Hazleton El/MS

Public middle school, grades 3 to 8 · Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Hazleton El/MS in Hazleton, Pennsylvania enrolled 895 students in 2024-25 with 62.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 24-28% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

879 students in 2022-23, 890 students in 2023-24, 895 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.5 to 62.0.

Students enrolled at Hazleton El/MS by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 890, 2024-25: 89502505007501k2022-238792023-248902024-25895
Students enrolled at Hazleton El/MS by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 890, 2024-25: 89502505007501k2022-238792023-248902024-25895
Students enrolled at Hazleton El/MS by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 890, 2024-25: 89502505007501k2022-238792023-248902024-25895
Students enrolled at Hazleton El/MS by school year2022-23: 879, 2023-24: 890, 2024-25: 89502505007501k2022-238792023-248902024-25895
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2387951.517.1
2023-2489058.715.2
2024-2589562.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Hazleton El/MS 14.4; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHazleton El/MS 14.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Hazleton El/MS 14.4; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHazleton El/MS 14.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Hazleton El/MS 14.4; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHazleton El/MS 14.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; Hazleton El/MS 14.4; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHazleton El/MS 14.4state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 767 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hazleton El/MS enrolled 767 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 98 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 767 of the 767 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions98
  • Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

90.9% of students were Hispanic, 6.5% White, 1.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic90.9%
  2. White6.5%
  3. Black1.5%
  4. Two or more races0.8%
  5. American Indian0.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hazleton El/MS scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224‑28%36%54%
Math, 2022-235%9% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Hazleton El/MS

  1. Maple Manor El/MSThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 1,092 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Weatherly Area Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.3 miles away: 172 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
  3. Compare Hazleton El/MS with Maple Manor El/MSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hazleton Area SD spends per student$13,485 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,485
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHazleton El/MS is the number 74 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#74 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hazleton El/MS

  1. How many students attend Hazleton El/MS?
    895 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 879 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hazleton, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hazleton El/MS?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hazleton El/MS a Title I school?
    Hazleton El/MS ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hazleton El/MS do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hazleton El/MS scored proficient or above: 24-28% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hazleton El/MS in?
    Hazleton Area SD, NCES district ID 4211700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421170006115 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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