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Schools in Fairmount Township · Northwest Area School District

Fairmount Township’s public schools score below 65% of Pennsylvania districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 30% of Fairmount Township’s students scored proficient, below the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fairmount Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 4 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 2% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
881 students on the public path
In brief

Fairmount Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 2002 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairmount Township’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 55% and 36% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania (the state reports Fairmount Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,347 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Northwest Area Intermediate Sch, then Northwest Area HS. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairmount Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Pennsylvania school districts. Both inputs trail the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (2002)Better than 15%
Towns in Luzerne County (36)Better than 36%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 452 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Fairmount Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Fairmount Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (444 in math, 459 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fairmount Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Northwest Area Primary Schin ShickshinnyNo scores
3–6Northwest Area Intermediate Schin ShickshinnyC−
7–12Northwest Area HSin ShickshinnyC−

Fairmount Township’s public schools are run by Northwest Area School District, which also serves Hunlock, Huntington, New Columbus and Shickshinny and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Northwest Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 881 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$21,347PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 55.1% · 459 students tested
Math30%
State average 36.1% · 444 students tested

Fairmount Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Fairmount Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairmount TownshipC+Northwest Area
BentonB+Benton Area
Colley—Sullivan County
RossA−Lake-Lehman
HuntingtonC+Northwest Area

Every school in Fairmount Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fairmount Townshipin other towns
Northwest Area Primary Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Shickshinny
215 students22:1Rate it →
Northwest Area Intermediate Sch
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Shickshinny
C−
260 students11:1Rate it →
Northwest Area HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Shickshinny
C−
406 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairmount Township’s schools

Are Fairmount Township’s schools good?

On Pennsylvania’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fairmount Township children attend score below 65% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairmount Township in?

Northwest Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 881 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Fairmount Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Northwest Area School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Fairmount Township spend per student?

$21,347 in Northwest Area School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.