West Hazleton El/MS

Located at 325 North St, in West Hazleton, Pennsylvania, West Hazleton El/MS is a substantial primary school that educates 1,023 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Hazleton Area SD. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 131% bigger than typical.

Hazleton Area SD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 13,071 students; West Hazleton El/MS is among them.

On the student-mix side, West Hazleton El/MS logs that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 8% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Luzerne County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.1:1, putting West Hazleton El/MS higher than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Luzerne County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Hazleton El/MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Luzerne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,691 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Luzerne County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students), West Hazleton El/MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maple Manor El/MS, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, West Hazleton El/MS comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 954 students in 2018 compared to 1,023 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 79% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for West Hazleton El/MS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.