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Enrollment
406
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST AREA SD·NCES 421779002958
Northwest Area High School
243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655 · (570) 542-4126 · Luzerne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
198 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 16% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwest Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -23.4pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.8% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 17.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Northwest Area High School
Northwest Area High School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Area High School this school | 406 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Maplewood JSHS Guys Mills | 431 | 48.0% | 34.8% |
| Lackawanna Trail JSHS Factoryville | 427 | 49.9% | 53.1% |
| Ligonier Valley High School Ligonier | 434 | 47.0% | 47.7% |
| Homer-Center JSHS Homer City | 392 | 50.5% | 61.7% |
| East Juniata JSHS McAlisterville | 362 | 49.4% | 43.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Northwest Area High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #410 of 576 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #532 of 626 ▼ 22 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #526 of 626 ▼ 205 | #10 of 12 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #483 of 713 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #77 of 601 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #488 of 604 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #370 of 619 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #53 of 373 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
406
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 406 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 49% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 38 | 11.1:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 42% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 38 | 12.0:1 | 37% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 42% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 34% (202) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 26% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 45 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Area High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (503 to 406); teachers down 5% (38 to 36).
About Northwest Area High School
In Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, Northwest Area High School is a low-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 406 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 45% lower.
In Northwest Area SD, 3 schools enroll a combined 881 students.
The large majority of students at Northwest Area High School, 94%, are White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. Luzerne County's residents are about 76% White, 18 points below the school's share. Northwest Area High School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Northwest Area High School employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Northwest Area High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 49%. The 85% average for public schools in Luzerne County is 36 points higher.
Northwest Area High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Luzerne County, median household income is about $63,691, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 65 public schools operate in Luzerne County, serving about 45,209 students.
Nearest public school: Northwest Area Primary School, about 2.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Northwest Area High School holds 2 other public schools. Northwest Area High School's average proficiency of 42.2% compares with 52.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 455 to 406 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Northwest Area High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwest Area SD
- Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Northwest Area Primary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Shickshinny
- Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Northwest Area Primary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Area Primary School2.4 mi · 215
- Northwest Area Intermediate School4.8 mi · 260
- Ross Elementary School6.3 mi · 166
- Berwick Area Middle School8.2 mi · 837
- Berwick Area High School8.3 mi · 692
- East Berwick Elementary School8.3 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Area High SchoolHow large is Northwest Area High School?
Northwest Area High School enrolls approximately 406 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Northwest Area High School serve?
Northwest Area High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Area High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Area High School is approximately 11.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwest Area High School?
Northwest Area High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwest Area High School?
Northwest Area High School is overseen by Northwest Area SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.