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What's one thing Uniontown Area SHS gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
716
High
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIONTOWN AREA SD·NCES 422415002184
Uniontown Area SHS
146 E Fayette St, Uniontown, PA 15401 · (724) 439-5000 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
706 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 210 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 224 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 154 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 128 | 18% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within Uniontown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
PA avg 51.1% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 36.4% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 →
Schools most like Uniontown Area SHS
Uniontown Area SHS's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Area SHS this school | 716 | 98.6% | 45.1% |
| Ambridge Area High School Ambridge | 705 | 98.3% | 34.1% |
| Meadville Area SHS Meadville | 708 | 99.6% | 53.0% |
| Iroquois JSHS Erie | 560 | 97.9% | 47.6% |
| Belle Vernon Area High School Belle Vernon | 735 | 99.6% | 52.3% |
| Shamokin Area High School Shamokin | 675 | 98.5% | 34.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Uniontown Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #374 of 576 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #275 of 626 ▲ 54 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #262 of 626 ▲ 226 | #1 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 716 | #266 of 713 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #454 of 601 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #213 of 604 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #162 of 619 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #224 of 373 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
716
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,139
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 716 | 45.6 | 15.7:1 | 99% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 48.6 | 14.5:1 | 100% (706) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 48.8 | 13.7:1 | 74% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 69% (507) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 58.8 | 13.2:1 | 80% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 60 | 13.5:1 | 99% (800) |
| 2010-11 | 957 | 71 | 13.5:1 | 42% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 1,037 | 66 | 15.7:1 | 32% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 1,139 | 72 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Uniontown Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (777 to 716); teachers down 22% (58.8 to 45.6).
About Uniontown Area SHS
Uniontown Area SHS runs as a medium-sized high school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 716 students.
Across its 9 schools, Uniontown Area SD enrolls 2,485 students. Uniontown Area SHS is one of those schools.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Uniontown Area SHS combined. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 90% of Fayette County residents are White. By the diversity index, Uniontown Area SHS comes in at 41%.
Dividing enrollment by its 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Uniontown Area SHS reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Uniontown Area SHS a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Uniontown Area SHS is 9.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Fayette County has about 125,997 residents, and median household income is about $58,236, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 39 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,340.
Of nearby public schools, Ben Franklin School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Uniontown Area SHS comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
In 2020-21, Uniontown Area SHS enrolled 733; in 2024-25, 716. Students per teacher rose from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 15.7 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,997
Census ACS
Median income
$58,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
15,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uniontown Area SD
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Menallen SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- A J McMullen SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Lafayette Middle SchoolMiddle · 150 students
- Wharton SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other schools in Uniontown
- Albert Gallatin Area SHSHigh · 920 students
- Laurel Highlands SHSHigh · 753 students
- Laurel Highlands Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Ben Franklin SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Hatfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Menallen SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Ben Franklin School0.8 mi · 502
- Lafayette Elementary School0.8 mi · 283
- Lafayette Middle School0.8 mi · 150
- Laurel Highlands SHS0.9 mi · 753
- Hatfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 342
- Clark Elementary School1.4 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Uniontown Area SHSHow large is Uniontown Area SHS?
Uniontown Area SHS enrolls approximately 716 students in grades 09-12.
Is Uniontown Area SHS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Uniontown Area SHS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Uniontown Area SHS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Uniontown Area SHS is approximately 15.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Uniontown Area SHS?
At Uniontown Area SHS, the student body is approximately 75% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Uniontown Area SHS public or private?
Uniontown Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Uniontown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.