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Enrollment
588
Middle
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHIKELLAMY SD·NCES 422154007584
Shikellamy Middle School
545 Permastone Dr, Northumberland, PA 17857 · (570) 286-3736 · Northumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
18.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
112%
656 students
DISTRICT 103% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 6 | 182 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 35% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Shikellamy Middle School→Shikellamy High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shikellamy SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp 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 31 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 29.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shikellamy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Northumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #330 of 513 ▲ 15 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #399 of 513 ▲ 20 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #244 of 522 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #474 of 486 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.9% | #174 of 486 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 112% | #13 of 510 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #93 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
588
-82 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 588 | 32.6 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 32.6 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 34.4 | 19.6:1 | 100% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 35.6 | 19.6:1 | 59% (414) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shikellamy Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (696 to 588); teachers down 8% (35.6 to 32.6).
About Shikellamy Middle School
Shikellamy Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, administered by Shikellamy SD. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 588 students.
Shikellamy Middle School is one school in Shikellamy SD, a system of 5 schools with 2,682 students.
More than half of the students at Shikellamy Middle School are White (69%). The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Northumberland County's population at about 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shikellamy Middle School scores 48%.
Teacher count: 32.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.0:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 4.9 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Shikellamy Middle School lands at C-, ahead of 24% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
In Northumberland County, home to about 90,560 people, the median household earns about $60,583 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Shikellamy Middle School shares Northumberland County with 22 other public schools.
About 0.9 miles separate Shikellamy Middle School from the closest public school, Priestley School. The five-mile area around Shikellamy Middle School holds 4 other public schools.
Federal data place Shikellamy Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment fell 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.0:1) than in 2020-21 (19.1:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Shikellamy SD
- Shikellamy High SchoolHigh · 855 students
- Chief Shikellamy SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Oaklyn SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Priestley SchoolElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Priestley School0.9 mi · 250
- Chief Shikellamy School1.7 mi · 614
- Shikellamy High School2.8 mi · 855
- Oaklyn School3.3 mi · 375
- Linntown Elementary School7.0 mi · 270
- Donald H Eichhorn Middle School7.1 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Shikellamy Middle SchoolHow many students attend Shikellamy Middle School?
Shikellamy Middle School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shikellamy Middle School serve?
Shikellamy Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Shikellamy Middle School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Shikellamy Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Shikellamy Middle School?
Student demographics at Shikellamy Middle School are roughly 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Shikellamy Middle School in?
Shikellamy Middle School is part of Shikellamy SD.
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