Northwest Area Primary School
417 Shickshinny Lake Rd
Shickshinny PA, 18655, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-864-3461
Ranking: 
(1,510 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*
(1,510 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Northwest Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 226 | 251 | 248 | 258 | 281 | 283 | 302 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 30.1% | 93 | 37.1% | 85 | 34.3% | 76 | 29.5% | 42 | 14.9% | 37 | 13.1% | 54 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | 81 | 35.8% | 78 | 31.1% | 81 | 32.7% | 97 | 37.6% | 37 | 13.2% | 51 | 18.0% | 39 | 12.9% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 34.1% | 80 | 31.9% | 82 | 33.1% | 85 | 32.9% | 51 | 18.1% | 35 | 12.4% | 37 | 12.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 120 | 53.1% | 132 | 52.6% | 127 | 51.2% | 125 | 48.4% | 137 | 48.8% | 142 | 50.2% | 159 | 52.6% |
| Female: | 106 | 46.9% | 119 | 47.4% | 121 | 48.8% | 133 | 51.6% | 136 | 48.4% | 133 | 47.0% | 139 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.6% |
| White: | 220 | 97.3% | 243 | 96.8% | 242 | 97.6% | 252 | 97.7% | 273 | 97.2% | 276 | 97.5% | 291 | 96.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 40.3% | 97 | 38.6% | 80 | 32.3% | 80 | 31.0% | 70 | 24.9% | 67 | 23.7% | 67 | 22.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 6.2% | 16 | 6.4% | 18 | 7.3% | 18 | 7.0% | 31 | 11.0% | 43 | 15.2% | 43 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.14 | 17.93 | 16.53 | 11.73 | 12.77 | 12.90 | 8.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 87.7% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 86.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 87.2% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 73% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 75% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81.5% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 74.4% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.5% | 75.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.5% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 76.7% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.8% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 89.2% | 84.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 72% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 74% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.1% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 96.3% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 85% | 81.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 69.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 64.2% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 67.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 58% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 69.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 62.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 64% | 74.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 69.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 60.7% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 60.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 62.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 65% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 66.6% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 75.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 74% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.1% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 64.9% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 69.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 66.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.7% | 78% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 61.9% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 61.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 65.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69% | 68.8% |
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* Northwest Area Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.