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Schools in Oakwood

Oakwood’s public schools

Union Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 15% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
687 students on the public path
In brief

Oakwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Oakwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Union Area HS places highest (better than 94%); Union Area MS lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Oakwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Union Memorial El Schin New CastleB+
6–8Union Area MSin New CastleC+
9–12Union Area HSin New CastleA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Union Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Union Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 687 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,532PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 55.1% · 364 students tested
Math48%
State average 36.1% · 347 students tested

Oakwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Oakwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakwood—Union Area
UnionAUnion Area
NeshannockANeshannock Township
New CastleC−New Castle Area

Every school in Oakwood

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Oakwoodin other towns
Union Memorial El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
B+
320 students11:1Rate it →
Union Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Castle
C+
174 students15:1Rate it →
Union Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · New Castle
A
193 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakwood’s schools

Are Oakwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakwood. Union Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Oakwood in?

Union Area School District.

Where do Oakwood kids go to high school?

Union Area HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.