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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Hazleton El/MS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
895
Middle
DISTRICT 994 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZLETON AREA SD·NCES 421170006115
Hazleton El/MS
700 North Wyoming St, Hazleton, PA 18201 · (570) 459-3111 · Luzerne County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
890 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 0% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 18% |
Student demographics
17%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
Hazleton 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
21.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
7.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 7.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 7.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hazleton El/MS
Hazleton El/MS's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazleton El/MS this school | 895 | 99.4% | 17.7% |
| Maple Manor El/MS Hazle Township | 1,092 | 93.6% | 21.4% |
| Central Middle School Reading | 1,785 | 95.7% | 12.1% |
| Harrison-Morton Middle School Allentown | 704 | 94.7% | 12.6% |
| South Mountain Middle School Allentown | 972 | 99.4% | 17.1% |
| John B Stetson Middle School Philadelphia | 560 | 99.1% | 7.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Hazleton El/MS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #455 of 479 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #483 of 513 ▲ 2 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #480 of 513 ▼ 5 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #75 of 522 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #370 of 486 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #410 of 486 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #87 of 510 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #44 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
895
+80 (+10%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 1,087
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 895 | 62.1 | 14.4:1 | 99% (890) |
| 2023-24 | 890 | 58.7 | 15.2:1 | 100% (890) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 51.5 | 17.1:1 | 100% (879) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 100% (812) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 56.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (795) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 60 | 11.6:1 | 100% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 1,087 | 69 | 15.8:1 | 86% (936) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hazleton El/MS.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (795 to 895); teachers up 10% (56.4 to 62.1).
About Hazleton El/MS
Families in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, are served by Hazleton El/MS, a large middle school. The school counted 895 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 8. That puts enrollment 51% larger than the 594-student average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Hazleton Area SD operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,071 students.
At Hazleton El/MS, 91% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 6% White. Census figures show Luzerne County is about 17% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
Hazleton El/MS has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 62.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Luzerne County average 85%.
Hazleton El/MS is in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.0%. The school's actual rate is 17.7%, 17.2 points lower.
Looking at the county, Luzerne County, median household income comes to about $63,691, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 65 public schools and about 45,209 students.
The closest school to Hazleton El/MS is Arthur Street Elementary School, located about 0.4 miles away. Hazleton El/MS is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hazleton El/MS ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 17.7% against a local average of 30.1%.
Hazleton El/MS has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
In 2020-21, Hazleton El/MS enrolled 815 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 895. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 14.4:1.
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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
- Freeland El/MSElementary · 991 students
- Valley El/MSElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Hazleton
- Heights Terrace El/MSElementary · 1,236 students
- Arthur Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Street Elementary School0.4 mi · 431
- Hazleton Area Career Center1.1 mi · 1
- Hazle Township Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 633
- Maple Manor El/MS1.2 mi · 1,092
- Hazleton Area High School1.3 mi · 4,071
- Heights Terrace El/MS1.5 mi · 1,236
Frequently asked questions
About Hazleton El/MSWhat is the total enrollment at Hazleton El/MS?
Hazleton El/MS enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 03-08.
Is Hazleton El/MS an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hazleton El/MS is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Hazleton El/MS have?
Hazleton El/MS employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hazleton El/MS?
At Hazleton El/MS, the student body is approximately 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Hazleton El/MS public or private?
Hazleton El/MS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hazleton Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.