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Shamokin Area Middle School
2000 West State St
Coal Township PA, 17866, Northumberland County
Phone: 570-648-5731
Ranking: 
(1,643 out of 2,495, bottom 34%)*
(1,643 out of 2,495, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Shamokin Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 34 | 32 | |||
| Total Students: | 342 | 344 | 406 | |||
| Grade 7: | 192 | 56.1% | 170 | 49.4% | 198 | 48.8% |
| Grade 8: | 150 | 43.9% | 169 | 49.1% | 208 | 51.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 186 | 54.4% | 165 | 48.0% | 206 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 148 | 43.3% | 171 | 49.7% | 196 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 325 | 95.0% | 332 | 96.5% | 401 | 98.8% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 145 | 42.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 12.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.98 | 10.20 | 12.60 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 66.8% | 59.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 66.7% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 58% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 76% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.3% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 76.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.2% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.3% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 52.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52.6% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 58.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 73.1% |
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* Shamokin Area Middle 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.