Drums Elementary / Middle School
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1 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 814 elementary and middle school students from grades KG-8
- Ranks 99th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Daniel Diehl
School District Details
- Hazleton Area School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,134
- Graduation Rate: 92.3%
- Dropout Rate: 4.3%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.5
- Enrolled Students: 10,314
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 814
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 45.5
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 421 (51.7%)
- Females: 388 (47.7%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 66 (8.1%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 152 (18.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 218 (26.8%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 1 | 0.1% |
| Black | 7 | 0.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic | 44 | 5.4% |
| White | 746 | 91.6% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 10.9% |
| 1st Grade | 94 | 11.5% |
| 2nd Grade | 103 | 12.7% |
| 3rd Grade | 81 | 10.0% |
| 4th Grade | 99 | 12.2% |
| 5th Grade | 86 | 10.6% |
| 6th Grade | 93 | 11.4% |
| 7th Grade | 92 | 11.3% |
| 8th Grade | 77 | 9.5% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
28.4%
District:
63.9%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Dropout Rate
School:
0.6%
District:
3.6%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 1
1 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Drums Elementary / Middle School
- Reviewed by Former Student on September 23, 2010
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - As a previous commentor pointed out, the HASD only teaches the "anchors" of the PSSAs so they are able to get their funding. Unfortunately, most of the teachers are either not very good at their jobs, have been there too long and no longer wish to teach, or just simply don't care either way. In my years at Drums I recall teachers favoring certain students and singling out others. I'm even able to remember two teachers in particular allowing students to grade the tests themselves!
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 17, 2009
- Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I think that the Drums School is a school that only teaches to the PSSA State Tests. This goes for all the schools in the Hazleton Area School District. I would not recommand your child to go to this school. I when to this school for 4 years. I think the teachers at this school should learn how to teach, not just read from a textbook.
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