Schools in Northumberland County
19 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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6/10Milton Area MS
Milton Area SD · Milton
#1 Overall in Northumberland County
6/10 · #212 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
62%
Math
56%
Sci
58%
2
7/10Warrior Run JSHS
Warrior Run SD
#2 Overall in Northumberland County
7/10 · #212 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
57%
Math
68%
Sci
79%
3
7/10Line Mountain HS
Line Mountain SD · Herndon
#3 Overall in Northumberland County
7/10 · #213 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
64%
Math
63%
Sci
73%
4
7/10Milton HS
Milton Area SD · Milton
#4 Overall in Northumberland County
7/10 · #220 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
55%
Math
85%
Sci
39%
5
6/10Shikellamy HS
Shikellamy SD · Sunbury
#5 Overall in Northumberland County
6/10 · #303 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
50%
Math
37%
Sci
84%
6
4/10Line Mountain MS
Line Mountain SD · Herndon
#6 Overall in Northumberland County
4/10 · #344 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
41%
Math
21%
Sci
59%
7
4/10Shikellamy MS
Shikellamy SD · Northumberland
#7 Overall in Northumberland County
4/10 · #364 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
23%
Math
38%
Sci
43%
8
3/10Mount Carmel Area JH
Mount Carmel Area SD · Mount Carmel
#8 Overall in Northumberland County
3/10 · #395 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
18%
Math
36%
Sci
26%
9
2/10Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch
Shamokin Area SD · Coal Township
#9 Overall in Northumberland County
2/10 · #435 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
14%
Math
20%
10
2/10Shamokin Area MS
Shamokin Area SD · Shamokin
#10 Overall in Northumberland County
2/10 · #440 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
20%
Math
14%
Sci
16%
11
3/10Mount Carmel Area HS
Mount Carmel Area SD · Mount Carmel
#11 Overall in Northumberland County
3/10 · #464 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
18%
Math
44%
Sci
19%
12
2/10Shamokin Area HS
Shamokin Area SD · Shamokin
#12 Overall in Northumberland County
2/10 · #504 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
20%
Math
23%
Sci
14%
13
7/10Warrior Run El Sch
Warrior Run SD
#13 Overall in Northumberland County
7/10 · #548 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
64%
Math
78%
Sci
36%
14
5/10James F Baugher El Sch
Milton Area SD · Milton
#14 Overall in Northumberland County
5/10 · #834 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
45%
Math
50%
Sci
41%
15
5/10White Deer El Sch
Milton Area SD · New Columbia
#15 Overall in Northumberland County
5/10 · #841 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
39%
Math
52%
Sci
48%
16
5/10Line Mountain El Sch
Line Mountain SD · Trevorton
#16 Overall in Northumberland County
5/10 · #927 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
32%
Math
44%
Sci
55%
17
4/10Chief Shikellamy Sch
Shikellamy SD · Sunbury
#17 Overall in Northumberland County
4/10 · #1079 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
24%
Math
31%
Sci
47%
18
3/10Mount Carmel Area El Sch
Mount Carmel Area SD · Mount Carmel
#18 Overall in Northumberland County
3/10 · #1148 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
25%
Math
19%
Sci
46%
19
2/10Shamokin Area El Sch
Shamokin Area SD · Coal Township
#19 Overall in Northumberland County
2/10 · #1247 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
16%
Math
24%
Sci
19%
About schools in Northumberland County
Stretched across the rolling terrain of central Pennsylvania's coal country, Northumberland County carries the working-class character of towns like Milton, Mount Carmel, and Coal Township into its six public school districts. None of the county's 19 ranked schools reach the statewide top quartile, but Warrior Run JSHS and Line Mountain High School both land at the 66th percentile — a modest but meaningful foothold in the middle of Pennsylvania's rankings. Families relocating here will find schools that reflect a rural, post-industrial region still building academic momentum, worth a closer look before drawing conclusions.