Berwick Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 692 students
Northwest Area HS
243 Thorne Hill Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655
Grades
7–12
High
Students
406
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Northwest Area SD
Luzerne County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Pennsylvania high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Northwest Area HS
Northwest Area HS is a public high school in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Northwest Area SD. The school is located in a rural area in Luzerne County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 406 students were enrolled, with about 11.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Pennsylvania high school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 629 Pennsylvania high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 406 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 5
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Northwest Area SD
- County
- Luzerne County
- NCES school ID
- 421779002958
Schools near Northwest Area HS
All 3 schools in Shickshinny →
Benton Area HS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 200 students
Greater Nanticoke Area SHS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 698 students
Lake-Lehman JSHS
Public · Grades 7–12 · 745 students
Wyoming Valley West SHS
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,362 students
Columbia-Montour Area Vocational-Technical School
CTE · Grades 9–12 · 609 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.