For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 350 students in Shamokin Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Shamokin Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% 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
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,157 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
143 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Shamokin 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 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#508 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
57%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.65
# American Indian Students
4 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
299 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
17%
# Black Students
98 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
4%
20%
# White Students
1,673 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
78%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
77 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
175
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
159
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
179
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
151
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
163
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
156
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
162
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
172
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
178
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
171
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
152
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
180
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
159
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,651 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,804 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,651
$23,696
Spending / Student
$14,804
$23,119
Best Shamokin Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shamokin Area Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2000 W State St
Coal Township, PA 17866
(570) 648-5731
Coal Township, PA 17866
(570) 648-5731
Grades: 7-8
| 350 students
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