Heights Terrace El/Ms Primary School
275 Mill St
Hazleton PA, 18201, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-459-3111
Ranking: 
(1,674 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*
(1,674 out of 2,311, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Hazleton Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 67 | 68 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,173 | 1,114 | 1,110 | 1,055 | 1,027 | 1,018 | 1,067 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 161 | 13.7% | 154 | 13.8% | 126 | 11.4% | 103 | 9.8% | 97 | 9.4% | 99 | 9.7% | 77 | 7.2% |
| Grade 1: | 168 | 14.3% | 159 | 14.3% | 116 | 10.5% | 128 | 12.1% | 100 | 9.7% | 108 | 10.6% | 104 | 9.7% |
| Grade 2: | 163 | 13.9% | 153 | 13.7% | 127 | 11.4% | 106 | 10.0% | 108 | 10.5% | 103 | 10.1% | 124 | 11.6% |
| Grade 3: | 123 | 10.5% | 126 | 11.3% | 122 | 11.0% | 97 | 9.2% | 112 | 10.9% | 105 | 10.3% | 100 | 9.4% |
| Grade 4: | 123 | 10.5% | 104 | 9.3% | 102 | 9.2% | 109 | 10.3% | 104 | 10.1% | 98 | 9.6% | 113 | 10.6% |
| Grade 5: | 109 | 9.3% | 98 | 8.8% | 119 | 10.7% | 108 | 10.2% | 99 | 9.6% | 102 | 10.0% | 136 | 12.7% |
| Grade 6: | 105 | 9.0% | 109 | 9.8% | 119 | 10.7% | 116 | 11.0% | 102 | 9.9% | 122 | 12.0% | 100 | 9.4% |
| Grade 7: | 118 | 10.1% | 101 | 9.1% | 150 | 13.5% | 132 | 12.5% | 170 | 16.6% | 129 | 12.7% | 166 | 15.6% |
| Grade 8: | 103 | 8.8% | 110 | 9.9% | 129 | 11.6% | 156 | 14.8% | 135 | 13.1% | 152 | 14.9% | 147 | 13.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 601 | 51.2% | 585 | 52.5% | 595 | 53.6% | 542 | 51.4% | 520 | 50.6% | 512 | 50.3% | 541 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 572 | 48.8% | 529 | 47.5% | 515 | 46.4% | 513 | 48.6% | 478 | 46.5% | 490 | 48.1% | 522 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 857 | 73.1% | 787 | 70.6% | 712 | 64.1% | 632 | 59.9% | 605 | 58.9% | 581 | 57.1% | 591 | 55.4% |
| Black: | 40 | 3.4% | 37 | 3.3% | 30 | 2.7% | 35 | 3.3% | 33 | 3.2% | 38 | 3.7% | 35 | 3.3% |
| White: | 249 | 21.2% | 267 | 24.0% | 338 | 30.5% | 366 | 34.7% | 360 | 35.1% | 381 | 37.4% | 432 | 40.5% |
| 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: | 19 | 1.6% | 15 | 1.3% | 24 | 2.2% | 16 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 990 | 84.4% | 939 | 84.3% | 911 | 82.1% | 832 | 78.9% | 778 | 75.8% | 760 | 74.7% | 698 | 65.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 4.2% | 41 | 3.7% | 50 | 4.5% | 62 | 5.9% | 71 | 6.9% | 69 | 6.8% | 82 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.57 | 16.42 | 16.38 | 15.52 | 15.76 | 15.30 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 74% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 80% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 68.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 60% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 77.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 63.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 78.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 76.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 73% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 72.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 62.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 64.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 63.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 63.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 75.2% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 70.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 72.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 67.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 76.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 68.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 71.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 59.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 67.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 70.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 64.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 57.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 59.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 66.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38% | 67.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 65.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 57% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 56.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 64.4% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 63.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 65.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 62.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 69.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 70.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 64.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 80.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 64.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 73.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 66% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 69.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 72.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.5% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 64.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 62.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 66.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 73.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 50.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 50.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 61.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 58% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 59.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 68% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 71.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 71.1% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 64.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.1% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 45% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 50.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 50% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 69.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 59.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 58.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 66.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 61.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 56.6% | 72.7% |
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* Heights Terrace El/Ms Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.