Enrollment
351
Middle
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAMOKIN AREA SD·NCES 422124000966
Shamokin Area Middle School
2000 W State St, Shamokin, PA 17866 · (570) 648-5731 · Northumberland County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
352 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 7 | 168 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 52% |
Student demographics
39%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
Shamokin Area Middle School→Shamokin Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shamokin Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -15.1pp since 2023
Math
12.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.7% | 12.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 13.8% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #422 of 479 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #455 of 513 ▼ 6 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #433 of 513 ▼ 71 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #401 of 522 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #350 of 486 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #252 of 486 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #70 of 510 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #258 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
351
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 351 | 24.8 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 25.3 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 26.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 26.7 | 13.8:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 73% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 61% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shamokin Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (369 to 351); teachers down 7% (26.7 to 24.8).
About Shamokin Area Middle School
Shamokin Area Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Shamokin Area SD, located in Shamokin, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 351 students. By comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll about 594 students on average.
Shamokin Area Middle School is a school in Shamokin Area SD. The district has 4 schools and 2,164 students.
At Shamokin Area Middle School, 77% of students are White. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Northumberland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
There are 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shamokin Area Middle School, giving a ratio of 14.2:1. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here.
Shamokin Area Middle 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 28% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Shamokin Area Middle School scores 28.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.6%.
The school's county is Northumberland County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,583 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Shamokin Area Middle School shares Northumberland County with 22 other public schools.
Shamokin Area High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Shamokin Area Middle School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Shamokin Area Middle School is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 351 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Shamokin Area Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Shamokin Area High School0.0 mi · 675
- Northumberland County Career and Technology Center0.2 mi · 15
- Shamokin Area Elementary School0.3 mi · 830
- Shamokin Area Intermediate School0.3 mi · 308
- Line Mountain Elementary School4.7 mi · 355
- Mahantongo Elementary School6.7 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Shamokin Area Middle SchoolHow large is Shamokin Area Middle School?
Shamokin Area Middle School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Shamokin Area Middle School serve?
Shamokin Area Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shamokin Area Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shamokin Area Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shamokin Area Middle School?
At Shamokin Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Shamokin Area Middle School in?
Shamokin Area Middle School is part of Shamokin Area SD.
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