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Hazleton Area SD Schools
Hazleton Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County (Hazle Twp). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Hazleton Area SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Hazleton Area SD
9 of 11 schools in Hazleton Area SD carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 7F: 1
Best schools in Hazleton Area SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Drums Elms Drums (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Valley Elms Sugarloaf (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D Hazleton Area HS (High school, meets expectations)
- D- West Hazleton Elms West (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Mcadoo Kelayres Elms Mcadoo (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Heights Terrace Elms (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Freeland Elms Freeland (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Maple Manor Elms (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- F Hazleton Elms (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Hazleton Area SD
All schools, A to Z (11)
- Arthur Street El Sch, Hazleton
- C- Drums Elms Drums, Drums
- D- Freeland Elms Freeland, Freeland
- Hazle Township Early Learning Center, Hazle Township
- D Hazleton Area HS, Hazle Township
- F Hazleton Elms, Hazleton
- D- Heights Terrace Elms, Hazleton
- D- Maple Manor Elms, Hazle Township
- D- Mcadoo Kelayres Elms Mcadoo, Mcadoo
- D+ Valley Elms Sugarloaf, Sugarloaf
- D- West Hazleton Elms West, Hazleton
Where Hazleton Area SD schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Luzerne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,609 students with 751 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,353 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4211700
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Crestwood SD (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Berwick Area SD (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Panther Valley SD (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Weatherly Area SD (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Tamaqua Area SD (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Greater Nanticoke Area SD (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Hanover Area SD (5 schools, 17 mi)
- Lehighton Area SD (3 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about Hazleton Area SD
How many schools are in Hazleton Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Hazleton Area SD, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Hazleton Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Hazleton, Hazle Township, Drums, Freeland, Mcadoo and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Hazleton Area SD?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D-, with 24.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.3%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Hazleton Area SD?
12,609 students were enrolled in Hazleton Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Hazleton Area SD?
Hazleton Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Luzerne County, with its district office in Hazle Twp. Its boundary covers about 251 sq mi.