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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION CITY AREA SD·NCES 422409006795
Union City Elementary School
91 Miles Street, Union City, PA 16438 · (814) 438-7611 · Erie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
423 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Union City Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.2pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 35.8% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
Where Union City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #1,040 of 1,396 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,096 of 1,511 ▼ 64 | #21 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,093 of 1,511 ▼ 66 | #21 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #794 of 1,638 | #23 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #341 of 1,528 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #1,377 of 1,531 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #282 of 1,600 | #8 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #261 of 1,045 | #2 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
421
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 421 | 36.1 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 37.5 | 11.6:1 | 97% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 34.1 | 13.2:1 | 97% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 98% (449) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 34.2 | 15.5:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2010-11 | 616 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 59% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 47% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 43 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (532 to 421); teachers up 5% (34.2 to 36.1).
About Union City Elementary School
Union City Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Union City, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 421 students, from pre-K through 5.
Union City Area SD has 949 students spread across 3 schools.
The student body at Union City Elementary School is 94% White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. Erie County's residents are about 83% White, 11 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 at Union City Elementary School, with 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 11.7:1 here.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Union City Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Union City Elementary School scores 41.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.5%.
In the county around the school, Erie County, the median household income is $63,354, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Erie County is home to 68 public schools and about 35,738 public school students.
Union City High School is the public school closest to Union City Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Union City Elementary School's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 62.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Union City Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 421 students in 2024-25, 38 fewer than the 459 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.7:1.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union City Area SD
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Union City Middle SchoolMiddle · 224 students
Other schools in Union City
- Union City High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Union City Middle SchoolMiddle · 224 students
Other Union City Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Union City Elementary. Union City Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Union City Elementary SchoolUnion City, TN · 793 students
- Union City Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, MI · 359 students
- Union City Elementary SchoolUnion City, OK · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Union City High School0.3 mi · 304
- Union City Middle School0.3 mi · 224
- Mill Village Elementary School6.3 mi · 102
- Waterford Elementary School8.1 mi · 340
- Fort LeBoeuf Middle School8.5 mi · 471
- Fort LeBoeuf SHS8.6 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Union City Elementary SchoolHow large is Union City Elementary School?
Union City Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Union City Elementary School serve?
Union City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Union City Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Union City Elementary School.
How diverse is Union City Elementary School?
Union City Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Union City Elementary School?
Union City Elementary School is overseen by Union City Area SD in Erie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.