Enrollment
174
Middle
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION AREA SD·NCES 422406007036
Union Area Middle School
2106 Camden Ave, New Castle, PA 16101 · (724) 658-4501 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
161 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 59 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 36% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Union Area Middle School→Union Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Union Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 36.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Union Area Middle School
Union Area Middle School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Area Middle School this school | 174 | 92.5% | 44.4% |
| Rochester Middle School Rochester | 181 | 96.1% | 35.8% |
| New Brighton Area Middle School New Brighton | 290 | 97.2% | 33.3% |
| California Area Middle School Coal Center | 158 | 93.0% | 38.0% |
| A J McMullen School Markleysburg | 164 | 98.8% | 50.1% |
| Mercer Area Middle School Mercer | 136 | 97.8% | 46.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Union Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #291 of 479 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #364 of 513 ▼ 116 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #278 of 513 ▼ 66 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #497 of 522 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #152 of 510 | #3 of 6 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 24.7:1
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 | 174 | 11.7 | 14.9:1 | 93% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 11.8 | 13.6:1 | 100% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 65% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 7 | 24.7:1 | 53% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 8 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 8 | 27.0:1 | 52% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 13 | 19.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (167 to 174); teachers up 46% (8 to 11.7).
About Union Area Middle School
Union Area Middle School is a small middle-grades school serving families in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 174 students. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 71% smaller than that.
Union Area SD is the district for Union Area Middle School. It has 3 schools and 687 students.
By race and ethnicity, Union Area Middle School is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Black and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lawrence County's population at about 90%. Union Area Middle School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.9:1, with 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 93%. Among public schools in Lawrence County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
allk12 grades Union Area Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.9% at Union Area Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.4%.
Federal survey data for Lawrence County show that median household income is about $61,931, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Union Area Middle School is among the 25 public schools in Lawrence County.
Union Area High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Union Area Middle School's average proficiency of 44.4% compares with 43.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 173 in 2020-21 to 174 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student. The ratio was 24.7:1 in 2020-21 and 14.9:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,024
Census ACS
Median income
$61,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
11,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Area SD
- Union Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Union Area High SchoolHigh · 193 students
Other schools in New Castle
- New Castle SHSHigh · 740 students
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning CenterElementary · 736 students
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Washington Intrmd SchoolElementary · 707 students
- New Castle Junior High SchoolMiddle · 689 students
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Union Area High School0.0 mi · 193
- Union Memorial Elementary School0.4 mi · 320
- New Castle SHS2.3 mi · 740
- New Castle Junior High School2.3 mi · 689
- Washington Intrmd School2.3 mi · 707
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center2.9 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Union Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Area Middle School?
Union Area Middle School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Union Area Middle School serve?
Union Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Union Area Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Union Area Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Union Area Middle School?
Student demographics at Union Area Middle School are roughly 72% White, 2% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Union Area Middle School?
Union Area Middle School is overseen by Union Area SD in Lawrence County.
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