Northwest Area High School

Northwest Area High School

Public High School | Grade 7-12
243 Thorne Hill Rd,  Shickshinny, PA
Northwest Area School District
3.5
3.4
416 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Average SAT Score
1130
Math Proficiency
22%
Reading Proficiency
57%
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

C+
Academics
B
Teachers
C
College Prep
B
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B-
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Reading Proficiency
57%
Math Proficiency
22%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Teachers
36
Full Time Teachers
36
Teachers in First or Second Year
5.9%
College Prep
Average SAT
1130
Math
550
Verbal
580
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
50%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

6
Test Scores
5
Equity
3
College Readiness
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Test Scores

Math
1.5%
State Average
15.6%
Science
24.7%
State Average
29.5%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
228:1

Student Diversity

Male
54.8%
Female
45.2%
White
95.7%
Hispanic
1.7%
Two or more races
1.4%
Black
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 52 Students
Misericordia University 36 Students
Wilkes University 34 Students
Penn State 31 Students
Luzerne County Community College 31 Students
University of Scranton 29 Students
University of Pittsburgh 26 Students
Susquehanna University 24 Students
King's College - Pennsylvania 22 Students
Temple University 21 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 19 Students
Biology 18 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 8 Students
Psychology 7 Students
Engineering 7 Students
Business 6 Students
Marketing 6 Students
Music Performance 6 Students
Music Teacher Education 6 Students
Special Education and Teaching 6 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 71 Reviews
5.0 Senior
1/7/2020
Northwest high school is a very community-based school. Everyone knows each other, and teachers are kind and caring. Definitely a great place to go to school.
4.0 Senior
6/7/2018
The teachers here work really hard to help students and as long as you are willing to put in the work you will get a quality education.
3.0 NicheUser
3/2/2016
It's great that it's a small school but then everyone knows everything and when one person doesn't like you, no one does. It's hard.
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3.4 7 Reviews
5.0 student
7/15/2018
The community is a good one. The kids are nice, the teachers care, and not to mention our awesome Marching band. I love northwest, and wouldn't want to go to any other school.
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2.0 parent
10/28/2014
To little programs as is. And there already wanting to cut more. Like what more is there to cut. There's no agenda any more. So my child who has problem concentrating and remembering thing is hard for him. I like that there is a study hall. Another thing is they sendout the news letters of what's go...
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5.0 parent
7/11/2011
we just moved to this school district this past year and My husband and I were extremely pleased with the school. We were informed from teachers when Our children would not complete homework assignments. The line of communication was outstanding. Our one son had vision issues prior to starting the s...
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1.0 parent
3/23/2010
Clearly, many the parents to NW students are unsatisfied with the high school. They should band together at PTO meetings and work towards improving their children's education. Oh, I'm sorry, we do not have a PTO. I forgot, the only parents who matter are those whose children play football.
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