McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS

McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS is one of the big elementary schools in McAdoo, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Hazleton Area SD, with 900 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 103% above typical.

Within Hazleton Area SD, which oversees 11 schools and 13,071 students, McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS higher than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Schuylkill County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.0%.

In the surrounding community, Schuylkill County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,313, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS is one of 35 public schools in Schuylkill County (combined enrollment of about 18,259 students).

The closest other public school is Heights Terrace El/MS, roughly 3.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. McAdoo-Kelayres El/MS's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 900). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 40% to 65%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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