For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 406 students in Northwest Area 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 Northwest Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 47% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
927 Schools
# Students
881 Students
594,310 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
44,702 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Northwest Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 677 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#405 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
57%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)20.8%
23.3%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
1%
17%
% Black
n/a
20%
% White
93%
53%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,196 is higher than the state median of $23,730. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,984 is higher than the state median of $23,152. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,196
$23,730
Spending / Student
$23,984
$23,152
Best Northwest Area School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Northwest Area High School
(Math: 15-19% | 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
Gr: 7-12 | 406 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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