Northwest Area Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
Northwest Area Primary School in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania enrolled 215 students in 2024-25 with 10.0 full-time teachers, 21.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
211 students in 2022-23, 221 students in 2023-24, 215 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 10.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 211 | 12.0 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | 221 | 10.0 | 22.1 |
| 2024-25 | 215 | 10.0 | 21.5 |
21.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 100 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 194 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Northwest Area Primary School enrolled 194 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 194 of the 194 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent18.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.0% of students were White, 6.0% of two or more races, 0.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White93.0%
- Two or more races6.0%
- Hispanic0.5%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Shickshinny
2 public elementary schools in Shickshinny report 2024-25 enrollment; Northwest Area Primary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Area Intermediate School | 260 | 10.8 | 53.8% |
| Northwest Area Primary School | 215 | 21.5 | 60.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Northwest Area Primary School
- Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.5 miles away: 260 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.5 mi
- Ross Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.8 miles away: 166 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Compare Northwest Area Primary School with Northwest Area Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northwest Area SD spends per student$20,074 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,074
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaNorthwest Area Primary School is the number 1,485 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,485 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher21.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.21.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Northwest Area Primary School
How many students attend Northwest Area Primary School?
215 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 211 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Shickshinny, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwest Area Primary School?
21.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Northwest Area Primary School a Title I school?
Northwest Area Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Northwest Area Primary School in?
Northwest Area SD, NCES district ID 4217790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421779002956 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.