Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION AREA SD·NCES 422406002709
Union Memorial Elementary School
500 S Scotland Ln, New Castle, PA 16101 · (724) 652-6683 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
11.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
329 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
36%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
Based on grade levels within Union Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 55.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 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 Memorial Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #617 of 1,396 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #576 of 1,511 ▲ 38 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #638 of 1,511 ▲ 26 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #1,175 of 1,638 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #233 of 1,528 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #847 of 1,531 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #181 of 1,600 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #874 of 1,045 | #9 of 9 |
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
320
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 320 | 28.7 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 30 | 11.0:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 66% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 25.7 | 13.0:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 41% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Memorial Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (335 to 320); teachers up 11% (25.7 to 28.7).
About Union Memorial Elementary School
This page covers Union Memorial Elementary School, a small elementary school in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The school's 320 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students each.
Union Memorial Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Union Area SD, which enrolls 687 students in total.
White students are the majority at Union Memorial Elementary School, with 78% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial and 9% Black. Among all residents of Lawrence County, the White share is about 90%. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Pennsylvania have 13.1:1, compared with 11.2:1 here.
allk12 grades Union Memorial Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Pennsylvania with Union Memorial Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 33.5%. Union Memorial Elementary School scores 59.3%.
Across Lawrence County, the median household income is $61,931, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Lawrence County has 25 public schools and roughly 11,015 students.
Nearby, Union Area Middle School is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Union Memorial Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 59.3% versus a 40.8% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, Union Memorial Elementary School's enrollment declined 3%, to 320.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Union Memorial Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Area High SchoolHigh · 193 students
- Union Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 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 Middle School0.4 mi · 174
- Union Area High School0.4 mi · 193
- New Castle SHS1.9 mi · 740
- New Castle Junior High School2.0 mi · 689
- Washington Intrmd School2.1 mi · 707
- Harry W Lockley Early Learning Center2.6 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Union Memorial Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Union Memorial Elementary School?
Union Memorial Elementary School enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Union Memorial Elementary School serve?
Union Memorial Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Memorial Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union Memorial Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Union Memorial Elementary School?
Union Memorial Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 1% Hispanic, 9% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is Union Memorial Elementary School in?
Union Memorial Elementary School is part of Union Area SD.
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