For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 420 students in Northwest Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Northwest Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
900 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Northwest Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#430 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
17%
# Black Students
5 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
851 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
95%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
19
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
67
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
64
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
71
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
60
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
68
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
65
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
66
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
79
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
66
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
61
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
70
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
76
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,686 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,478 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,686
$23,696
Spending / Student
$23,478
$23,119
Best Northwest Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northwest Area High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
243 Thorne Hill Rd
Shickshinny, PA 18655
(570) 542-4126
Shickshinny, PA 18655
(570) 542-4126
Grades: 7-12
| 420 students
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