% multiracial and 4% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Union Area Junior High School scores 29%.
A staff of 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.5:1. The average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, 13.2:1, is higher.
In the wider Huntingdon County area, the median household earns about $65,557 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Huntingdon County, 17 public schools serve about 4,454 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mount Union Area SHS, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Mount Union Area Junior High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 23%, from 286 to 221. The school's ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 9.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Huntingdon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,653
Census ACS
Median income
$65,557
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Union Area SD
- Mount Union Area SHSHigh · 323 students
- Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Mount Union
- Mount Union Area SHSHigh · 323 students
- Shirley Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Union Area SHS0.0 mi · 323
- Mount Union-Kistler Elementary School0.9 mi · 278
- Shirley Twp Elementary School1.3 mi · 279
- Huntingdon County Career and Technology Center4.1 mi · 5
- New Day CS9.9 mi · 139
- Rockhill Elementary School10.3 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Union Area Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Union Area Junior High School?
Mount Union Area Junior High School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mount Union Area Junior High School serve?
Mount Union Area Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Union Area Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Union Area Junior High School is approximately 9.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mount Union Area Junior High School?
Student demographics at Mount Union Area Junior High School are roughly 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Mount Union Area Junior High School public or private?
Mount Union Area Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mount Union Area SD.
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