Best Public Schools in Shamokin, PA

Summary:

The city of Shamokin, Pennsylvania is home to two schools: Shamokin Area High School and Shamokin Area Middle School. Both schools are part of the Shamokin Area School District and serve students in grades 9-12 and 6-8, respectively. However, the data indicates that these schools are performing well below state averages, with significant academic challenges for students.

Neither Shamokin Area High School nor Shamokin Area Middle School stand out as high-performing schools. The high school is ranked 521 out of 674 Pennsylvania high schools and has a 1-star rating, while the middle school is ranked 665 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools, also with a 1-star rating. Both schools have significantly below-average proficiency rates on standardized tests, ranging from 23.9% in Algebra I to 45% in Literature at the high school, and from 6.8% in 8th-grade Math to 35.1% in 8th-grade English Language Arts at the middle school.

The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, 79.63% at the high school and 100% at the middle school, suggest that the Shamokin area has a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the academic struggles observed. Additionally, the Shamokin Area School District as a whole is ranked 486 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, further highlighting the overall underperformance of the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	PSSA Math (2023)			PSSA Science (2023)		PSSA English Language Arts (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shamokin Area Middle School	Public	7-8	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	346	26	13.1	100.0%	280 (80.9%)	17 (4.9%)	44 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	23.1	665^th of 893 public middle schools	25.5%		37.1	574^th of 883 public middle schools	35.0%	91				19.3	6.8	12.9	33.4	33.4	34.5	35.1	34.8	$10,506	$2,723	$7,783
Shamokin Area High School	Public	9-12	2000 W State St	Shamokin	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5731	702	39	18.1	79.6%	579 (82.5%)	25 (3.6%)	72 (10.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	26.9	521^st of 674 public high schools	22.7%		60.8	285^th of 634 public high schools	55.0%	236	23.9	33.1	45.0									$14,956	$1,408	$13,548

Cities Near Shamokin

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coal Township	3.01 mi	3	683^rd
Catawissa	6.57 mi	3	140^th
Trevorton	6.76 mi	1	489^th
Mount Carmel	7.1 mi	3	633^rd
Danville	9.1 mi	6	106^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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