📍 21 Sunset Lake Rd, Shickshinny, Luzerne County, 18655
Northwest Area Intermediate Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shickshinny, Luzerne County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Area SD school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Area Intermediate Sch enrolls 260 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 241 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 260 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest Area Intermediate Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 117.
Northwest Area Intermediate Sch is one of 3 schools in Northwest Area SD, based in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. The district serves 897 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 260 students, Northwest Area Intermediate Sch is close to the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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