Shikellamy Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Northumberland, Pennsylvania

Shikellamy Middle School in Northumberland, Pennsylvania enrolled 588 students in 2024-25 with 32.6 full-time teachers, 18.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 48-52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

674 students in 2022-23, 646 students in 2023-24, 588 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.4 to 32.6.

Students enrolled at Shikellamy Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 58802004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25588
Students enrolled at Shikellamy Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 58802004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25588
Students enrolled at Shikellamy Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 58802004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25588
Students enrolled at Shikellamy Middle School by school year2022-23: 674, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 58802004006008002022-236742023-246462024-25588
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367434.419.6
2023-2464632.619.8
2024-2558832.618.0

18.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 18.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 18.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 18.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 18.0; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

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 350 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shikellamy Middle School enrolled 699 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 350 of the 699 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions60
  • Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.4% of students were White, 17.3% Hispanic, 8.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.4%
  2. Hispanic17.3%
  3. Two or more races8.7%
  4. Black4.4%
  5. Asian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Shikellamy Middle School scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248‑52%44‑48%54%
Math, 2022-2328%29‑33% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Shikellamy Middle School

  1. Donald H Eichhorn Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.1 miles away: 438 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
  2. Selinsgrove Area Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 532 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  3. Compare Shikellamy Middle School with Donald H Eichhorn Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Shikellamy SD spends per student$13,657 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,657
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaShikellamy Middle School is the number 240 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#240 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.18.0:1
  7. 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 Shikellamy Middle School

  1. How many students attend Shikellamy Middle School?
    588 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 674 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Northumberland, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Shikellamy Middle School?
    18.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Shikellamy Middle School a Title I school?
    Shikellamy Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Shikellamy Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Shikellamy Middle School scored proficient or above: 48-52% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Shikellamy Middle School in?
    Shikellamy SD, NCES district ID 4221540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422154007584 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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