For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 674 students in Shikellamy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Shikellamy School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
2,803 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
143 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
20:1
20:1
District Rank
Shikellamy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 679 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#446 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
57%
Graduation Rate
77%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.64
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
439 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
16%
16%
# Black Students
114 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
4%
21%
# White Students
2,048 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
73%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
193 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
211
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
201
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
215
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
215
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
187
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
213
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
214
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
229
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
231
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
265
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
243
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
215
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
164
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,385 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,535 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$46 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,385
$23,649
Spending / Student
$16,535
$23,073
Best Shikellamy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shikellamy Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
545 Permastone Dr
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 286-3736
Northumberland, PA 17857
(570) 286-3736
Grades: 6-8
| 674 students
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