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Enrollment
991
Elementary
DISTRICT 877 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZLETON AREA SD·NCES 421170006718
Freeland El/MS
400 Alvin St, Freeland, PA 18224 · (570) 459-3111 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
945 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 115 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (110).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Freeland El/MS→Hazleton Area High School
Based on grade levels within Hazleton Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -8.1pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 11.0% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Freeland El/MS
Freeland El/MS's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeland El/MS this school | 991 | 95.4% | 22.9% |
| McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS McAdoo | 900 | 97.4% | 21.0% |
| Muhlenberg El Center Reading | 1,241 | 97.9% | 38.6% |
| Shenandoah Valley Elementary School Shenandoah | 726 | 95.5% | 28.3% |
| Isaac Tripp Elementary School Scranton | 710 | 94.5% | 29.4% |
| Mahanoy Area Elementary School Mahanoy City | 589 | 99.3% | 24.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Freeland El/MS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #1,261 of 1,396 | #27 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #1,420 of 1,511 ▼ 39 | #27 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #1,269 of 1,511 ▼ 61 | #24 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #29 of 1,638 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,410 of 1,528 | #19 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #434 of 1,531 | #12 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #558 of 1,600 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #248 of 450 | #13 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
991
+125 (+14%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 991 | 61.1 | 16.2:1 | 95% (945) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 58.9 | 16.1:1 | 100% (945) |
| 2022-23 | 951 | 59.4 | 16.0:1 | 100% (951) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 51 | 17.0:1 | 100% (863) |
| 2017-18 | 926 | 50.1 | 18.5:1 | 100% (925) |
| 2015-16 | 883 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 100% (883) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 61% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 962 | 44 | 21.9:1 | 44% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 756 | 34 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Freeland El/MS.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (926 to 991); teachers up 22% (50.1 to 61.1).
About Freeland El/MS
Freeland El/MS, located in Freeland, Pennsylvania, is a large elementary school. It educates 991 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Hazleton Area SD has 13,071 students in 11 schools, and Freeland El/MS is one of those schools.
At 51%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Freeland El/MS combined. The remaining students are 42% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Luzerne County, the Hispanic share is about 17%. By the diversity index, Freeland El/MS comes in at 55%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 at Freeland El/MS, with 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 95%. Public schools in Luzerne County average 85%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, Freeland El/MS receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Freeland El/MS is 13.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
Luzerne County has these Census figures: median household income is about $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Luzerne County number 65 and enroll about 45,209.
The nearest public school is Arthur Street Elementary School, at about 5.3 miles. Freeland El/MS has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Freeland El/MS ranks 4th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 991, 14% above the 866 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hazleton Area SD
- Hazleton Area High SchoolHigh · 4,071 students
- Heights Terrace El/MSElementary · 1,236 students
- Maple Manor El/MSMiddle · 1,092 students
- West Hazleton El/MSElementary · 1,023 students
- Valley El/MSElementary · 957 students
- McAdoo-Kelayres El/MSElementary · 900 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Street Elementary School5.3 mi · 431
- Hazleton El/MS5.7 mi · 895
- Drums El/MS5.7 mi · 842
- Hazle Township Early Learning Center6.2 mi · 633
- Hazleton Area Career Center6.3 mi · 1
- Hazleton Area High School6.4 mi · 4,071
Frequently asked questions
About Freeland El/MSWhat is the total enrollment at Freeland El/MS?
Freeland El/MS enrolls approximately 991 students in grades KG-08.
Is Freeland El/MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Freeland El/MS is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Freeland El/MS have?
Freeland El/MS employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Freeland El/MS?
Freeland El/MS reports a student body of 42% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Freeland El/MS?
Freeland El/MS is overseen by Hazleton Area SD in Luzerne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.