Northwest Area HS

High school·Grades 7-12 Shickshinny, Pennsylvania·18655
Score
29.6/100
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#418
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
Top 71%
In Pennsylvania

Score 29.6/100: better than 29% of Pennsylvania high 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
45%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 29% of them
193 students tested
Math
24%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 22% of them
193 students tested
Science
54%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 58% of them
59 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 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 artsHigh schoolKeystone63.360
English language artsGrade 7PSSA27.462
English language artsGrade 8PSSA45.171
English language artsAll gradesPSSA36.8133
MathHigh schoolKeystone46.760
MathGrade 7PSSA14.562
MathGrade 8PSSA14.171
MathAll gradesPSSA14.3133
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone54.259

School profile

Grades
7-12
Students
420
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
420
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Luzerne County

Contact

Address
243 Thorne Hill Rd
Shickshinny, PA 18655

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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).

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Northwest Area HS at a glance

Northwest Area HS is a public high school in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-12. It is part of the Northwest Area SD school district. It has about 420 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 45% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 24% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 29.6 out of 100: better than 29% of them, ranking #418 of 593. 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.