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Hazleton Area High School
1601 West 23rd St
Hazleton PA, 18202, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-459-3221
Ranking: 
(513 out of 626, bottom 18%)*
(513 out of 626, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 192 | 188 | 195 | 213 | 170 | 179 | 141 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 3,207 | 3,219 | 3,245 | 3,375 | 3,442 | 3,411 | 3,648 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 816 | 25.4% | 832 | 25.8% | 855 | 26.3% | 821 | 24.3% | 914 | 26.6% | 854 | 25.0% | 997 | 27.3% |
| Grade 10: | 840 | 26.2% | 849 | 26.4% | 800 | 24.7% | 887 | 26.3% | 859 | 25.0% | 928 | 27.2% | 964 | 26.4% |
| Grade 11: | 812 | 25.3% | 723 | 22.5% | 842 | 25.9% | 808 | 23.9% | 867 | 25.2% | 821 | 24.1% | 881 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 739 | 23.0% | 815 | 25.3% | 748 | 23.1% | 858 | 25.4% | 802 | 23.3% | 808 | 23.7% | 806 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,631 | 50.9% | 1,652 | 51.3% | 1,670 | 51.5% | 1,741 | 51.6% | 1,788 | 51.9% | 1,791 | 52.5% | 1,926 | 52.8% |
| Female: | 1,576 | 49.1% | 1,567 | 48.7% | 1,575 | 48.5% | 1,634 | 48.4% | 1,628 | 47.3% | 1,604 | 47.0% | 1,716 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 0.5% | 23 | 0.7% | 23 | 0.7% | 23 | 0.7% | 25 | 0.7% | 24 | 0.7% | 30 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 1,362 | 42.5% | 1,265 | 39.3% | 1,187 | 36.6% | 1,138 | 33.7% | 1,041 | 30.2% | 899 | 26.4% | 890 | 24.4% |
| Black: | 59 | 1.8% | 56 | 1.7% | 45 | 1.4% | 60 | 1.8% | 66 | 1.9% | 61 | 1.8% | 77 | 2.1% |
| White: | 1,756 | 54.8% | 1,860 | 57.8% | 1,976 | 60.9% | 2,140 | 63.4% | 2,290 | 66.5% | 2,418 | 70.9% | 2,648 | 72.6% |
| 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: | 12 | 0.4% | 13 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,869 | 58.3% | 1,681 | 52.2% | 1,745 | 53.8% | 1,714 | 50.8% | 1,609 | 46.7% | 604 | 17.7% | 556 | 15.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 6.8% | 216 | 6.7% | 259 | 8.0% | 295 | 8.7% | 302 | 8.8% | 125 | 3.7% | 144 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.66 | 17.15 | 16.63 | 15.87 | 20.21 | 19.00 | 26.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.1% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 37.2% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 40.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 46.7% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.9% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.2% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 44% | 43.4% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 43.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 41.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 48.8% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60.5% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.2% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55.4% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | 19.9% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 30.7% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 23.2% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 25.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 30.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.7% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.3% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.3% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.2% | 82.9% |
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* Hazleton Area High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.