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Hazleton Area High School

Public Grades 9-12

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 22% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Hazleton Area High School is a public high school located in Hazle Township, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,884 students. The school is part of the Hazleton Area School District, which is ranked 492 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hazleton Area High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with only 24.9% of students proficient or better in Algebra I, 33.1% in Biology, and 47.2% in Literature on the Keystone Exams. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 76-87.9% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate ranges from 1.4% to 4.5%, which is higher than the state average. These academic challenges may be influenced by the school's high percentage of Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students.

In comparison, nearby schools like Jim Thorpe Area High School, Crestwood Secondary Campus, and Berwick Area High School have higher academic performance, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. Additionally, the school district's per-student spending of $11,014 to $11,743 is lower than the state average, which may impact the school's ability to provide resources and support for its students. However, the relatively stronger performance of certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve the school's overall academic outcomes.

4,071

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,447

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 W 23rd St
Hazle Township, PA 18202

(570) 459-3221

District: Hazleton Area School District

Feeder schools for Hazleton Area High School:

Elementary:	Arthur Street Elementary School
	Drums El/Middle School
	Freeland El/Middle School
	Hazle Township Early Learning Center
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	Heights Terrace El/Middle School
	McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School
	Valley El/Middle School
	West Hazleton El/Middle School
Middle:	Maple Manor El/Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

29.1%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (81% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

530^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

492^nd of 606Hazleton Area School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	530 of 681	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	535 of 686	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	528 of 674	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	507 of 634	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	410 of 537	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	533 of 693	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	535 of 673	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	522 of 663	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	560 of 677	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	548 of 680	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	496 of 580	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.7	509 of 591	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	525 of 664	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	530 of 660	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	509 of 649	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	499 of 632	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.1	462 of 621	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.2	413 of 615	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.1	344 of 604	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	487 of 593	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	491 of 590	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.8	456 of 583	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	258 of 524	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.1	365 of 513	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	285 of 502	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	62 of 109	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	41 of 84	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	37 of 85	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	529 of 657	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	527 of 665	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	209 of 287	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	189 of 274	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	196 of 252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	514 of 651	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	513 of 664	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	510 of 652	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	497 of 660	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	507 of 662	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	366 of 583	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	423 of 595	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	346 of 577	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)51st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature47%-15 vs state

Biology33%-16 vs state

Algebra I25%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Hazleton Area High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hazleton Area High School	Public	9-12	1601 W 23rd St	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3221	4,071	214	19.0	95.4%	1,186 (29.1%)	63 (1.5%)	2,768 (68.0%)	16 (0.4%)	10 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	27 (0.7%)	24.4	530^th of 681 public high schools	22.2%		25.4	535^th of 686 public high schools	22.0%	5	24.9	33.1	47.2							$12,447	$4,004	$8,443
Hazleton Area Career Center	Public	9-12	1451 W 23rd St	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area Career Center	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3221	1	23	.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Weatherly Area High School	Public	9-12	601 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8521	125	17	7.5	76.8%	106 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.6	322^nd of 681 public high schools	52.7%		55.4	340^th of 686 public high schools	50.4%	18	37.6	59.4	61.3							$24,428	$581	$23,847
Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	912 Coal Region Way	Lansford	18232	Carbon County	Panther Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 645-2171	759	45	16.8	104.2%	525 (69.2%)	58 (7.6%)	115 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.5%)	13.4	580^th of 681 public high schools	14.8%		28.6	513^th of 686 public high schools	25.2%	67	17.1	24.5	38.6	11.2	7.2	9.2	22.4	30.4	26.4	$7,482	$158	$7,323
Tamaqua Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 Penn St	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 668-1901	613	45	13.7	57.4%	482 (78.6%)	19 (3.1%)	104 (17.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	52.1	364^th of 681 public high schools	46.5%		58.4	313^th of 686 public high schools	54.4%	51	46.2	44.2	60.3							$12,117	$383	$11,734
Crestwood Secondary Campus	Public	7-12	281 S Mountain Blvd	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 474-6782	1,379	66	20.7	26.8%	1,214 (88.0%)	28 (2.0%)	65 (4.7%)	57 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.0%)	63.8	260^th of 681 public high schools	61.8%		67.1	229^th of 686 public high schools	66.6%	31	54.1	61.9	55.7	46.6	43.8	45.2	63.1	49.8	56.4	$12,847	$850	$11,998
Mahanoy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Golden Bear Dr	Mahanoy City	17948	Schuylkill County	Mahanoy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 773-3443	543	35	15.7	98.7%	287 (52.9%)	16 (2.9%)	227 (41.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	28.9	504^th of 681 public high schools	26.0%		19.7	558^th of 686 public high schools	18.7%	54	40.7	30.5	40.4	11.3	7.1	9.1	20.0	10.8	15.3	$14,816	$124	$14,692
Berwick Area High School	Public	9-12	1100 Fowler Ave	Berwick	18603	Columbia County	Berwick Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 759-6400	692	53	13.1	103.9%	539 (77.9%)	20 (2.9%)	120 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	67.7	234^th of 681 public high schools	65.6%		53.7	359^th of 686 public high schools	47.7%	125	55.8	53.7	66.3							$20,752	$2,149	$18,603
Carbon Career & Technical Institute	Public	9-12	150 West 13th Street	Jim Thorpe	18229	Carbon County	Carbon Career & Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(570) 325-3682	375	31	12.1	28.3%	346 (92.3%)	3 (0.8%)	25 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	47.8	394^th of 681 public high schools	42.1%		51.4	378^th of 686 public high schools	44.9%	16	37.7	42.3	63.6
Shenandoah Valley Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	805 West Centre Street	Shenandoah	17976	Schuylkill County	Shenandoah Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 462-1957	546	38	14.3	98.7%	173 (31.7%)	14 (2.6%)	351 (64.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	25.5	523^rd of 681 public high schools	23.2%		25.2	537^th of 686 public high schools	21.7%	14	30.3	34.9	41.7	4.7	8.9	6.7	23.3	23.0	23.2	$17,034	$936	$16,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Hazleton Area High School

How many students attend Hazleton Area High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,071 students attended Hazleton Area High School.

Is Hazleton Area High School a good school?

Hazleton Area High School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hazleton Area High School?

Students at Hazleton Area High School are 68% Hispanic, 29% White, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Hazleton Area High School?

Hazleton Area High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arthur Street Elementary School
Elementary : Drums El/Middle School
Elementary : Freeland El/Middle School
Elementary : Hazle Township Early Learning Center
Elementary : Heights Terrace El/Middle School
Elementary : McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School
Elementary : Valley El/Middle School
Elementary : West Hazleton El/Middle School
Middle : Maple Manor El/Middle School

What district is Hazleton Area High School in?

Hazleton Area School District

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