📍 150 Harthan Way, Albion, Erie County, 16401
Northwestern MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Albion, Erie County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Northwestern SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern MS enrolls 279 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
279 of the school's 279 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 279 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwestern MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 49, state house district 17.
Northwestern MS is one of 4 schools in Northwestern SD, based in Albion, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,178 students district-wide and employs 105 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, Northwestern MS is close to the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant