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Shamokin Area High School
2000 West State St
Coal Township PA, 17866, Northumberland County
Phone: 570-648-5731
Ranking: 
(255 out of 626, top 41%)*
(255 out of 626, top 41%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Shamokin Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 40 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 49 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 709 | 687 | 726 | 764 | 748 | 741 | 788 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 198 | 27.9% | 201 | 29.3% | 191 | 26.3% | 203 | 26.6% | 196 | 26.2% | 206 | 27.8% | 227 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 191 | 26.9% | 183 | 26.6% | 185 | 25.5% | 179 | 23.4% | 205 | 27.4% | 194 | 26.2% | 207 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 167 | 23.6% | 149 | 21.7% | 144 | 19.8% | 191 | 25.0% | 178 | 23.8% | 174 | 23.5% | 176 | 22.3% |
| Grade 12: | 153 | 21.6% | 154 | 22.4% | 200 | 27.5% | 191 | 25.0% | 169 | 22.6% | 164 | 22.1% | 178 | 22.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 372 | 52.5% | 363 | 52.8% | 373 | 51.4% | 395 | 51.7% | 383 | 51.2% | 379 | 51.1% | 396 | 50.3% |
| Female: | 337 | 47.5% | 324 | 47.2% | 353 | 48.6% | 369 | 48.3% | 357 | 47.7% | 354 | 47.8% | 388 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 3.1% | 13 | 1.9% | 13 | 1.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.5% | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black: | 14 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% |
| White: | 658 | 92.8% | 656 | 95.5% | 701 | 96.6% | 740 | 96.9% | 731 | 97.7% | 721 | 97.3% | 768 | 97.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 276 | 40.2% | 291 | 40.1% | 300 | 39.3% | 267 | 35.7% | 317 | 42.8% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 64 | 9.3% | 66 | 9.1% | 91 | 11.9% | 89 | 11.9% | 129 | 17.4% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.81 | 17.94 | 18.24 | 18.34 | 17.50 | 15.20 | 13.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 59.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.8% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.1% | 60% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.1% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.7% | 25% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 26.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32.4% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 30.7% | 41.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.9% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 82.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.2% | 81.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Shamokin Area High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.