Northwest Area School District
| Northwest Area School District | |
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| Location | |
| Luzerne County, Pennsylvania | |
| Information | |
| Superintendent |
Mr. James McGovern, Superintendent Ms. Elizabeth Ellis, Director of Operations |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Mascot | Ranger |
| Website | http://www.northwest.k12.pa.us/ |
| Northwest Area Junior Senior High School | |
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| Address | |
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243 Thorne Hill Rd Shickshinny, Pennsylvania 18655-9201 United States |
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| Information | |
| School number | 2958 |
| Principal | Mr. J. Ryan Miner |
| Northwest Area Primary School | |
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| Address | |
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417 Shickshinny Lake Rd. Shickshinny, Pennsylvania 18655 |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Mr. Matthew Mills |
| Northwest Area Intermediate School | |
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| Address | |
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21 Sunset Lake Rd Shickshinny, Pennsylvania 18655 |
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| Information | |
| Principal | Mr. Matthew Mills |
Mr. James McGovern, Superintendent
The Northwest Area School District (NASD) is a public school district in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. The Northwest Rangers, named after their mascot, the Ranger, are comprised from the boroughs of New Columbus and Shickshinny, as well as the townships of Hunlock, Union, Huntington and Fairmount. A map of the district The student body is separated into a primary, intermediate and junior/senior high school. The NASD encompasses approximately 117 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 9,172. In 2009, the residents' per capita income was $16,665 while the median family income was $42,524.
The Northwest Area School District formerly contained three elementary schools that contributed to the student body of the Northwest Area High School. These schools were Huntington Mills Elementary School, Hunlock Township Elementary School and F.L. Garrison Memorial Elementary School. At the end of the 2009–2010 school year, the Garrison Elementary School was closed and the remaining two elementary schools were renamed and the students re-distributed between them. The new school names are the Northwest Area Primary School and Northwest Area Intermediate School. The high school retained its former name, The Northwest Area Junior/Senior High School.
The district had approximately 1,312 students in grades K-12 in 2010. Enrollment has been projected, by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, to decline by over 300 by 2020
Northwest Area School District was ranked 379th out of 498 Pennsylvania school districts in 2011 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. This ranking was based on student academic performance based on the PSSAs for reading, writing, mathematics and two years of science.
In 2009, the academic achievement of the pupils in the district was in the 11th percentile among Pennsylvanian's 500 school districts. Scale (0–99; 100 is state best)
Graduation rate
In 2010, the high school is in "Making Progress: in School Improvement I" status due to chronically low-performing student achievement. In 2009, the high school declined "Did Not Make AYP School Improvement I" status due to ongoing low student achievement.
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By law, all Pennsylvania secondary school students must complete a graduation project as a part of their eligibility to graduate from high school. The type of project, its rigor and its expectations are set by the individual school district.
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