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Union Area High School
2106 Camden Ave New Castle PA, 16101, Lawrence County Phone: 724-658-4501 Ranking:  (261 out of 626, top 42%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Union Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 254 | 245 | 236 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 263 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 67 | 26.4% | 65 | 26.5% | 53 | 22.5% | 66 | 26.1% | 81 | 31.9% | 68 | 26.7% | 66 | 25.1% |
| Grade 10: | 67 | 26.4% | 53 | 21.6% | 62 | 26.3% | 75 | 29.6% | 54 | 21.3% | 57 | 22.4% | 68 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 54 | 21.3% | 60 | 24.5% | 69 | 29.2% | 52 | 20.6% | 59 | 23.2% | 60 | 23.5% | 68 | 25.9% |
| Grade 12: | 66 | 26.0% | 67 | 27.3% | 52 | 22.0% | 60 | 23.7% | 60 | 23.6% | 70 | 27.5% | 61 | 23.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 128 | 50.4% | 120 | 49.0% | 116 | 49.2% | 133 | 52.6% | 125 | 49.2% | 126 | 49.4% | 146 | 55.5% |
| Female: | 126 | 49.6% | 125 | 51.0% | 120 | 50.8% | 120 | 47.4% | 117 | 46.1% | 119 | 46.7% | 113 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 45 | 17.7% | 38 | 15.5% | 34 | 14.4% | 36 | 14.2% | 35 | 13.8% | 33 | 12.9% | 37 | 14.1% |
| White: | 207 | 81.5% | 197 | 80.4% | 193 | 81.8% | 205 | 81.0% | 210 | 82.7% | 215 | 84.3% | 223 | 84.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.1% | 8 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 26.4% | 86 | 35.1% | 77 | 32.6% | 74 | 29.2% | 61 | 24.0% | 150 | 58.8% | 136 | 51.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.6% | 13 | 5.3% | 22 | 9.3% | 24 | 9.5% | 26 | 10.2% | 33 | 12.9% | 43 | 16.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.95 | 12.73 | 14.09 | 13.68 | 14.94 | 14.40 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 41.1% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 39.7% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 54.1% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 58.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 59.7% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 66.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 77.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 66.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 24.6% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 25.4% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42% | 35% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 33.8% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 83.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 85.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 82.9% |
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* Union Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.