Northwest Area HS, PA

Regular Public School Grade 7–Grade 12
place
243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655
phone
(570) 542-4126

How Northwest Area HS Compares with other Public Schools

Overall Score54
1 ← Poor Great → 100

Students and Teachers

Enrollment and Staffing at Northwest Area HS

474 Students
100% Low-Income Students
39 Teachers
12 :1 Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment by Gender

Gender School PA US
Female 50% 48% 48%
Male 50% 52% 52%

Enrollment by Grade

Grade School PA US
Grade 7 18% 16% 17%
Grade 8 15% 16% 17%
Grade 9 18% 18% 17%
Grade 10 19% 19% 17%
Grade 11 18% 19% 17%
Grade 12 12% 19% 19%

Enrollment by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School PA US
Asian <1% 3% 4%
Black 1% 13% 14%
Caucasian 97% 72% 54%
Hispanic or Latino 1% 8% 22%
Other 1% 4% 4%

Academic Progress

Math and Reading Proficiency at Northwest Area HS

29% Math Proficiency
63% Reading Proficiency
46% Average Proficiency
98% Test Participation

Proficiency by Gender

Gender School PA US
Female 52% 58% 50%
Male 40% 53% 45%

Proficiency by Grade

Grade School PA US
Grade 7 37% 45% 45%
Grade 8 40% 42% 45%
High School 64% 64% 48%

Proficiency by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School PA US
Caucasian 44% 62% 54%

Proficiency by Disadvantaged Groups

Group School PA US
Low-Income 40% 45% 39%
With Disabilities 17% 28% 28%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates at Northwest Area HS

87% Overall Rate
74% Low-Income
- Limited English
50% With Disabilities

Graduation by Ethnicity

Ethnicity School PA US
Caucasian 87% 87% 79%

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