📍 500 S Scotland Ln, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16101
Union Memorial El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Memorial El Sch enrolls 338 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 11% Two or more races and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 78% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 338 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Memorial El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 9.
Union Memorial El Sch is one of 3 schools in Union Area SD, based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 693 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Union Memorial El Sch is larger than the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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