Hazleton El/MS

Set in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, Hazleton El/MS is a sprawling junior high, run under Hazleton Area SD. It enrolls 895 students across grades 3 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in Hazleton Area SD (13,071 students total), Hazleton El/MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hazleton El/MS shows that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hazleton El/MS logs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Hazleton El/MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Luzerne County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hazleton El/MS sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 35.0%; actual is 17.7%, a gap of -17.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Luzerne County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hazleton El/MS is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is Arthur Street El Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hazleton El/MS. On composite proficiency, Hazleton El/MS comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hazleton El/MS has grew 13%, going from 795 students in 2018 to 895 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 81% to 91% over that span.

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