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Shikellamy Middle School

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Shikellamy Middle School ranks 502 nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Shikellamy Middle School is a public middle school located in Northumberland, PA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 646 students. It is part of the Shikellamy School District, which is ranked 357 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Shikellamy Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average and the Shikellamy School District average on PSSA tests in Math, English Language Arts, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 30.7% in Math and 37.1% in ELA, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools for Hispanic, White, multi-racial, and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Shikellamy Middle School has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.2% to 3.3%, which are higher than the state average.

When comparing Shikellamy Middle School to nearby middle schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming academically. For instance, Southern Columbia Middle School, which is 15.65 miles away, consistently outperforms Shikellamy Middle School on PSSA tests, with proficiency rates in the 50-60% range for Math and ELA. Similarly, Danville Area Middle School, which is 10.32 miles away, also outperforms Shikellamy Middle School on these assessments. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Shikellamy Middle School, ranging from 99.57% to 101.55% in recent years, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance.

588

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,281

Per pupil spending ?

111.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 Permastone Dr
Northumberland, PA 17857

(570) 286-3736

District: Shikellamy School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Pennsylvania avg45%

502^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

357^th of 606Shikellamy School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	502 of 873	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	506 of 891	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	524 of 893	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	418 of 883	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	395 of 797	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	418 of 891	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	393 of 643	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	445 of 672	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	446 of 660	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	31.9	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	512 of 835	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	481 of 860	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	216 of 348	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	232 of 362	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	247 of 362	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	575 of 843	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	517 of 877	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	489 of 874	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	456 of 839	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	515 of 870	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	149 of 174	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	124 of 187	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	431 of 649	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	460 of 673	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	501 of 681	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)30th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-11 vs state

Math31%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	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
Shikellamy Middle School	Public	6-8	545 Permastone Dr	Northumberland	17857	Northumberland County	Shikellamy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 286-3736	588	33	18.0	111.6%	408 (69.4%)	26 (4.4%)	102 (17.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	43.6	502^nd of 873 public middle schools	42.5%		45.7	506^th of 891 public middle schools	43.2%	4		35.0	31.2	26.2	30.7		38.6	34.4	38.6	37.1	$16,281	$1,977	$14,304
Donald H Eichhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	2057 Washington Ave	Lewisburg	17837	Union County	Lewisburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 523-3220	438	34	12.8	26.9%	338 (77.2%)	15 (3.4%)	38 (8.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	95.2	35^th of 873 public middle schools	96.0%		92.5	44^th of 891 public middle schools	95.1%	9		65.2	62.7	61.9	63.2		79.3	78.4	75.5	77.7	$22,701	$254	$22,447
Selinsgrove Area Middle School	Public	6-8	359 Seals Avenue	Selinsgrove	17870	Snyder County	Selinsgrove Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 372-2250	532	38	14.1	50.2%	469 (88.2%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	67.7	241^st of 873 public middle schools	72.4%		73.9	206^th of 891 public middle schools	76.9%	35		55.7	50.8	28.9	45.6		50.3	51.2	47.5	49.7	$16,085	$446	$15,639
Milton Area Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Mahoning St	Milton	17847	Northumberland County	Milton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 742-7614	445	36	12.2	56.0%	351 (78.9%)	11 (2.5%)	44 (9.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	69.3	231^st of 873 public middle schools	73.5%		67.2	284^th of 891 public middle schools	68.1%	53		39.0	36.6	39.5	38.4		56.0	57.2	55.4	56.2	$19,525	$551	$18,974
Danville Area Middle School	Public	6-8	252 Northumberland St	Danville	17821	Montour County	Danville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 271-3268	518	39	13.3	35.5%	447 (86.3%)	8 (1.5%)	28 (5.4%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	78.7	147^th of 873 public middle schools	83.2%		76.6	180^th of 891 public middle schools	79.8%	33		46.3	49.7	40.0	45.2		62.3	59.7	60.8	60.9	$16,205	$810	$15,394
Mifflinburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Mabel St	Mifflinburg	17844	Union County	Mifflinburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 966-8290	445	32	13.7	94.8%	412 (92.6%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	64	291^st of 873 public middle schools	66.7%		73.8	210^th of 891 public middle schools	76.4%	81		31.1	43.6	46.1	40.1		44.2	52.7	52.5	49.6	$17,502	$452	$17,050
Shamokin Area Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3000 W State St	Coal Township	17866	Northumberland County	Shamokin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 648-5721	308	15	20.2	103.2%	216 (70.1%)	15 (4.9%)	67 (21.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)	18.9	15.1			17.2	27.0	29.5			28.2	$10,256	$1,532	$8,724
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	351	25	14.1	100.3%	269 (76.6%)	14 (4.0%)	54 (15.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	24.9	638^th of 873 public middle schools	26.9%		35.2	590^th of 891 public middle schools	33.8%	48			15.3	9.9	12.4			26.7	38.1	32.6	$10,331	$1,598	$8,733
Midd-West Middle School	Public	6-7	10 Dock Hill Road	Middleburg	17842	Snyder County	Midd-West School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 837-0046	295	23	12.7	102.4%	286 (96.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	55.8	378^th of 873 public middle schools	56.7%		62	339^th of 891 public middle schools	62.0%	39		52.9	36.2		44.7		40.5	38.5		39.5	$11,684	$1,291	$10,393
Southern Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	810 Southern Drive	Catawissa	17820	Columbia County	Southern Columbia Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 356-3400	367	27	13.5	38.1%	348 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	85.2	102^nd of 873 public middle schools	88.3%		86.9	85^th of 891 public middle schools	90.5%	17	44.0	50.0	60.8	53.5	52.3	43.4	71.4	66.7	55.6	59.9	$18,571	$1,228	$17,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Shikellamy Middle School

What district is Shikellamy Middle School in?

Shikellamy School District

How many students attend Shikellamy Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 588 students attended Shikellamy Middle School.

Is Shikellamy Middle School a good school?

Shikellamy Middle School ranks 502^nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shikellamy Middle School?

Students at Shikellamy Middle School are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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