Enrollment
308
Middle
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAMOKIN AREA SD·NCES 422124007514
Shamokin Area Intermediate School
3000 W State St, Coal Township, PA 17866 · (570) 648-5721 · Northumberland County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
318 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 162 | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 146 | 47% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 18.8% |
% 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Shamokin Area Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #434 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #425 of 513 no change | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #456 of 513 ▼ 18 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #426 of 522 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #480 of 486 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #184 of 486 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #44 of 510 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #168 of 332 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
308
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 30.0:1
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 | 308 | 15.2 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 11.6 | 27.4:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 12.6 | 26.4:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 11 | 30.0:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 11.2 | 30.7:1 | 73% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 20 | 17.7:1 | 74% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamokin Area Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (344 to 308); teachers up 36% (11.2 to 15.2).
About Shamokin Area Intermediate School
Located in Coal Township, Pennsylvania, Shamokin Area Intermediate School is a small middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 5 through 6, with 308 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Pennsylvania is roughly 594 students; this school is 48% smaller than that.
Shamokin Area SD operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,164 students.
At Shamokin Area Intermediate School, White students make up 70% of the student body. It is also 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Northumberland County is roughly 90% White. Shamokin Area Intermediate School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 20.3 students per teacher and 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 7.1 above the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The allk12 Grade for Shamokin Area Intermediate School is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.3%. Shamokin Area Intermediate School scores 25.4%.
Federal survey data for Northumberland County show that the median household income is $60,583, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Northumberland County is home to 23 public schools and about 10,386 public school students.
The shortest distance from Shamokin Area Intermediate School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Shamokin Area Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Shamokin Area Intermediate School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Shamokin Area Intermediate School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 30.0 to 20.3 over 4 years.
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Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,560
Census ACS
Median income
$60,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
10,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shamokin Area SD
- Shamokin Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
- Shamokin Area High SchoolHigh · 675 students
- Shamokin Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
Other schools in Coal Township
- Shamokin Area Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
- Northumberland County Career and Technology CenterHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Shamokin Area Elementary School0.0 mi · 830
- Shamokin Area Middle School0.3 mi · 351
- Shamokin Area High School0.3 mi · 675
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center0.5 mi · 15
- Line Mountain Elementary School4.4 mi · 355
- Mahantongo Elementary School6.6 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Shamokin Area Intermediate SchoolHow large is Shamokin Area Intermediate School?
Shamokin Area Intermediate School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades 05-06.
Is Shamokin Area Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shamokin Area Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Shamokin Area Intermediate School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Shamokin Area Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shamokin Area Intermediate School?
At Shamokin Area Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Shamokin Area Intermediate School public or private?
Shamokin Area Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shamokin Area SD.
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