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Freeland El/Middle School

Public Grades K-8

1291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Freeland El/Middle School is a public elementary and middle school serving 945 students in grades K-8 in the Hazleton Area School District in Freeland, Pennsylvania. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Freeland El/Middle School significantly underperforms the state and district averages on PSSA assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.9% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math compared to 41.7% statewide, and 25.7% were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts compared to 48.5% statewide. The school also struggles to support its subgroups, with its Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Low Socioeconomic Status, and Disabled student populations all ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, Freeland El/Middle School has had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 3.2%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Freeland El/Middle School to other schools in the Hazleton Area School District, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Drums El/Middle School, which is only 5.72 miles away, outperforms Freeland El/Middle School by a significant margin on PSSA assessments. Despite the school's challenges, it spends between $10,000 and $11,500 per student, which is on par with the district average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.4 to 16.0 over the past few years.

991

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,007

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Alvin St
Freeland, PA 18224-1201

(570) 459-3111

District: Hazleton Area School District

Students who attend Freeland El/Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hazleton Area High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.5%

White:

42.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (18% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,291^st of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

702^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Hazleton Area School District

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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	1291 of 1511	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1238 of 1526	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1197 of 1534	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1199 of 1534	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1216 of 1433	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1207 of 1544	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1211 of 1530	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	1205 of 1547	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	1209 of 1554	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1145 of 1474	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	1263 of 1467	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.5	1233 of 1519	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	1176 of 1599	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.2	778 of 1597	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	770 of 1579	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.0	911 of 1549	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	1179 of 1551	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.0	1139 of 1555	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	1079 of 1545	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.0	1039 of 1299	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	58.0	653 of 1308	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	69.6	445 of 1302	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	817 of 1030	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	891 of 1084	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	893 of 1043	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	182 of 207	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1228 of 1466	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1203 of 1488	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	383 of 429	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	371 of 454	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	311 of 432	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1210 of 1369	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1247 of 1432	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	1104 of 1414	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	1274 of 1475	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	1214 of 1495	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1142 of 1201	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1117 of 1229	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1128 of 1236	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	702 of 873	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	678 of 891	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	670 of 893	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	607 of 883	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.9	618 of 797	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	651 of 891	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	661 of 861	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	644 of 877	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	629 of 870	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.0	518 of 835	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.5	586 of 728	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.3	580 of 758	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.5	606 of 834	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.6	619 of 825	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.0	500 of 805	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.9	507 of 770	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.6	603 of 753	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	582 of 749	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.7	519 of 736	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.8	441 of 687	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.1	460 of 663	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.5	313 of 643	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	515 of 643	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	646 of 672	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	592 of 660	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	114 of 145	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	99 of 150	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	657 of 835	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	667 of 860	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	283 of 348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	268 of 362	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	258 of 362	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	711 of 843	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	711 of 877	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	671 of 874	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	698 of 839	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	664 of 870	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	607 of 649	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	591 of 673	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	615 of 681	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-23 vs state

Math10%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	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
Freeland El/Middle School	Public	K-8	400 Alvin St	Freeland	18224	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	991	61	16.2	95.4%	421 (42.5%)	24 (2.4%)	510 (51.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	13.9	1291^st of 1511 public elementary schools	14.6%		18.6	1238^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.9%	53	11.7	18.7	4.9	11.9	5.4	4.1	9.9	16.9	24.1	25.0	38.1	24.7	23.9	25.7	$11,007	$1,840	$9,168
Arthur Street Elementary School	Public	K-2	424 East 9th St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	431	25	16.9	105.3%	34 (7.9%)	6 (1.4%)	379 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)															$10,209	$1,368	$8,841
Drums El/Middle School	Public	K-8	85 South Old Turnpike Road	Drums	18222	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	842	51	16.4	95.1%	526 (62.5%)	26 (3.1%)	250 (29.7%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	49.1	839^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.5%		55.1	789^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.3%	50	43.6	35.8	47.4	36.5	11.1	12.9	31.3	38.3	44.4	51.4	64.8	50.0	48.6	49.1	$11,411	$429	$10,982
Hazle Township Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	1400 W 23rd Street	Hazle Township	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3221	633	43	14.6	86.1%	37 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)															$11,236	$1,571	$9,665
Heights Terrace El/Middle School	Public	K-8	275 Mill St	Hazleton	18201	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,236	68	18.1	97.8%	87 (7.0%)	12 (1.0%)	1,126 (91.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14.4	1282^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	15.2%		20.1	1217^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.2%	65	16.6	8.0	29.1	9.2	8.6	13.1	14.0	14.2	19.7	22.9	38.0	29.3	25.3	24.6	$9,636	$1,046	$8,590
West Hazleton El/Middle School	Public	K-8	325 North St	West Hazleton	18202	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	1,023	61	16.7	97.7%	78 (7.6%)	22 (2.2%)	910 (89.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	20.1	1197^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.2	1178^th of 1526 public elementary schools	22.8%	19	18.3	11.9	13.9	11.4	1.0	7.6	10.6	29.8	35.7	34.3	39.7	30.7	25.0	32.5	$10,261	$1,120	$9,141
Weatherly Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 6th St	Weatherly	18255	Carbon County	Weatherly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 427-8687	291	20	14.7	66.7%	242 (83.2%)	3 (1.0%)	37 (12.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	45.4	892^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	41.0%		57.8	746^th of 1526 public elementary schools	51.1%	146	55.8	31.1	57.9				47.6	65.1	23.9	31.6				40.2	$13,411	$1,514	$11,897
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-6	117 Spruce Street	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 474-5942	612	31	19.5	26.3%	502 (82.0%)	16 (2.6%)	45 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	77.3	334^th of 1511 public elementary schools	77.9%		74.7	401^st of 1526 public elementary schools	73.7%	67	76.5	67.2	48.8	55.1			60.6	58.8	61.2	59.8	65.3			61.6	$15,718	$858	$14,860
Rice Elementary School	Public	K-6	3700 Church Road	Mountain Top	18707	Luzerne County	Crestwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 868-3161	735	39	18.6	22.4%	660 (89.8%)	9 (1.2%)	36 (4.9%)	21 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	68.5	500^th of 1511 public elementary schools	66.9%		74.6	408^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.3%	92	57.7	49.5	66.7	44.1			54.9	47.4	62.9	53.3	64.8			57.1	$15,709	$714	$14,995
Valley El/Middle School	Public	K-8	100 Rock Glen Rd	Sugarloaf	18249	Luzerne County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 459-3111	957	68	14.0	95.1%	680 (71.1%)	13 (1.4%)	222 (23.2%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	31.3	1071^st of 1511 public elementary schools	29.1%		36.1	1057^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.7%	14	31.1	20.0	28.6	14.0	29.8	32.3	26.4	36.8	40.0	46.4	50.6	45.9	43.3	43.5	$12,686	$341	$12,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Freeland El/Middle School

How many students attend Freeland El/Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Freeland El/Middle School.

Is Freeland El/Middle School a good school?

Freeland El/Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Freeland El/Middle School in?

Hazleton Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Freeland El/Middle School?

Students at Freeland El/Middle School are 51% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Freeland El/Middle School attend?

Students who attend Freeland El/Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Hazleton Area High School

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