Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST AREA SD·NCES 421779002955
Northwest Area Intermediate School
21 Sunset Lake Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655 · (570) 256-3649 · Luzerne County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
143 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 25% |
Student demographics
13%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
Students here typically continue to
Northwest Area Intermediate School→Northwest Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwest Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -17.2pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 44.7% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Intermediate School
Northwest Area Intermediate School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Area Intermediate School this school | 260 | 55.0% | 45.7% |
| Avis Elementary School Jersey Shore | 234 | 54.3% | 54.5% |
| H W Good Elementary School Herminie | 270 | 52.6% | 65.9% |
| Mendon Elementary School Ruffsdale | 234 | 57.3% | 67.1% |
| Millville Area Elementary School Millville | 291 | 56.0% | 53.1% |
| Clearview Elementary School Brogue | 300 | 56.3% | 44.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #966 of 1,396 | #13 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #936 of 1,511 ▼ 61 | #10 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,200 of 1,511 ▼ 212 | #21 of 27 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #1,374 of 1,638 | #31 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #173 of 1,528 | #2 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #1,351 of 1,531 | #32 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #907 of 1,600 | #29 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.2% | #107 of 450 | #6 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
260
-25 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 260 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 26 | 10.0:1 | 48% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 48% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 46% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 14 | 25.8:1 | 37% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 36% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwest Area Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (220 to 260); teachers up 14% (21 to 24).
About Northwest Area Intermediate School
Northwest Area Intermediate School is a small elementary school found in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. It reports enrollment of 260 students in grades 3 through 6. The school is 41% below the average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Northwest Area SD is the district for Northwest Area Intermediate School. It has 3 schools and 881 students.
Of every 100 students at Northwest Area Intermediate School, about 93 are White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial. Census figures show Luzerne County is about 76% White. A diversity index of 13% means there is a 13% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwest Area Intermediate School are from different groups.
Northwest Area Intermediate School reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 13.1:1 for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 55% of students at Northwest Area Intermediate School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 85% average for public schools in Luzerne County is 30 points higher.
Northwest Area Intermediate School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 27% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Northwest Area Intermediate School would score about 54.0%. It scores 45.7%, 8.3 points below that figure.
For the population of Luzerne County, the median household earns about $63,691 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Luzerne County, 65 public schools serve about 45,209 students.
The closest school to Northwest Area Intermediate School is Ross Elementary School, located about 3.8 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Northwest Area Intermediate School ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 45.7% against a local average of 39.4%.
The federal government classifies Northwest Area Intermediate School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 10.8:1 over the same years.
Northwest Area Intermediate School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 High SchoolHigh · 406 students
- Northwest Area Primary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in Shickshinny
- Northwest Area High SchoolHigh · 406 students
- Northwest Area Primary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Ross Elementary School3.8 mi · 166
- Northwest Area High School4.8 mi · 406
- Kennedy Early Childhood Center6.4 mi · 505
- Greater Nanticoke Area SHS6.5 mi · 698
- Greater Nanticoke Area Ed Center6.5 mi · 533
- GNA El Center6.5 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwest Area Intermediate School?
Northwest Area Intermediate School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Northwest Area Intermediate School serve?
Northwest Area Intermediate School serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Area Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwest Area Intermediate School is approximately 10.8:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwest Area Intermediate School?
At Northwest Area Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Northwest Area Intermediate School public or private?
Northwest Area Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwest Area SD.
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