For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 437 students in Northwest Area SD 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 SD School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
925 Schools
# Students
921 Students
591,655 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Northwest Area SD School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#498 out of 677 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
55%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.63
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,106 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
23,643 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
88,415 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
15%
# Black Students
5 Students
120,547 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
877 Students
328,252 Students
% White Students
95%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
549 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
24 Students
28,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
1,089
# Students in K Grade:
70
16,200
# Students in 1st Grade:
54
17,503
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
18,157
# Students in 3rd Grade:
64
19,003
# Students in 4th Grade:
64
19,602
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
34,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
75
92,064
# Students in 7th Grade:
78
131,413
# Students in 8th Grade:
64
134,888
# Students in 9th Grade:
79
33,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
75
25,652
# Students in 11th Grade:
62
24,039
# Students in 12th Grade:
79
23,911
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,145 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,942 is less than the state median of $23,089. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$21 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,145
$23,665
Spending / Student
$22,942
$23,089
Best Northwest Area SD School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northwest Area High School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
243 Thorne Hill Rd
Shickshinny, PA 18655
(570) 542-4126
Shickshinny, PA 18655
(570) 542-4126
Grades: 7-12
| 437 students
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