Northwest Area Intermediate Sch

Elementary school·Grades 3-6 Shickshinny, Pennsylvania·18655
Score
21.6/100
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#1,080
Among 1,377 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Top 79%
In Pennsylvania

Score 21.6/100: better than 21% of Pennsylvania elementary schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
30%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 15% of them
244 students tested
Math
43%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 30% of them
244 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA27.462
English language artsGrade 4PSSA24.661
English language artsGrade 5PSSA24.661
English language artsGrade 6PSSA43.360
English language artsAll gradesPSSA29.9244
MathGrade 3PSSA40.362
MathGrade 4PSSA27.961
MathGrade 5PSSA73.861
MathGrade 6PSSA31.760
MathAll gradesPSSA43.4244

School profile

Grades
3-6
Students
259
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
259
Typical elementary school: 422
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Luzerne County

Contact

Address
21 Sunset Lake Rd
Shickshinny, PA 18655

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Northwest Area Intermediate Sch at a glance

Northwest Area Intermediate Sch is a public elementary school in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, serving grades 3-6. It is part of the Northwest Area SD school district. It has about 259 students (a typical Pennsylvania elementary school has 422).

In 2024-25 state tests, 30% in English language arts (similar schools: 52%) and 43% in math (similar schools: 53%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania elementary schools, it scores 21.6 out of 100: better than 21% of them, ranking #1,080 of 1,377. Its English language arts result fell by 17 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.