📍 417 Shickshinny Lake Rd, Shickshinny, Luzerne County, 18655
Northwest Area Primary Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shickshinny, Luzerne County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwest Area SD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Area Primary Sch enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.3% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
112 of the school's 211 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 106 qualify for free lunch and 6 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 Primary Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 27, state house district 116.
Northwest Area Primary 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 211 students, Northwest Area Primary Sch is smaller than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
Browse live education vacancies at or near Northwest Area Primary Sch.
Find vacancies →