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Heights Terrace El/Middle School

Public Grades K-8

1282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Heights Terrace El/Middle School is a public elementary and middle school in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, serving 1,209 students in grades K-8. Unfortunately, the school has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 13.9% in the Hazleton Area School District. The school's performance is particularly weak in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 8% to 29.1% across different grade levels. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending compared to other schools in the area.

While the other schools in the Hazleton Area School District also perform poorly, with similar low proficiency rates and 1-star ratings, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Tamaqua Elementary School and Weatherly Area Elementary School, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates above the state average. The consistently low performance and lack of improvement at Heights Terrace El/Middle School suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students.

1,236

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,636

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

275 Mill St
Hazleton, PA 18201-6701

(570) 459-3111

District: Hazleton Area School District

Students who attend Heights Terrace El/Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hazleton Area High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.1%

White:

7.0%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,282^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

678^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	14.4	1282 of 1511	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1217 of 1526	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1303 of 1534	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1252 of 1534	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1250 of 1433	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1259 of 1544	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1302 of 1530	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	1295 of 1547	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	1291 of 1554	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1179 of 1474	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	1202 of 1467	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	1359 of 1519	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.9	1357 of 1599	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	1207 of 1597	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.6	1126 of 1579	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.1	951 of 1549	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	1151 of 1551	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	982 of 1555	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	1181 of 1545	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	1051 of 1299	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	64.4	541 of 1308	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	30.6	996 of 1302	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1018 of 1030	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	957 of 1084	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	989 of 1043	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	119 of 207	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	88 of 200	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	141 of 196	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	1224 of 1466	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1148 of 1488	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	297 of 429	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	260 of 454	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	307 of 432	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1113 of 1369	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1085 of 1432	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1156 of 1414	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1268 of 1475	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1234 of 1495	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1085 of 1201	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	678 of 873	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	634 of 891	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	721 of 893	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	650 of 883	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	756 of 797	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	670 of 891	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	710 of 861	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	677 of 877	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	675 of 870	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	590 of 835	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	574 of 728	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	633 of 758	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.3	625 of 834	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.7	488 of 825	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.1	384 of 805	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.0	535 of 770	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	445 of 753	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.1	413 of 749	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.4	387 of 736	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.1	526 of 687	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.3	428 of 663	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	55.7	349 of 643	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	636 of 643	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	92 of 145	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	53 of 150	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	660 of 835	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	627 of 860	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	210 of 348	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.2	186 of 362	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	254 of 362	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	617 of 843	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	609 of 877	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	687 of 874	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	644 of 839	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	619 of 870	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	361 of 673	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

Middle school

White (2024)46th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-24 vs state

Math14%-28 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
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
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
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
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
McAdoo-Kelayres El/Middle School	Public	K-8	15 Kelayres Rd	McAdoo	18237	Schuylkill County	Hazleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 459-3111	900	57	15.8	97.4%	280 (31.1%)	8 (0.9%)	583 (64.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	18.7	1224^th of 1511 public elementary schools	19.0%		11.6	1335^th of 1526 public elementary schools	12.5%	111	24.0	16.0	10.0	8.1	5.4	4.6	11.1	38.0	41.4	20.0	35.1	24.8	18.3	29.1	$11,083	$1,057	$10,025
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
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
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
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
Tamaqua Elementary School	Public	K-5	Boyle Ave	Tamaqua	18252	Schuylkill County	Tamaqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(570) 668-3306	697	42	16.5	67.4%	504 (72.3%)	35 (5.0%)	151 (21.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33.5	1044^th of 1511 public elementary schools	30.9%		41.4	994^th of 1526 public elementary schools	34.9%	50	28.5	37.2	48.5				37.7	39.8	31.4	37.2				35.9	$8,817	$671	$8,146

Frequently Asked Questions about Heights Terrace El/Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Heights Terrace El/Middle School?

Students at Heights Terrace El/Middle School are 91% Hispanic, 7% White.

How many students attend Heights Terrace El/Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,236 students attended Heights Terrace El/Middle School.

What district is Heights Terrace El/Middle School in?

Hazleton Area School District

What schools do graduates of Heights Terrace El/Middle School attend?

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

High : Hazleton Area High School

Is Heights Terrace El/Middle School a good school?

Heights Terrace El/Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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