Drums El/Ms Primary School
85 South Old Turnpike Rd
Drums PA, 18222, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-459-3111
Ranking:
(569 out of 2,311, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Hazleton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 806 | 832 | 821 | 834 | 814 | 813 | 812 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 74 | 9.2% | 86 | 10.3% | 93 | 11.3% | 102 | 12.2% | 89 | 10.9% | 97 | 11.9% | 92 | 11.3% |
Grade 1: | 92 | 11.4% | 100 | 12.0% | 106 | 12.9% | 102 | 12.2% | 94 | 11.5% | 93 | 11.4% | 78 | 9.6% |
Grade 2: | 97 | 12.0% | 102 | 12.3% | 96 | 11.7% | 94 | 11.3% | 103 | 12.7% | 78 | 9.6% | 108 | 13.3% |
Grade 3: | 100 | 12.4% | 102 | 12.3% | 101 | 12.3% | 98 | 11.8% | 81 | 10.0% | 102 | 12.5% | 81 | 10.0% |
Grade 4: | 94 | 11.7% | 106 | 12.7% | 94 | 11.4% | 77 | 9.2% | 99 | 12.2% | 87 | 10.7% | 87 | 10.7% |
Grade 5: | 104 | 12.9% | 92 | 11.1% | 82 | 10.0% | 104 | 12.5% | 86 | 10.6% | 93 | 11.4% | 102 | 12.6% |
Grade 6: | 86 | 10.7% | 77 | 9.3% | 95 | 11.6% | 80 | 9.6% | 93 | 11.4% | 94 | 11.6% | 72 | 8.9% |
Grade 7: | 70 | 8.7% | 91 | 10.9% | 76 | 9.3% | 83 | 10.0% | 92 | 11.3% | 70 | 8.6% | 97 | 11.9% |
Grade 8: | 89 | 11.0% | 76 | 9.1% | 78 | 9.5% | 94 | 11.3% | 77 | 9.5% | 99 | 12.2% | 95 | 11.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 435 | 54.0% | 443 | 53.2% | 445 | 54.2% | 445 | 53.4% | 417 | 51.2% | 422 | 51.9% | 428 | 52.7% |
Female: | 371 | 46.0% | 389 | 46.8% | 376 | 45.8% | 389 | 46.6% | 384 | 47.2% | 380 | 46.7% | 380 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 52 | 6.5% | 49 | 5.9% | 44 | 5.4% | 35 | 4.2% | 44 | 5.4% | 44 | 5.4% | 50 | 6.2% |
Black: | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.7% |
White: | 731 | 90.7% | 760 | 91.3% | 760 | 92.6% | 783 | 93.9% | 746 | 91.6% | 752 | 92.5% | 741 | 91.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 24.6% | 182 | 21.9% | 174 | 21.2% | 163 | 19.5% | 152 | 18.7% | 114 | 14.0% | 102 | 12.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 5.8% | 69 | 8.3% | 60 | 7.3% | 74 | 8.9% | 66 | 8.1% | 64 | 7.9% | 52 | 6.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.96 | 18.32 | 17.84 | 17.62 | 17.87 | 17.60 | 19.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 74% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 77.3% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 76.2% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.2% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 87.3% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 68.6% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 60% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 77.9% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 63.2% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 78.4% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 76.8% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 73% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 82.3% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 72.9% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.8% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.2% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 63.7% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 68.7% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 71.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 63.3% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 76.6% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 80.4% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.4% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 83.8% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 75.2% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 70.9% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 69.7% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 72.2% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 67.6% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.9% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 76.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 68.2% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 71.6% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 59.2% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 67.8% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.6% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 63% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 64.1% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 57.5% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 59.7% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 66.9% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 67.1% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 65.6% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 57% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 56.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 56.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 64.4% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 63.2% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.5% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 62.7% | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 69.6% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 70.4% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 64.3% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 80.7% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 76.4% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 69.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 65.7% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 64.1% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 62.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 70.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 73.6% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 66% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 62.7% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.8% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 57.4% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 65.1% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 69.5% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 72.4% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 72.5% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 66.5% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 64.7% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 62.1% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 66.5% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 70.5% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.4% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 64.2% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 50.8% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 50.3% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 61.5% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 58% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 59.2% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 68% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 71.2% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 71.1% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 64.3% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 62.8% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 61.1% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 64.9% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 69.6% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 74.1% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 80.9% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 76.4% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 45% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 50.5% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 47.4% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 50.9% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 50% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 69.6% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 59.2% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 58.2% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 66.2% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 61.8% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 56.6% | 72.7% |
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* Drums El/Ms Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.