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Northwest Area Primary Sch

417 Shickshinny Lake Rd, Shickshinny, PA 18655

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Grades
Pre-K–2
Elementary
Students
215
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
21.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Northwest Area SD
Luzerne County

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About Northwest Area Primary Sch

Northwest Area Primary Sch is a public elementary school in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania, serving grades Pre-K–2. It is part of Northwest Area SD. The school is located in a rural area in Luzerne County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 215 students were enrolled, with about 21.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Pennsylvania elementary school (12.8 students per teacher).

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–2

Location & nearby schools

417 Shickshinny Lake Rd
Shickshinny, PA 18655
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
Elementary
Grades offered
Pre-K–2
Enrollment (2024–25)
215 students
Students per teacher
21.5 to 1
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
421779002956

Schools near Northwest Area Primary Sch

All 3 schools in Shickshinny →
Ross El Sch
Public · Grades K–6 · 166 students
C6.8 mi

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.