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West Hazleton El/Ms Primary School
325 North St
Hazleton PA, 18202, Luzerne County
Phone: 570-459-3111
Ranking: 
(1,719 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*
(1,719 out of 2,311, bottom 26%)*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 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,068 | 1,043 | 1,035 | 1,011 | 1,000 | 1,004 | 934 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 128 | 12.0% | 101 | 9.7% | 134 | 12.9% | 127 | 12.6% | 117 | 11.7% | 116 | 11.6% | 89 | 9.5% |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 9.7% | 129 | 12.4% | 117 | 11.3% | 121 | 12.0% | 114 | 11.4% | 90 | 9.0% | 94 | 10.1% |
| Grade 2: | 128 | 12.0% | 122 | 11.7% | 120 | 11.6% | 113 | 11.2% | 91 | 9.1% | 102 | 10.2% | 96 | 10.3% |
| Grade 3: | 136 | 12.7% | 127 | 12.2% | 114 | 11.0% | 90 | 8.9% | 106 | 10.6% | 123 | 12.3% | 117 | 12.5% |
| Grade 4: | 133 | 12.5% | 115 | 11.0% | 93 | 9.0% | 113 | 11.2% | 124 | 12.4% | 117 | 11.7% | 103 | 11.0% |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 10.9% | 95 | 9.1% | 112 | 10.8% | 118 | 11.7% | 120 | 12.0% | 119 | 11.9% | 108 | 11.6% |
| Grade 6: | 99 | 9.3% | 111 | 10.6% | 114 | 11.0% | 108 | 10.7% | 112 | 11.2% | 111 | 11.1% | 102 | 10.9% |
| Grade 7: | 107 | 10.0% | 118 | 11.3% | 116 | 11.2% | 114 | 11.3% | 108 | 10.8% | 109 | 10.9% | 103 | 11.0% |
| Grade 8: | 117 | 11.0% | 125 | 12.0% | 115 | 11.1% | 107 | 10.6% | 108 | 10.8% | 117 | 11.7% | 122 | 13.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 555 | 52.0% | 540 | 51.8% | 550 | 53.1% | 532 | 52.6% | 516 | 51.6% | 521 | 51.9% | 489 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 513 | 48.0% | 503 | 48.2% | 485 | 46.9% | 479 | 47.4% | 461 | 46.1% | 467 | 46.5% | 439 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 718 | 67.2% | 663 | 63.6% | 601 | 58.1% | 585 | 57.9% | 527 | 52.7% | 492 | 49.0% | 426 | 45.6% |
| Black: | 38 | 3.6% | 37 | 3.5% | 40 | 3.9% | 34 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.4% | 36 | 3.6% | 33 | 3.5% |
| White: | 284 | 26.6% | 308 | 29.5% | 362 | 35.0% | 370 | 36.6% | 421 | 42.1% | 463 | 46.1% | 469 | 50.2% |
| 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: | 22 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.8% | 29 | 2.8% | 20 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 870 | 81.5% | NA | NA | 805 | 77.8% | 793 | 78.4% | 730 | 73.0% | 675 | 67.2% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 6.4% | NA | NA | 90 | 8.7% | 91 | 9.0% | 112 | 11.2% | 109 | 10.9% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.83 | 16.47 | 16.10 | 14.85 | 15.46 | 16.40 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 80% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 77.3% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 76.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 87.2% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 87.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 68.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 60% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.9% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 70.9% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 80.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.6% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 63.2% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.8% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 72.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 64.2% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 63.7% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.7% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 71.4% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 72.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 63.3% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 76.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 80.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 86.4% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 75.2% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 70.9% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 66.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 69.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 72.2% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 67.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 68.2% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 71.6% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 59.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 67.8% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 70.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 63% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 57.5% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 59.7% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 66.9% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 67.1% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 65.6% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 57% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 56.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 58.1% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 56.2% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 64.4% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 63.2% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 65.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 62.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 69.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 70.4% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 64.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 75.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.7% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.4% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 69.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 65.7% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 64.1% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62.7% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 70.1% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 73.6% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 66% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 66.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 57.4% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 65.1% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.5% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 66.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 64.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 62.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 68% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 66.5% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 70.5% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 64.2% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 50.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 50.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 61.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 58% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 59.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 68% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 71.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 71.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.1% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 64.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 62.8% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 61.1% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 64.9% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 69.6% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 74% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 74.1% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 80.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 76.4% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 45% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 50.5% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 47.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 50.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 50% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 69.6% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 73.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 59.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 58.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 66.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 61.8% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32% | 56.6% | 72.7% |
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* West Hazleton 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.