📍 85 South Old Turnpike Road, Drums, Luzerne County, 18222
Drums El/MS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Drums, Luzerne County. The school has 784 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazleton Area SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drums El/MS enrolls 784 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 544 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
784 of the school's 784 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 784 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drums El/MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-80, state senate district 27, state house district 116.
Drums El/MS is one of 11 schools in Hazleton Area SD, based in Hazle Twp, Pennsylvania. The district serves 13,141 students district-wide and employs 736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 784 students, Drums El/MS is smaller than the district average of about 1,195 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe