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Union Terrace Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1939 W Union St
Allentown, PA 18104
Phone
(484) 765-5481
District
Allentown City SD
County
LEHIGH COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
764
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.9% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Union Terrace Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
53%
24%
55%
19%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
50%
25%
51%
22%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
47%
27%
52%
20%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 17 2.2%
Kindergarten 164 21.5%
Grade 1 125 16.4%
Grade 2 114 14.9%
Grade 3 107 14.0%
Grade 4 125 16.4%
Grade 5 112 14.7%
Total 764 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.5% 6.8% 63.7%
Black 13.6% 12.4% 15.3%
Hispanic 77.6% 79.7% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 0.9% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 60.5%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 121,883 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 7,344.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.3% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 44,661 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 17.1% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 80.7% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.1% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.8% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.2% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.2% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.1% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,886 $163,214,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,289 $21,286,000 5.9%
Staff $313 $5,166,000 1.4%
General Administration $403 $6,646,000 1.9%
School Administration $722 $11,927,000 3.3%
Operation $1,128 $18,620,000 5.2%
Transportation $418 $6,909,000 1.9%
Other $499 $8,245,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,773 $78,799,000 21.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,087 $117,010,000 32.6%
Total Expenditures $21,746 $359,023,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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