📍 2106 Camden Ave, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16101
Union Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 175 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Area SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Area MS enrolls 175 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Black or African American and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 136 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 175 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 7 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 Area MS 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 Area MS 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 175 students, Union Area MS is smaller than the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe